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Roger Williams, 12 cosponsors) HR 3040, Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act (Rep. Hamadeh, 1 cosponsor) S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 43 cosponsors) S 128, SAVE Act (Sen. Lee, 28 cosponsors) S 1240, Defending America's Future Elections Act (Sen. Padilla, 12 cosponsors) S 1887, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 12 cosponsors) S 2124, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 16 cosponsors) Money in Politics Bills in the 119th Congress HR 415, Stop Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 535, Inaugural Fund Transparency Act (Rep. Scanlon, 11 cosponsors) HR 1399, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, no cosponsors) HR 2352, Abolish Super PACs Act (Rep. Summer Lee, 6 cosponsors) HR 2356, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Massie, 3 cosponsors) HR 2476, Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. 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Kean, 1 cosponsor) S 588, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 8 cosponsors) S 806, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act (Sen. Lujan, 1 cosponsor) S 856, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 865, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) S 981, Foreign Agents Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, 3 cosponsors) S 1133, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 1146, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S 1196, Special Government Employees Transparency Act (Sen. Lujan, 7 cosponsors) S 1365, No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act (Sen. Shaheen, no cosponsors) S 1498, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act (Sen. Hawley, 1 cosponsor) S 1668, End Crypto Corruption Act (Sen. Merkley, 21 cosponsors) S 1803, STABLE GENIUS Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 1814, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 26 cosponsors) S 1850, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 1873, MARSHALS Act (Sen. Booker, 4 cosponsors) S 2132, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service (Sen. Cornyn, 3 cosponsors) --Voting & Fair Representation Bills in the 119th Congress-- - **HR 3776**, Don't Settle for Bribes Act of 2025 (Rep. Magaziner (RI-02), 1 cosponsor) - To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits regarding any civil matters arising during their presidency until after leaving office - **HR 4908**, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05) / Hirono (HI), 52 cosponsors) - To provide employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections - **HR 4917**, Expanding the VOTE Act / Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To modify certain notice requirements, reduce threshold requirements for language assistance under the Voting Rights Act, study certain election requirements, clarify certain election requirements - **HR 4910**, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To establish a democracy advancement and innovation program to promote innovation to improve efficiency and smooth functioning in the administration of elections for Federal office - **HR 4909**, Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2025 (Rep. 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Williams (GA-05), 44 cosponsors) - To expand youth access to voting through pre-registration of minors, on-campus polling locations, prohibition of certain residency requirements, and private right of action for age discrimination in voting - **HR 4912**, Help America Run Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 41 cosponsors) - To support Americans running for elected office by providing resources, reducing barriers to candidacy, and promoting diverse representation in government - **HR 4913**, CHALLENGES Act / Countering Harassment and Applying Legal Liability to Effectively Nurture Government Election Stability Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 33 cosponsors) - To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to protect individuals who are lawfully registered to vote from bad faith challenges to their registration status, requires clear and convincing evidence for challenges, establishes penalties --Anti-Corruption & Accountability Bills in the 119th Congress-- - **HR 3454**, Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act (Rep. Landsman (OH-01), 11 cosponsors) - To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide a private right of action with respect to violations of such Act, strengthen Government Accountability Office enforcement - **H.J.Res. 54** (118th Congress), We the People Amendment (Rep. Jayapal (WA-07), 216 cosponsors in 118th Congress, reintroduced in 119th) - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only, ending corporate constitutional rights and reversing Citizens United - **HR 1118** (118th Congress), DISCLOSE Act / Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act (Rep. Cicilline/Pappas, multiple cosponsors) - To require disclosure of political spending and eliminate dark money in elections - **HR 5048** (118th Congress), Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Schiff, 186 cosponsors) - Comprehensive reforms to prevent presidential abuses of power and restore checks and balances - **HR 5106** (119th Congress), Restore Trust in Congress Act (Rep. Roy (R-TX) + Rep. Magaziner (D-RI), bipartisan with approximately 100 cosponsors) - To ban congressional stock trading and address conflicts of interest - **S. 3191** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Sen. Warren, cosponsors: Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Markey lead, Sen. Booker, Sen. Hirono, Sen. Merkley) - To prevent corruption by prohibiting federal officials from soliciting or accepting donations for White House construction or improvements from private entities while in office - **HR 6085** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Rep. Garcia, cosponsors: Reps Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley, Pramila Jayapal) - House companion bill to prevent corruption involving Trump ballroom donations by prohibiting White House construction donations from private entities while president is in office H.R.6356 (119th Congress), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act (Rep. Yvette Clarke) - To establish civil rights protections for algorithmic decision‑making systems by prohibiting discriminatory AI uses in key areas of life, requiring robust pre‑ and post‑deployment testing for bias, and increasing transparency and accountability for high‑risk AI tools. S. 5315 (117th Congress), Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Sen. Warren; Rep. Jayapal) - To overhaul federal ethics and anti‑corruption rules by locking the revolving door, ending lobbying as currently structured, restricting stock trading and corporate board service by senior officials, establishing an independent anti‑corruption agency, strengthening judicial ethics standards, and reforming campaign finance laws to curb the influence of big and dark money in politics. S. ____ ( )Financial Disclosure Modernization Act (Sen. Schiff) - To strengthen personal financial disclosure requirements for senior federal officials by modernizing and expanding reporting categories for large assets and income, improving electronic filing and public access, and enhancing transparency to help ensure that public officials act in the public interest rather than their own financial interests. S.4822 (117th Congress) DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse) - To increase transparency in federal elections by requiring groups that spend significant sums on campaign‑related communications to disclose their major donors, thereby limiting the ability of dark money organizations to secretly influence federal elections and policymaking. 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Magaziner, 76 cosponsors) HR 1074, Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act (Rep. Khanna, 8 cosponsors) HR 1712, Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement (MEME) Act (Rep. Liccardo, 18 cosponsors) HR 1883, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 1 cosponsor) HR 1887, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 1908, End Congressional Stock Trading Act (Rep. Burchett, 1 cosponsor) HR 2180, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act (Rep. Connolly, 10 cosponsors) HR 2181, Protect Our Watchdogs Act (Rep. Connolly, 25 cosponsors) HR 2361, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Rep. Connolly, no cosponsors) HR 2593, MARALAGO Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 2624, HUMBLE Act (Rep. Craig, 1 cosponsor) HR 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 2737, ELON MUSK Act (Rep. Pocan, 14 cosponsors) HR 2857, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. Khanna, 3 cosponsors) HR 2795, End Judge Shopping Act (Rep. Sherrill, no cosponsors) HR 3182, Transparency in Representation through Uniform Stock Trading Ban (TRUST) Act (Rep. Bresnahan, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Foreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 47 cosponsors) HR 3554, Close the Revolving Door Act (Rep. Neguse, no cosponsors) HR 3573, Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act (Rep. Waters, 15 cosponsors) HR 3635, Foreign Adversary Investment Prohibition Act (Rep. Kean, 1 cosponsor) HR 3680, No Corporate Crooks Act (Rep. Deluzio, 5 cosponsors) HR 3776, Don't Settle for Bribes Act (Rep. Magaziner, 4 cosponsors) HR 3779, STOCK Act 2.0 (Rep. Dave Min, 9 cosponsors) HR 4036, No Shorting America Act (Rep. Kean, 1 cosponsor) S 588, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 8 cosponsors) S 806, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act (Sen. Lujan, 1 cosponsor) S 856, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 865, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) S 981, Foreign Agents Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, 3 cosponsors) S 1133, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 1146, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S 1196, Special Government Employees Transparency Act (Sen. Lujan, 7 cosponsors) S 1365, No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act (Sen. Shaheen, no cosponsors) S 1498, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act (Sen. Hawley, 1 cosponsor) S 1668, End Crypto Corruption Act (Sen. Merkley, 21 cosponsors) S 1803, STABLE GENIUS Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 1814, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 26 cosponsors) S 1850, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 1873, MARSHALS Act (Sen. Booker, 4 cosponsors) S 2132, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service (Sen. Cornyn, 3 cosponsors) --Voting & Fair Representation Bills in the 119th Congress-- - **HR 3776**, Don't Settle for Bribes Act of 2025 (Rep. Magaziner (RI-02), 1 cosponsor) - To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits regarding any civil matters arising during their presidency until after leaving office - **HR 4908**, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05) / Hirono (HI), 52 cosponsors) - To provide employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections - **HR 4917**, Expanding the VOTE Act / Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To modify certain notice requirements, reduce threshold requirements for language assistance under the Voting Rights Act, study certain election requirements, clarify certain election requirements - **HR 4910**, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To establish a democracy advancement and innovation program to promote innovation to improve efficiency and smooth functioning in the administration of elections for Federal office - **HR 4909**, Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2025 (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 45 cosponsors) - To protect voter registration for individuals who have changed residences and ensure portability of voter registration across jurisdictions - **HR 4914**, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 48 cosponsors) - To ensure that unhoused individuals can exercise their right to vote by removing barriers related to permanent address requirements - **HR 4915**, Election Mail Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), no cosponsors) - To address issues related to election mail and ensure timely delivery of ballots and election materials through the postal service - **HR 4911**, POLL Act / People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote, establish standards for wait times at polling locations - **HR 4916**, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 44 cosponsors) - To expand youth access to voting through pre-registration of minors, on-campus polling locations, prohibition of certain residency requirements, and private right of action for age discrimination in voting - **HR 4912**, Help America Run Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 41 cosponsors) - To support Americans running for elected office by providing resources, reducing barriers to candidacy, and promoting diverse representation in government - **HR 4913**, CHALLENGES Act / Countering Harassment and Applying Legal Liability to Effectively Nurture Government Election Stability Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 33 cosponsors) - To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to protect individuals who are lawfully registered to vote from bad faith challenges to their registration status, requires clear and convincing evidence for challenges, establishes penalties --Anti-Corruption & Accountability Bills in the 119th Congress-- - **HR 3454**, Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act (Rep. Landsman (OH-01), 11 cosponsors) - To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide a private right of action with respect to violations of such Act, strengthen Government Accountability Office enforcement - **H.J.Res. 54** (118th Congress), We the People Amendment (Rep. Jayapal (WA-07), 216 cosponsors in 118th Congress, reintroduced in 119th) - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only, ending corporate constitutional rights and reversing Citizens United - **HR 1118** (118th Congress), DISCLOSE Act / Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act (Rep. Cicilline/Pappas, multiple cosponsors) - To require disclosure of political spending and eliminate dark money in elections - **HR 5048** (118th Congress), Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Schiff, 186 cosponsors) - Comprehensive reforms to prevent presidential abuses of power and restore checks and balances - **HR 5106** (119th Congress), Restore Trust in Congress Act (Rep. Roy (R-TX) + Rep. Magaziner (D-RI), bipartisan with approximately 100 cosponsors) - To ban congressional stock trading and address conflicts of interest - **S. 3191** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Sen. Warren, cosponsors: Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Markey lead, Sen. Booker, Sen. Hirono, Sen. Merkley) - To prevent corruption by prohibiting federal officials from soliciting or accepting donations for White House construction or improvements from private entities while in office - **HR 6085** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Rep. Garcia, cosponsors: Reps Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley, Pramila Jayapal) - House companion bill to prevent corruption involving Trump ballroom donations by prohibiting White House construction donations from private entities while president is in office - *H.R.6356 (119th Congress), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act (Rep. Yvette Clarke) - To establish civil rights protections for algorithmic decision‑making systems by prohibiting discriminatory AI uses in key areas of life, requiring robust pre‑ and post‑deployment testing for bias, and increasing transparency and accountability for high‑risk AI tools. - *S. 5315 (117th Congress), Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Sen. Warren; Rep. Jayapal) - To overhaul federal ethics and anti‑corruption rules by locking the revolving door, ending lobbying as currently structured, restricting stock trading and corporate board service by senior officials, establishing an independent anti‑corruption agency, strengthening judicial ethics standards, and reforming campaign finance laws to curb the influence of big and dark money in politics. - *S. ____ ( )Financial Disclosure Modernization Act (Sen. Schiff) - To strengthen personal financial disclosure requirements for senior federal officials by modernizing and expanding reporting categories for large assets and income, improving electronic filing and public access, and enhancing transparency to help ensure that public officials act in the public interest rather than their own financial interests. - *S.4822 (117th Congress) DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse) - To increase transparency in federal elections by requiring groups that spend significant sums on campaign‑related communications to disclose their major donors, thereby limiting the ability of dark money organizations to secretly influence federal elections and policymaking. - *H.R. 4213 / H.R. 7147 (119th Congress), Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (House Appropriations Committee; House Republican leadership) - To provide full‑year fiscal year 2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, including border and immigration enforcement, disaster response, transportation security, and related programs, while incorporating policy riders and funding decisions that affect civil rights, immigration enforcement practices, and surveillance authorities. - *S.J.Res. 90 / H.Con.Res.64 (119th Congress), Venezuela War Powers Resolution (Sen. Kaine; Rep. McGovern) - To invoke the War Powers Resolution by directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that have not been expressly authorized by Congress, thereby reasserting congressional authority over decisions to introduce U.S. forces into armed conflict. - *H.R. 7296 (119th Congress), SAVE America Act (Rep. Roy) - aims to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. It mandates that states require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration and imposes a photo ID requirement for voting in federal elections. - *H.Con.Res.38 - Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Rep. Massie). - *S.J.Res.104 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. (Sen. 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Specifically, we urged members to support the state and local election officials who keep our democracy safe and secure with an appropriation of $825 million in FY27 under existing HAVA grant restrictions and terms, while directing two-thirds of that funding to localities, which by and large administer our elections. - *H.R. 2853, the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). We opposed this legislation. his legislation would dramatically expand the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) role in domestic law enforcement, authorizing sweeping new authority to collect, analyze, and share Americans personal data without meaningful civil liberties safeguards, adequate oversight, or accountability mechanisms should DHS abuse this power. - *Supported the Perry-Garcia Amendment to Ban Flock Automatic License Plate Readers (Rep. Scott Perry & Rep. Chuy Garcia). We urged the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to support Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. 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Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 216 cosponsors) -HR 22, SAVE Act (Rep. Roy, 110 cosponsors)--passed the House 220-208 on April 10th -HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 191 cosponsors) -HR 55, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act (Rep. Biggs, 1 cosponsor) -HR 58, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, 1 cosponsor) -HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) -HR 154, Election Day Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) -HR 155, Let America Vote Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) -HR 156, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) -HR 160, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) -HR 529, Restoring American Confidence in Elections (RACE) Act (Rep. Pfluger, 1 cosponsor) -HR 723, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 9 cosponsors) -HR 738, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Salinas, 8 cosponsors) -HR 882, No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act (Rep. Pfluger, 9 cosponsors) -HR 884, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Pfluger, 10 cosponsors)--passed the House on June 10th -HR 1467, POLE Act (Rep. Garbarino, no cosponsors) -HR 2499, A bill to codify Executive Order 14248, entitled \"Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections\" (Rep. Hamadeh, 2 cosponsors) -HR 2561, One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) -HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) -HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) -HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) -HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) -HR 2968, Business Over Ballots Act (Rep. Roger Williams, 12 cosponsors) -HR 3040, Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act (Rep. Hamadeh, 1 cosponsor) -S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 43 cosponsors) -S 128, SAVE Act (Sen. Lee, 28 cosponsors) -S 1240, Defending America's Future Elections Act (Sen. Padilla, 12 cosponsors) -S 1887, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 12 cosponsors) -S 2124, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 16 cosponsors) Money in Politics Bills in the 119th Congress -HR 415, Stop Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) -HR 535, Inaugural Fund Transparency Act (Rep. Scanlon, 11 cosponsors) -HR 1399, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, no cosponsors) -HR 2352, Abolish Super PACs Act (Rep. Summer Lee, 6 cosponsors) -HR 2356, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Massie, 3 cosponsors) -HR 2476, Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) -HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) -HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) -HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) -HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) -S 118, Inaugural Fund Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 4 cosponsors) -S 538, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) -S 1849, ZOMBIE Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) -SJ Res 43, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 40 cosponsors) Redistricting/Census Bills in the 119th Congress -HR 158, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) -HR 2797, House Expansion Commission Act (Rep. Stevens, 1 cosponsor) -HR 3877, a bill to provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) Ethics, Lobbying, and Other Government Reform Bills in the 119th Congress -HR 253, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) -HR 358, No Corruption in Government Act (Rep. Nunn, 1 cosponsor) -HR 396, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Magaziner, 76 cosponsors) -HR 1074, Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act (Rep. Khanna, 8 cosponsors) -HR 1712, Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement (MEME) Act (Rep. Liccardo, 18 cosponsors) -HR 1883, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 1 cosponsor) -HR 1887, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) -HR 1908, End Congressional Stock Trading Act (Rep. Burchett, 1 cosponsor) -HR 2180, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act (Rep. Connolly, 10 cosponsors) -HR 2181, Protect Our Watchdogs Act (Rep. Connolly, 25 cosponsors) -HR 2361, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Rep. Connolly, no cosponsors) -HR 2593, MARALAGO Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) -HR 2624, HUMBLE Act (Rep. Craig, 1 cosponsor) -HR 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) -HR 2737, ELON MUSK Act (Rep. Pocan, 14 cosponsors) -HR 2857, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. Khanna, 3 cosponsors) -HR 2795, End Judge Shopping Act (Rep. Sherrill, no cosponsors) -HR 3182, Transparency in Representation through Uniform Stock Trading Ban (TRUST) Act (Rep. Bresnahan, no cosponsors) -HR 3229, Foreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) -HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) -HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) -HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 47 cosponsors) -HR 3554, Close the Revolving Door Act (Rep. Neguse, no cosponsors) -HR 3573, Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act (Rep. Waters, 15 cosponsors) -HR 3635, Foreign Adversary Investment Prohibition Act (Rep. Kean, 1 cosponsor) -HR 3680, No Corporate Crooks Act (Rep. Deluzio, 5 cosponsors) -HR 3776, Don't Settle for Bribes Act (Rep. Magaziner, 4 cosponsors) -HR 3779, STOCK Act 2.0 (Rep. Dave Min, 9 cosponsors) -HR 4036, No Shorting America Act (Rep. Kean, 1 cosponsor) -S 588, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 8 cosponsors) -S 806, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act (Sen. Lujan, 1 cosponsor) -S 856, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) -S 865, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) -S 981, Foreign Agents Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, 3 cosponsors) -S 1133, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) -S 1146, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) -S 1196, Special Government Employees Transparency Act (Sen. Lujan, 7 cosponsors) -S 1365, No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act (Sen. Shaheen, no cosponsors) - S 1498, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act (Sen. Hawley, 1 cosponsor) -S 1668, End Crypto Corruption Act (Sen. Merkley, 21 cosponsors) -S 1803, STABLE GENIUS Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) -S 1814, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 26 cosponsors) - S 1850, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) -S 1873, MARSHALS Act (Sen. Booker, 4 cosponsors) -S 2132, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service (Sen. Cornyn, 3 cosponsors) Voting & Fair Representation Bills in the 119th Congress-- -**HR 3776**, Don't Settle for Bribes Act of 2025 (Rep. Magaziner (RI-02), 1 cosponsor) - To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits regarding any civil matters arising during their presidency until after leaving office -**HR 4908**, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05) / Hirono (HI), 52 cosponsors) - To provide employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections -**HR 4917**, Expanding the VOTE Act / Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To modify certain notice requirements, reduce threshold requirements for language assistance under the Voting Rights Act, study certain election requirements, clarify certain election requirements -**HR 4910**, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To establish a democracy advancement and innovation program to promote innovation to improve efficiency and smooth functioning in the administration of elections for Federal office -**HR 4909**, Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2025 (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 45 cosponsors) - To protect voter registration for individuals who have changed residences and ensure portability of voter registration across jurisdictions -**HR 4914**, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 48 cosponsors) - To ensure that unhoused individuals can exercise their right to vote by removing barriers related to permanent address requirements -**HR 4915**, Election Mail Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), no cosponsors) - To address issues related to election mail and ensure timely delivery of ballots and election materials through the postal service -**HR 4911**, POLL Act / People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote, establish standards for wait times at polling locations -**HR 4912**, Help America Run Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 41 cosponsors) - To support Americans running for elected office by providing resources, reducing barriers to candidacy, and promoting diverse representation in government -**HR 4913**, CHALLENGES Act / Countering Harassment and Applying Legal Liability to Effectively Nurture Government Election Stability Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 33 cosponsors) - To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to protect individuals who are lawfully registered to vote from bad faith challenges to their registration status, requires clear and convincing evidence for challenges, establishes penalties. -We lobbied to allocate adequate funding for Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget. Specifically, we urged members to support the state and local election officials who keep our democracy safe and secure with an appropriation of $825 million in FY27 under existing HAVA grant restrictions and terms, while directing two-thirds of that funding to localities, which by and large administer our elections. -Continued efforts on NDAA and SAVE Act (opposed). -No Voter Interference Act (support) -H.R. 4916 / S.5481 (Rep. Nikema Williams/Sen. Elizabeth Warren ) - Youth Voting Rights Act; This bill expands voting access for youth. Specifically, the bill establishes a private right of action to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on age. Further, the bill authorizes the Department of Justice to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment against age-based restrictions for voting by mail. (we support) Anti-Corruption & Accountability Bills in the 119th Congress: -**HR 3454**, Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act (Rep. Landsman (OH-01), 11 cosponsors) - To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide a private right of action with respect to violations of such Act, strengthen Government Accountability Office enforcement -**H.J.Res. 54** (118th Congress), We the People Amendment (Rep. Jayapal (WA-07), 216 cosponsors in 118th Congress, reintroduced in 119th) - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only, ending corporate constitutional rights and reversing Citizens United - **HR 1118** (118th Congress), DISCLOSE Act / Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act (Rep. Cicilline/Pappas, multiple cosponsors) - To require disclosure of political spending and eliminate dark money in elections - **HR 5048** (118th Congress), Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Schiff, 186 cosponsors) - Comprehensive reforms to prevent presidential abuses of power and restore checks and balances - **HR 5106** (119th Congress), Restore Trust in Congress Act (Rep. Roy (R-TX) + Rep. Magaziner (D-RI), bipartisan with approximately 100 cosponsors) - To ban congressional stock trading and address conflicts of interest - **S. 3191** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Sen. Warren, cosponsors: Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Markey lead, Sen. Booker, Sen. Hirono, Sen. Merkley) - To prevent corruption by prohibiting federal officials from soliciting or accepting donations for White House construction or improvements from private entities while in office - **HR 6085** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Rep. Garcia, cosponsors: Reps Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley, Pramila Jayapal) - House companion bill to prevent corruption involving Trump ballroom donations by prohibiting White House construction donations from private entities while president is in office - *H.R.6356 (119th Congress), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act (Rep. Yvette Clarke) - To establish civil rights protections for algorithmic decision‑making systems by prohibiting discriminatory AI uses in key areas of life, requiring robust pre‑ and post‑deployment testing for bias, and increasing transparency and accountability for high‑risk AI tools. - *S. 5315 (117th Congress), Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Sen. Warren; Rep. Jayapal) - To overhaul federal ethics and anti‑corruption rules by locking the revolving door, ending lobbying as currently structured, restricting stock trading and corporate board service by senior officials, establishing an independent anti‑corruption agency, strengthening judicial ethics standards, and reforming campaign finance laws to curb the influence of big and dark money in politics. - *S. ____ ( )Financial Disclosure Modernization Act (Sen. Schiff) - To strengthen personal financial disclosure requirements for senior federal officials by modernizing and expanding reporting categories for large assets and income, improving electronic filing and public access, and enhancing transparency to help ensure that public officials act in the public interest rather than their own financial interests. - *S.4822 (117th Congress) DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse) - To increase transparency in federal elections by requiring groups that spend significant sums on campaign‑related communications to disclose their major donors, thereby limiting the ability of dark money organizations to secretly influence federal elections and policymaking. - *H.R. 4213 / H.R. 7147 (119th Congress), Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (House Appropriations Committee; House Republican leadership) - To provide full‑year fiscal year 2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, including border and immigration enforcement, disaster response, transportation security, and related programs, while incorporating policy riders and funding decisions that affect civil rights, immigration enforcement practices, and surveillance authorities. - *S.J.Res. 90 / H.Con.Res.64 (119th Congress), Venezuela War Powers Resolution (Sen. Kaine; Rep. McGovern) - To invoke the War Powers Resolution by directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that have not been expressly authorized by Congress, thereby reasserting congressional authority over decisions to introduce U.S. forces into armed conflict. - *H.R. 7296 (119th Congress), SAVE America Act (Rep. Roy) - aims to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. It mandates that states require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration and imposes a photo ID requirement for voting in federal elections. - *H.Con.Res.38 - Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Rep. Massie). - *S.J.Res.104 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. (Sen. Tim Kaine). - *H.R.7147 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (Rep. Tom Cole). - *H.R.7744 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (Rep. Tom Cole). - *H.R. 8065 - The Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026 (we opposed this bill; By eliminating the district courts longstanding authority to appoint interim United States attorneys in certain circumstances, this bill would remove a critical check on the Department of Justice at the same time that the president seeks to use the agency to target his perceived political opponents.). - *H.R. 7008/S.4134, the Stop Insider Trading Act (Rep. Brian Steil), which claims to prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public notice before these individuals may sell stocks. We oppose. -H.R. 5016, Restore Trust in Congress Act (Rep. Chip Roy) - To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes. We support. -H.R. 6731, Restore Trust in Government Act (Rep. Seth Magaziner) - To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes. -S. 5196: No Trump Immunity Act, to prohibit the DoJ from granting immunity to the President, Vice President, or family members, trusts, parents, sisters, related companies, or affiliates of the President or Vice President, for certain crimes. (support) -S.5238-For Our Republic Act; to counter executive overreach, restore constitutional checks and balances, and protect democratic norms against authoritarian strategies.(support). -H.R.9902 - Federal Naming Standards Act; To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes (support) Media and Technology -Opposed FISA 702 Reauthorizations. -H.R. 2853, the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). We opposed this legislation. his legislation would dramatically expand the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) role in domestic law enforcement, authorizing sweeping new authority to collect, analyze, and share Americans personal data without meaningful civil liberties safeguards, adequate oversight, or accountability mechanisms should DHS abuse this power. -Supported the Perry-Garcia Amendment to Ban Flock Automatic License Plate Readers (Rep. Scott Perry & Rep. Chuy Garcia). We urged the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to support Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Chuy Garcias amendment to the Highway Bill that would restrict the use of automatic license plate readers except for tolling purposes. The rapid growth of this surveillance technology in recent years, led in large part by the company Flock Safety, poses a serious threat to the privacy, civil liberties, and constitutional rights of Americans. -H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 or the CLARITY Act of 2025 (Rep. French Hill). We oppose. Despite recent amendments, the bill remains a dangerous and deeply flawed piece of legislation. If passed, the CLARITY Act would effectively give a congressional stamp of approval to a system rigged forpowerful special interests and well-connected insiders. We urged all Senators to hold the line, resist aggressive industry lobbying, and reject any compromise that fails to enact rigorous, gold-standard public integrity guardrails. (opposed) -S.5136 - Promoting Authenticity with Influencer Disclaimers Act (support) -S. 5135/H.R. 9985); AI Ads Act is federal legislation introduced by Senator Adam Schiff and Rep. Khanna to combat deceptive and fraudulent artificial intelligence in political campaign (support). -H.R. 4639 / S. 2576; Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act; to stop federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing Americans' personal, location, web-browsing, and communication data from commercial data brokers without first obtaining a judicial warrant (support). -H.R. 2853/S. 1404- Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA); This bill expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses related to organized retail and supply chain crime. The term organized retail and supply chain crime includes criminal offenses involving the interstate transportation of stolen property, the sale or receipt of stolen goods, or theft from an interstate or foreign shipment that is committed by, in coordination with, or at the instruction of an organization. (opposed) Civil Rights & Civil Liberties -S.5076 - Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act of 2026; A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the regularized appointment of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes. 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Discussed general support for hydropower licensing and relicensing reform, including amending section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC ch. 12) to limit mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions and section 241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) to extend trial-type hearing rights to alternative conditions under section 33 of the Federal Power Act (no legislation). Discussed the need to amend sections 4(e) and 18 of the Federal Power Act so that mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions address only direct project effects, like those from the construction, operation, or maintenance of the licensed project (no legislation). Discussed support for S. 3518/H.R. 9806, the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act of 2025, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 9337/S. 5048, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process (all provisions). Discussed general support for legislative efforts to improve the permitting process, including the importance of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission completing its portion of permitting reviews in a timely manner (no legislation). Discussed the need for permitting reform, including changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental statutes, to help expedite the siting and permitting of energy projects to meet rising electricity demand (no legislation). Discussed concerns with sections 401 and 402 in S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, which would expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions jurisdiction over non-jurisdictional entities under section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act. Discussed the importance of maintaining the current treatment of Federal Power Act section 201(f) non-jurisdictional entities (no legislation). Discussed the importance of maintaining the current treatment of Federal Power Act section 201(f) non-jurisdictional entities in draft permitting reform legislation, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. Discussed how interregional transmission planning should be left to each region of the country rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all federal mandate for each region to maintain a minimum level of transfer capability with its neighbors (no legislation). Discussed maintaining the existing beneficiary-pays cost allocation principle for transmission under the Federal Power Act to require the costs of a transmission project to be allocated to beneficiaries in a way that is roughly commensurate with the estimated benefits (no legislation). Discussed the cost drivers for transmission (no legislation). Discussed efforts by the Bonneville Power Administration to improve transmission and markets (no legislation). Discussed general support for legislation that would remove duplicative NEPA requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes (no legislation). Discussed H.R. 7786, the SPEED & Reliability Act (all provisions), from the 118th Congress, to remove duplicative NEPA requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes. Discussed support for H.R. 3616/S. 3034, the Reliable Power Act, to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to determine and mitigate the significant reliability impacts of major federal regulations (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 9340/S. 5028, the Ratepayer Protection Act, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers (all provisions). Discussed concerns with the expansion of must considers under section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (no legislation). Discussed support for joint ownership of transmission facilities to help facilitate transmission development while keeping costs affordable for electricity customers (no legislation). Discussed S. 5008, the Grid Connection and Congestion Management Act, to require regional transmission organizations and independent system operators administering an open access transmission tariff to offer basic access service for energy-only deliver (all provisions). Discussed S. 5199, the GRID Savings Act of 2026, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over the interconnection of large loads to the transmission system and provide for standards and procedures for the interconnection of large loads (all provisions). Discussed the tax implications of provisions in the bill that would impact public power. Discussed draft legislation that would establish a grant program at the Department of Energy and incentives at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to support the use of AI tools for utility cybersecurity purposes. Discussed the need for permitting reform efforts to be technology neutral (no bill). Discussed support for H.R. 8308, the Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act, to reduce permitting delays and create a more predictable environment for infrastructure development (all provisions). Discussed the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council governance and the importance of information sharing between the federal government and critical infrastructure. Discussed the public power business model (no legislation). Discussed energy affordability and all the actions public power utilities take to keep electricity affordable for their customers and to assist those in need (no legislation). Discussed support for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (no legislation). Discussed draft legislation to create a national program for relief of utility arrears and collect data about electricity affordability from utilities (all provision). Discussed draft legislation to direct the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency to study the impacts that data centers are having on rural areas. Discussed how public power utilities are working to ensure their customers do not bear the costs of serving large computational loads (no legislation). Discussed issues related to data center affordability and support for efforts to protect affordability and reliability when interconnecting data centers. Discussed the Presidents Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Discussed strategies to address the growing burden of transmission costs, including joint ownership and the elimination of transmission incentives.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":155667,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"CLAY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":197,"name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)"},{"id":201,"name":"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"Discussed support for regulations implementing 26 USC 7701(51)(D)(i)(I)(dd) regarding the prohibited foreign entity debt test (15 percent) to exempt publicly offered debt or stipulate that the underwriter of publicly offered debt is the issuee for purposes of the text. Discussed support of possible changes to 26 CFR 1.141-7, Special Rules for Output Facilities, to accommodate long-term customized commercial contracts and acquisition of existing output facilities to serve large load customers. Discussed support for elective payment of energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (26 USC 6817). Discussed potential changes to 26 USC 6417, elective payment energy tax credits, including unspecified changes to the domestic content requirements for elective payment imposed under sections 48E (investment tax credit) and 45Y (production tax credit). Discussed support for H.R. 1255, the Investing in Our Communities Act, legislation that would enable public power utilities to better manage the debt they use to finance critical infrastructure investments (all provisions). Discussed the importance of municipal bonds, which are used by public power utilities to build energy infrastructure. Discussed opposition to potential legislation to amend, in whole or in part, 26 USC 103, tax exemption for municipal bonds. Discussed support for potential legislation to increase the $10 million small issue threshold in 26 USC 265(b)(3) to $30 million. Discussed support for S. 5453, the Grid Resiliency Tax Credit Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for the installation of regionally significant electric power transmission lines. Discussed the potential effect of energy and natural gas prepayment transactions on tax-exempt financing.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":88,"name":"Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"NAT","general_issue_code_display":"Natural Resources","description":"Discussed the need for the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior to use existing authorities under section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to allow electric utilities to better implement wildfire risk reduction. Discussed support for changes in the managers amendment to H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, to clarify that a new Office of Water Supply at the Army Corps of Engineers responsibilities are carried out in a manner that is consistent with authorized hydropower purposes at Corps projects (section 101). Discussed H.R. 9637, the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act of 2026 to protect salmon from sea lion predation (all provisions).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"DIS","general_issue_code_display":"Disaster Planning/Emergencies","description":"Discussed concerns with proposed changes to the operation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as proposed by the FEMA Reform Council in its Final Report (changes to disaster designation methodology, public assistance calculations, and converting public assistance into block grants). Discussed support for H.R. 4669, the FEMA Act (all provisions), including section 101 on rebuilding public infrastructure. Discussed draft legislation to improve resilience, including support for improving FEMA resilience and hazard mitigation programs to explicitly support projects involving energy storage, microgrids, distributed energy resources, community resilience bubs, and energy resilience for critical facilities.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ENV","general_issue_code_display":"Environment/Superfund","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, to reform permitting processes under the National Environmental Policy Act (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 4503, the ePermit Act, to digitize the federal permitting process for environmental reviews. Discussed support for H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"COM","general_issue_code_display":"Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV","description":"Discussed concerns with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC WC Docket 25-253) that seeks to use section 253 of the Communications Act to regulate public power pole attachments in contravention of the municipal exemption in section 224 of the Communications Act from FCC regulation of public power pole attachments.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CAW","general_issue_code_display":"Clean Air and Water (quality)","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, to improve the permitting process for infrastructure projects under the Clean Water Act, the provision regarding nationwide permitting and the determination of the appropriate acreage threshold for discharges into WOTUS, and the provision regarding section 18 statutory exclusion from the regulatory definition of WOTUS for waste treatment systems. Discussed support for H.R. 161, the New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 9855, the Certainty and Uniform Reviews for Reliable Energy and Transmission (CERTAIN) Act, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain reforms with respect to permits and licenses under such act. Specifically discussed amending the Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification process. Discussed support for H.R. 9855, the CERTAIN Act.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]}]}