Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007
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2009 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Border Wall Construction HR 2593 Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 HR 4088 Schuler legislation including border fencing and studies. Senate Resolution 70 Sessions Amendment calling for funding for border fence.
Client expense: $29,580 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Border Wall Construction HR 2593 Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 HR 4088 Schuler legislation including border fencing and studies. Senate Resolution 70 Sessions Amendment calling for funding for border fence.
Client expense: $96,387 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 5882, bill to recapture Visas (House); H.R. 5950 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act to set standards of care for immigrant detainees (House); H.R. 1176 Child Citizens Protection Act (House); H.R. 6617, Strengthning Communities Through English and Integration Act (House); H.R. 2593, Borderland Conservation and Security Act (House); H.r. 7255, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act (House); S 3594 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (Senate)
Client expense: $409,068 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 5882, bill to recapture Visas (House); H.R. 5950 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act to set standards of care for immigrant detainees (House); H.R. 1176 Child Citizens Protection Act (House); H.R. 6617, Strengthning Communities Through English and Integration Act (House); H.R. 2593, Borderland Conservation and Security Act (House); H.r. 7255, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act (House); S 3594 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (Senate)
Client expense: $409,068 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 all provisions. . House. H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008, all provisions. House H.R. 2593, the Borderland Conservation and Security Act, all provisions. House.
Client expense: $442,945 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 4088/S 2368 - SAVE Act Immigration and Refugee Matters HR 5690 - Material Support HR 5570 - Religious Workers HR 2608 - SSI Extention for Elderly & Disabled Refugees Act HR 2608 - SSI Senate Amendment FY 08/09 Supplemental Appropriations Bill HR 1176 - Child Citizen Protection Act HR 5882 - Recapture Visas Act HR 2593 - Borderland Conservation Act Refugee Admissions Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 Strengthening Communities - English & Integration Act
Client expense: $18,887 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 2593 Borderland Conservation and Security Act
Client expense: $90,679 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2008 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HOUSE H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections) H.R. 0359-Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act-(All Sections) H.R. 0860-California Wild Heritage Act of 2007-(All Sections) HOUSE H.R. 0886-Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007-(All Sections) H.R. 1187-Gulf of the Farallones & Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Act-(All Sections) H.R. 2016-National Landscape Conservation System Act-(All Sections) H.R. 2593-Borderless Conservation & Security Act of 2007-(All Sections) H.R. 3022 -Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007-(All Sections) H.R. 3287-Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007-(All Sections) H.R. 3513-Copper Salmon Wilderness Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3682-California Desert & Mountain Heritage Act-(All Sections) H.R. 5151-Wild Monongahela Act-(All Sections) H.R. 6156-Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act-(All Sections) H.R. 6566-American Energy Act. -(All Sections) H.R. 6728-Everglades National Park Land Exchange Act of 2008-(All Sections) H.R. 6830-Healthy Forests, Healthy Planet Act of 2008-(All Sections) SENATE S. 0570-Virginia Ridge & Valley Act of 2007-(All Sections) S. 0647-Lewis & Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007-(All Sections) S. 0802-Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007-(All Sections) S. 1170-Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007-(All Sections) S. 1774-Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness -(All Sections) S. 2204-Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act [Whitehouse/Boxer]-(All Sections) S. 2229-Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2007-(All Sections) S. 2284-Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007-(All Sections) S. 2568-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (AKA: Kerry polar Bear Bill)-(All Sections) S. 2635-Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act -(All Sections) S. 2739-Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Senate Wilderness Package 3 wild sky, wilderness & Chavez National park)-(All Sections) S. 2834-Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008-(All Sections) S. 3069-Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act-(All Sections) S. 3202-Gas Price Reduction Act-(All Sections) S. 3213-Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) NYI-Mining-(All Sections) NYI-Interior Appropriations Bill-(Sections: Funding Limitations for Teshekpuk Lake) NYI-Interior Appropriations Bill-(Sections: Funding for National Parks) NYI-Interior Appropriations Bill-(Sections: Preston Amendment) NYI-Interior Appropriations Bill-(Sections: Funding for Tongass national forest) NYI-Nevada Wilderness-(All Sections) NYI-Utah wilderness-(All Sections) NYI-Western Arctic-(All Sections) NYI-Softwood lumber agreements/ forests-(All Sections) NYI-Energy/Drilling Bill-(All Sections)
2008 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 5882, bill to recapture Visas (House); H.R. 5950 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act to set standards of care for immigrant detainees (House); H.R. 1176 Child Citizens Protection Act (House); H.R. 6617 Strentthening Communities Through English and Integration Act (House); H.R. 2593, Borderland Conservation and Security Act (House); H.R. 7255, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act (House); S. 3594 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (Senate)
Client expense: $409,068 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Wildlife Conservation Agenda H.R. 2830 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 H.R. 6057 - The Polar Bear Seas Protection Act H.R. 2593 - Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 (Introduced in Senate) Funding for: endangered species protection; National Wildlife Refuge System; land acquisition; State Wildlife Grants; wildlife and habitat protection on public lands; international wildlife conservation; impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands. Oppose provisions in the Defense Authorization Act, amendments, numbers 5317 and 5413 Endangered Species Act Regulations S. 2875 - Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act H.R. 1590 Safe Climate Act H.R. 2337 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection (iCAP) Act H.R. 1975 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 1680 - Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) S. 300/H.R. 2515 - Lower Colorado River MSCP Bill S. 3213 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan H.R. 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Waxman Global Warming Principles Letter Support for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program authorized in Title VIII, Section 8002 of the recently passed Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 7151 - America's Wildlife Heritage Act HR 2801, S. 1680, Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act.Also as included in the omnibus lands bill, SA 5662 to HR 5151 S. 2284 and HR 3121, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act and other flood insurance related bills, HR 920, HR 3355, S, 2310 S. 2568 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met. S. 3157 - Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2008 H.R. 21 - Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
2008 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY 2010 FWS Funding HR 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 focused on dirty fuel provisions, including oil shale S. 3289 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 focused on cuts to conservation programs USGS appropriations H.R. 2593 - Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 (Introduced in Senate) Funding for: endangered species protection; National Wildlife Refuge System; land acquisition; State Wildlife Grants; wildlife and habitat protection on public lands; international wildlife conservation; impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands. FY 2009 Interior, Environment and related agencies appropriations bill (no bill number yet) H.R. 2638 - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations, 2009 Continuing Resolution
Client expense: $503,913 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2008 · third_quarter · Defense
Oppose provisions in the Defense Authorization Act: numbers 5317 and 5413 H.R. 2593 - Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 (Introduced in Senate)
Client expense: $503,913 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2008 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HOUSE H.R. 39 - The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 359 - Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act (All Sections) H.R. 860 - California Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) HOUSE (continued) H.R. 886 - Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 1187 - Guld of the Farallones & Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Act (All Sections) H.R. 2016 - National Landscape Conservation System Act (All Sections) H.R. 2593 - Borderless Conservation & Security Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3022 - Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3287 - Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3513 - Copper Salmon Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3682 - California Desert & Mountain Heritage Act (All Sections) H.R. 4292 - Superior National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2007 (Sections: Polymet Land-Swap) H.R. 6156 - Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act (All Sections especially boundary issues) H.R. 6566 - American Energy Act. - (All Sections) H.R. 6728 - Everglades National Park Land Exchange Act of 2008- (All Sections) H.R. 6830 - Healthy Forests, Healthy Planet Act of 2008- (All Sections) SENATE S. 570 - Virginia Ridge & Valley Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 647 - Lewis & Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 802 - Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 1170 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 1774 - Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness (All Sections) S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act (aka: Whitehouse-Boxer) (All Sections) S. 2229 - Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 2284 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 2568 - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (aka: Kerry Polar Bear Bill) (All Sections) S. 2635 - Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (All Sections) S. 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (All Sections) (aka: Senate Wilderness Package 3 Wild Sky Wilderness & Chavez National park) S. 2834 - Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 (All Secitons - Oppose) S. 3069 - Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) S. 3202 - Gas Price Reduction Act (All Sections) S. 3213 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008 (All Sections) NYI (Not Yet Introduced) Mining (All Sections) Interior Appropriations Bill Funding for National Parks, Funding for Tongass national forest, Funding Limitations for Teshekpuk Lake, Limitations for Oil Shale Developments and Offshore Drilling Preston Amdt Nevada Wilderness (All Sections) Utah Wilderness (All Sections) Western Arctic (All Sections) Softwood lumber agreements/ forests (All Sections)
2008 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007. Lobbied House and grassroots. H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008. Lobbied House. H.R. 2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act. Lobbied House.
Client expense: $442,945 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1590 - Safe Climate Act of 2007 H.R. 2337 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act S. 3036 - Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Menendez-Kerry Amendment to S. 3036 (international forest protection) Corker Amendment to S. 3036 (redirect all funding to tax rebate) Kerry-Feinstein Amendment to S. 3036 (rapid response scientific review) S. 2204 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H.R. 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act S. 2316 Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge S. 2156 SECURE Water Act H.R. 2593 Borderlands Conservation Security Act of 2007 H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act H.R. 6316 Climate Matters Act H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act S. 2355 Climate Change Adaptation Act S. 950 Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007 S. 2307 Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 3663 Protect Americas Wildlife Act of 2007 H. Con. Res. 70 H. Con. Res. 312 Funding for: Endangered species protection, National Wildlife Refuge System, land acquisition, state wildlife grants, wildlife and habitat protection on public lands, international wildlife conservation, impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands ESA Bill to provide tax incentives for endangered species H.R. 1422 Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 700 Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act H.R. 920 H.R. 3355 National Forest Management Act Regulations H.R. 2801, S. 1680 Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act H.R. 2515/S. 300 To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program H.R. 3756 Colorado Wilderness Act Bond-Voinovich Proposal alternative to climate change legislation Bill introduce by Senators Dole, Burr and Rep. Jones to allow off road vehicle use on the Cape Hatteras National Sea Shore
2008 · second_quarter · Animals
Legislation H.R. 2419 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 S. 2302 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 S. 2204, the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act Legislation S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2593, The Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2338, the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act Rulemakings DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), at 72 FR 20866 (April 26, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Proposed Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); Proposed Rule at 72 FR 32306 (June 12, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and Removing This Distinct Population Segment from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 36939 (July 6, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Revision of Special Regulation for the Central Idaho and Yellowstone Area Nonessential Experimental Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains; Proposed rule at 72 FR 36942 (July 6, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17, 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To List the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) as Threatened Throughout Its Range; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 1099 (January 9, 2007) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Revised Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis); Proposed Rule at 73 FR 10859 (February 28, 2008) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), 73 FR 12067 (March 6, 2008)
2008 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HOUSE H.R. 39 - The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 359 - Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act (All Sections) H.R. 860 - California Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) HOUSE (continued) H.R. 886 - Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 1187 - Guld of the Farallones & Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Act (All Sections) H.R. 1919 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 2016 - National Landscape Conservation System Act (All Sections) H.R. 2593 - Borderless Conservation & Security Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 2632 - Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3022 - Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3287 - Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3513 - Copper Salmon Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3682 - California Desert & Mountain Heritage Act (All Sections) H.R. 4292 - Superior National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2007 (Sections: Polymet Land-Swap) H.R. 6156 - Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act (All Sections especially boundary issues) SENATE S. 570 - Virginia Ridge & Valley Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 647 - Lewis & Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 802 - Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 1170 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 1680 - Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007 (Sections: Izembek Road - Oppose) S. 1774 - Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness (All Sections) S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act (aka: Whitehouse-Boxer) (All Sections) S. 2229 - Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 2284 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 2568 - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (aka: Kerry Polar Bear Bill) (All Sections) S. 2635 - Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (All Sections) S. 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (All Sections) (aka: Senate Wilderness Package 3 Wild Sky Wilderness & Chavez National park) S. 2833 - Owyhee Public Land Management Act of 2008 (All Sections) S. 2834 - Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 (All Secitons - Oppose) S. 3069 - Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) NYI (Not Yet Introduced) Mining (All Sections) Interior Appropriations Bill Funding for National Parks, Funding for Tongass national forest, Funding Limitations for Teshekpuk Lake, Limitations for oil shale developments and offshore drilling Preston Amdt Nevada Wilderness (All Sections) Utah Wilderness (All Sections) Western Arctic (All Sections) Softwood lumber agreements/ forests (All Sections)
2008 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 4088/S 2368 - SAVE Act Immigration and Refugee Matters HR 5690 - Material Support HR 5570 - Religious Workers HR 2608 - SSI Extension for Elderly & Disabled Refugees Act HR 2608 - SSI Senate Amendment FY 08/09 Supplemental Appropriations Bill HR1176 - Child Citizen Protection Act HR 5882 - Recapture Visas Act HR 2593 - Borderland Conservation Act Refugee Admissions Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 Strengthening Communities - English & Integration Act
Client expense: $18,887 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2008 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Support and Cosponsor H.R. 2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007; Enact an immediate moratorium on border wall construction due to its environmental effects; Support the "International Climate Change Adaptation and National Security Program" in S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; Codify S. 1139, the National Landscape Conservation System; End filibuster and have a productive debate about global warming solutions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Border/public lands policy (HR 2593); Public lands bills package (S. 2793)
Client expense: $64,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 2593 To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $75,094 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 3663 - The protect America's Wildlife Act National Wildlife Refuge System Issues H.R. 1551 and S. 919 - Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act H.R. 1600 - EAT Healthy America Act Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR) - not yet introduced in Senate; H.R.767 in House Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wildnerness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act - H.R. 2801, S1680 H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 Removal of northern Rockies wolves from the Endangered Species Act Refuge policy Endangered Species Act - oversight on expected new regulations, integrity of science, and wolf delisting rule H.R. 1422 and S. 700 - The Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 H.R. 2338 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act provisions H.R. 1464 and S. 1033 - The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 H.R. 3459 - Transparent Reporting under ESA Listing Act H.R. 3847 and S. 2165 - a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act Implementation of the Endangered Species Act H.R. 2515 and S. 300 - a bill to authorize appropiations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program General polar bear protection H.R. 1497 - The Legal Timber Protection Act Combat Illegal logging Act/Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices Aquatic invasive species legislation Global warming/tropical deforestation National Forest Management Act regulations H.R. 39 - Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness S. 2316 - Permanent Protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge H.R. 4088 - Save Act of 2007 - Border Fencing and Studies H.R. 5610 - Protecting America's Wild Places Act S. 2739 - Consolidated National Resources Act of 2007 H.R. 2338, H.R. 2337, H.R. 322 and S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act and provisions S. 2483 National Forests, Parks, Public Land and Recreation Projects Act of 2007 Oversight on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wolf Delisting Rule (House) H. Con Res 70 - Sessions Amendment (S.A. 4231) to fund the border fence
2008 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 2515 and S. 300 - A bill to authorize appropiations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Fiscal Year 2009 budget for the U.S. Geological Survey H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation and Security Act Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; to remove an appropiation funding a study to facilitate a land exchange for oil/gas development H.R. 1585 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 National Forest Management Act Regulations Fy 2009 Interior, Environmental and Related Agencies Appropiations bill, particularily issues relating to funding for the Endangered Species Act, National Wildlife Refuges, state Wildlife grants, Southwest Borderlands Conservation, LWCF, General FWS Operations and Wildlife Funding in BLM and Forest Service H. Con Res 312 - Function 300 conservation funding levels H. Con Res 70 - Function 300 Conservation Funding Levels also Barasso Amendment S Amendment 4206 OCS - S Con. Res. 70, S Amdt 4207 FY 2009 Dept of Homeland Security Appropiations borderland security and natural resources issues
Client expense: $147,528 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Animals
Legislation H.R. 1507, the Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act H.R.2337, the Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H.R. 2338, the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act Legislation S. 2204, the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2593, The Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 Rulemakings DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), at 72 FR 20866 (April 26, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Proposed Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); Proposed Rule at 72 FR 32306 (June 12, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and Removing This Distinct Population Segment from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 36939 (July 6, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Revision of Special Regulation for the Central Idaho and Yellowstone Area Nonessential Experimental Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains; Proposed rule at 72 FR 36942 (July 6, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17, 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To List the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) as Threatened Throughout Its Range; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 1099 (January 9, 2007) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Revised Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis); Proposed Rule at 73 FR 10859 (February 28, 2008) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service, 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), 73 FR 12067 (March 6, 2008)
2008 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007. Lobbied House and grassroots. H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008. Lobbied House. H.R. 2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act. Lobbied House. S. 381/ H.R. 662, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act. Lobbied House, Senate and grassroots.
Client expense: $817,198 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5575, Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act of 2008, lobbied the House of Representatives via grassroots S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act, lobbied the Senate via grassroots H.CON.RES.266, Water for the World Resolution, lobbied the House of Representatives directly H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, lobbied the Senate directly on sections pertaining to promotion of coal-to-liquids industry H.R. 2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007, lobbied the House of Representatives directly
Client expense: $817,198 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HOUSE H.R. 39 - The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 359 - Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act (All Sections) H.R. 860 - California Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) HOUSE (continued) H.R. 886 - Wild Sky Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 1187 - Gulf of the Farallones & Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Act (All Sections) H.R. 2016 - National Landscape Conservation System Act (All Sections) H.R. 2593 - Borderless Conservation & Security Act (All Sections) H.R. 3022 - Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3287 - Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3513 - Copper Salmon Widerness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3682 - California Desert & Mountian Heritage Act (All Sections) H.R. 5610 - Protecting America's Wild Places Act (AKA: House Wilderness Package) (All Sections) SENATE S. 493 - California Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) S. 570 - Virginia Ridge & Valley Act (All Sections) S. 647 - Lewis & Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act (All Sections) S. 802 - Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act (All Sections) S. 1770 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act (All Sections) S. 1774 - Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness (All Sections) S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act (All Sections) S. 2229 - Wyoming Range Legacy Act (All Sections) S. 2483 - National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act (AKA: Omnibus Wilderness Bill) (All Sections) S. 2568 - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (AKA: Kerry polar Bear Bill) (All Sections) S. 2593 - The Borderlands Conservation and Security Act (All Sections) S. 2616 - National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act (All Sections) (AKA: Senate Wilderness Package 2) S. 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act (All Sections) (AKA: Senate Wilderness Package 3) NYI (Not Yet Introduced) Eastern Sierra Bill (All Sections) Mining (All Sections) Nevada Wilderness (All Sections) Pacific Northwest Legacy Act (Forest Thinning Proposal) (All Sections) Softwood Lumber Agreement/Forests (All Sections) Utah Wilderness (All Sections) Western Arctic (All Sections) Teshekpuk Lake Authorization Bill (All Sections) Interior Appropriations - Teshekpuk Lake funding limitations
2008 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Border/public lands policy (HR 2593); Public lands bills package (S. 2793)
Client expense: $64,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Immigration
HR 2593 To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $262,359 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Immigration
HR 2593 To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $229,117 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 2643 and S. 1696 - FY 2008 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill H.R. 2764 - FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Meetings regarding FY 2008 Budget H.R. 2515 and S. 300 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Fiscal Year 2009 Budget for the U.S. Geological Survey H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation Security Act Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; to remove an appropriation funding a study to facilitate a land exchange for oil/gas development H.R. 2643 and S. 1696 - FY 2008 Interior, Environment and Agencies Appropriations Bill H.R. 2764 - FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act Funding for: Endangered species protection; National Wildlife Refuge System; land acquisition; State Wildlife Grants; wildlife and habitate protection on public lands; international wildlife conservation; impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on South West borderlands FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - borderland security and natural resource issues H.R. 1585 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 National Forest Management Act regulations
Client expense: $483,768 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Natural Resources
H.R. 3663 - The Protect America's Wildlife Act National Wildlife Refuge System Issues H.R. 1551 and S.919 - Health Farms, Foods and Fuels Act H.R. 1600 - EAT Healthy America Act Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR) - Not Yet Intoduced Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enchancement and King Cove Safe Access Act H.R. 2593 - Borderlands and Conservation Security Act of 2007 Removal of Northern Rockies Wolves from the Endangered Species Act Refuge Policy Endangered Species Act - Oversight on expected new regulations, integrity of science, and wolf delisting rule H.R.1422 and S. 700 The Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 H.R. 2337 and H.R. 2338 - Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 and Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act provisions H.R. 3220 and H.R. 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Comsumer Protection Act and Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act provisions S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H.R. 1464 and S. 1033 - The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 H.R. 3459 - Transparent Reporting under ESA Listing Act H.R 3847 and S. 2165 - A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act Implementation of the Endangered Species Act H.R. 2515 and S. 300 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program General Polar Bear Protection H.R. 1497 - The Legal Timber Protection Act Combat Illegal Logging Act/Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices Aquatic invasive species legislation Global warming/tropical deforestation National Forest Management Act regulations
Client expense: $483,768 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Immigration
HR 2593 To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $229,117 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Immigration
HR 2593 To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $229,117 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Immigration
HR 2593 To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $229,117 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Natural Resources
H.R. 2638 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 2643 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2008 S. 1406 - The Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1551 - Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007 Wildlife Viability Bill Draft Coastal and Ocean Assistance Fund Act Endangered Species Act - Oversight on expected new regulations, integrity of science, potential Administration legislative proposal Land and Water Conservation Fund meetings Federal Airborne Hunting Act - enforcing Meetings regarding general wildlife refuge issues Testimony for Natural Resource Committee on "ESA Implementation: Science or Politics?" H.R 2337 - The Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H.R. 2338 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act Water Resources Development Act H.R. 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 1497 - Legal Timber Protection Act National Aquatic Invasive Species Act Injurious Wildlife Species listing Global Warming/tropical deforestation S. 700 and H.R. 1422 - Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 H.R. 1600 - EAT Healthy America Act S. 1033 and H.R. 1464 - Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007
Client expense: $377,981 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Environment/Superfund
S. 1041 - Employee Free Choice Act S. 1115 - Energy Efficiency Promotion Act (Bingaman) S. 1300 - Aviation Investment and Modernization Act - FAA Reauth Amendment (re: Grand Canyon aircraft) S. 1419 - Renewable Energy Standard (RES) (Senate Energy Package) - S.Amdt 1537 (Renewable Electricity Standard) Senate Budget Resolution - S.Con.Res. 21 (Bingaman Lands Sales Amendment) (not introduced) NOT YET INTRODUCED NYI: [Senate] CA Wilderness/Wild Rivers (Riverside County, Eastern Sierra, Kings Canyon) NYI: Big Cypress NYI: Hawaii National Seashore Legislation NYI: Green Infrastructure Projects. NYI: Mountain Removal (MTR) (Chandler) NYI: Peru and Fast Track NYI: Peru/Colombia and Fast Track NYI: Peru/Panama Deal NYI: General 527 Reform NYI: Bono Wilderness (H.R. 6270 from Previous Congress) H.R. 359 - Cesar E. Chavez Study Act H.R. 370 - Coal to Liquids Promotion Act H.R. 553 - Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier Act H.R. 683 - Investment in Energy Independence Act (Coal to Liquids) H.R. 774 - Redrock Wilderness Act H.R. 777 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Prohibit OCS Offshore Drilling) H.R. 886 - Wild Sky Wilderness Act H.R. 969 - Renewable Energy Standard (RES) (Udall-Platts) H.R. 1011 - Virginia Ridge National Forest Act H.R. 1225 - Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act H.R. 1350 - Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act H.R. 1398 - Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act - Amendments to CERCLA H.R. 1495 - Water Resources Development Act H.R. 1497 - Legal Timber Protection Act H.R. 1506 - Fuel Economy Reform Act (CAFE) (Markey-Platts) H.R. 1507 - Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act (SEAPA) H.R. 1590 - Safe Climate Act (Global Warming) (Waxman) H.R. 1957 - Bristol Bay Drilling (Protection) Act H.R. 2208 - Coal to Liquid Fuel Act (Boucher) H.R. 2337 - Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act H.R. 2421 - Clean Water Authority Restoration Act (CWARA) H.R. 2169 - Clean Water Protection Act H.R. 2516 - National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 2593 - The Borderlands Conservation and Security Act H.R. 2643 - House Interior Appropriations - Off Shore Drilling Moratorium Extension (OCS) - Offshore Drilling Amendments (Peterson, Udall, Poe and Conway) - Utah/Red Rocks Wilderness - National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPRA) H.R. 2927 - Fuel Economy (CAFE and Advanced Technology Vehicles) (Hill-Terry) H.R. 2764 - Department of State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Lowey Amendment Congressional Budget Resolution - H.Con.Res. 99 (Forest/Land sales) SENATE: S. 4 - Improving America's Security Act (Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of 9/11 Commission) - Liquid Coal Inhofe Amendment S. 27 - San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act S. 115 - Oil SENSE Act S. 154 - Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act S. 155 - Coal to Liquids Promotion Act S. 193 - Energy Diplomacy and Security Act S. 300 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act (MSCP) S. 309 - Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (Boxer-Sanders Bill) S. 357 - Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act (Clean Cars - CAFE) S. 493 - California Wild Heritage Act S. 520 - Wild Sky Wilderness Act S. 647 - Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act S. 802 - Owyhee Conyonlands Act S. 807 - Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act (CERCLA) S. 962 - Carbon Capture and Storage Act S. 987 - Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act (Bingaman) HOUSE: H.R. 6 - Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act H.R. 24 - San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act H.R. 39 - Arctic Wilderness Act (Udall-Eisenhower)
2007 · mid_year · Immigration
H.R.98 BY Dreier, David To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.78 BY Bartlett, Roscoe G. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the denial of family classification petitions filed by an individual who owes child support arrearages. (All Provisions) H.R.1 BY Thompson, Bennie G. To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. (All Provisions) S.1684 by Biden, Joseph R., Jr. A bill to establish the Return of Talent Program to allow aliens who are legally present in the United States to return temporarily to the country of citizenship of the alien if that country is engaged in post-conflict or natural disaster reconstruction, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) S.1639 by Kennedy, Edward M. A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. (All Provisions) S.1460 by Harkin, Tom A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce fraud in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States. (All Provisions) S.31 by Collins, Susan M. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce fraud in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States. (All Provisions) S.1397 by Lieberman, Joseph I. A bill to increase the allocation of visas for certain highly skilled workers and to reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States. (All Provisions) S.1393 by Alexander, Lamar A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) S.1351 by Gregg, Judd A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy and to protect against potential visa fraud and abuse. (All Provisions) S.1350 by Gregg, Judd A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree. (All Provisions) S.1348 by Reid, Harry A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. (All Provisions) S.1328 by Leahy, Patrick J. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. (All Provisions) S.1269 by Inhofe, James M. A bill to improve border security in the United States and for other purposes. (All Provisions) S.1225 by Hagel, Chuck bill to establish a process for aliens who meet certain conditions to be granted permanent resident status. (All Provisions) S.1192 by Domenici, Pete V. A bill to increase the number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases. (All Provisions) S.1104 by Lugar, Richard G. A bill to increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants. (All Provisions) S.1092 by Sen. Chuck Hagel A bill to temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers. (All Provisions) S.1083 by Cornyn, John A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) S.1035 by Durbin, Richard A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States. (All Provisions) S.9 by Reid, Harry A bill to recognize the heritage of the United States as a nation of immigrants and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) To include other immigration issues including DHS and immigration related legislation. H.R.1151 BY Fortenberry, Jeff To provide for a temporary increase in the number of Iraqi and Afghan translators in the United States Armed Forces who may be provided status as special immigrants. (All Provisions) H.R.1071 BY Maloney, Carolyn C. To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.997 BY King, Steve To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. (All Provisions) H.R.939 BY Goode, Virgil H., Jr. To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the regular or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.938 BY Gingrey, Phil To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants. (All Provisions) H.R.934 BY Davis, Lincoln To amend section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the method of calculating the wages to be paid to H-2A workers. (All Provisions) H.R.842 BY Norwood, Charles W. To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.750 BY Jackson-Lee, Sheila To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.736 BY Rohrabacher, Dana To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States. (All Provisions) H.R.702 BY Cuellar, Henry To authorize any alien who has been issued a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing identification card to be temporarily admitted into the United States upon successfully completing a background check. (All Provisions) H.R.613 BY Fortuno, Luis G. To amend section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.572 BY Towns, Edolphus To establish the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission. (All Provisions) H.R.522 BY Hastings, Alcee L To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of Haiti eligible for temporary protected status under such section. (All Provisions) H.R.519 BY Doolittle, John T. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to expedited removal under section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of such Act. (All Provisions) H.R.454 BY Meek, Kendrick B. To amend the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998. (All Provisions) H.R.427 BY Towns, Edolphus To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assure coverage for legal immigrant children and pregnant women under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP). (All Provisions) H.R.416 BY Gallegly, Elton To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit assistance to institutions of higher education located in States that provide in-State tuition or other forms of student financial assistance to illegal aliens. (All Provisions) H.R.371 BY Berman, Howard L. To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.311 BY Pearce, Stevan To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for the original appointment of a retired member of the Armed Forces to a border patrol agent position, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.306 BY Pearce, Stevan To provide for an initial period of admission of 36 months for aliens employed as dairy workers. (All Provisions) H.R.1758 BY Wu, David To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education. (All Provisions) H.R.1756 BY Hunter, Duncan To prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations. (All Provisions) H.R.1745 BY Ortiz, Solomon P. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive inadmissibility based on a misrepresentation in the case of an immediate relative of an active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces and to extend the V nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such a member. (All Provisions) H.R.1735 BY Buchanan, Vern To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory imprisonment for certain kidnapings by illegal aliens. (All Provisions) H.R.1645 BY Gutierrez, Luis V. To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. H.R.1631 BY Rangel, Charles B. To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.1628 BY Pallone, Frank, Jr. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.1543 BY Emanuel, Rahm To expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1512 BY Sanchez, Linda T. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors. (All Provisions) H.R.1465 BY Wexler, Robert To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1397 BY Honda, Michael M. To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud. (All Provisions) H.R.1379 BY Gutierrez, Luis V. To assist aliens who have been lawfully admitted in becoming citizens of the United States, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1355 BY Myrick, Sue Wilkins To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1314 BY Blackburn, Marsha To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.1312 BY Berman, Howard L. To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability. (All Provisions) H.R.1308 BY Diaz-Balart, Lincoln To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP). (All Provisions) H.R.1291 BY Larsen, Rick To authorize the Attorney General to carry out a program, known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities, and for other purposes. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.1287 BY Hirono, Mazie K. To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas. (All Provisions) H.R.1275 BY Berman, Howard L. To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1238 BY Green, Gene To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States. (All Provisions) H.R.1176 BY Serrano, Jose E. To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. (All Provisions) H.R.1427 - H.AMDT.216 BY Price, Tom An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prevent illegal immigrants from owning or renting housing built by funds from the affordable housing fund by requiring adult occupants of that housing to establish their legal residency through the use of secure forms of identification. (All Provisions) H.R.2310 BY Wilson, Heather To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain E-2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident status. (All Provisions) H.R.2271 BY Gonzalez, Charles A. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve enforcement of restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens and to reimburse State and local governments for costs associated with serving illegal aliens. (All Provisions) H.R.2221 BY Nadler, Jerrold To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. (All Provisions) H.R.2109 BY Drake, Thelma D. To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal penalties for certain killings by illegal aliens, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.2100 BY Tancredo, Thomas G. To provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions, and for other purposes. H.R.2068 BY Reyes, Silvestre To establish the Southwest Regional Border Authority. (All Provisions) H.R.2006 BY Thompson, Bennie G. To improve the Nation's homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1962 BY McCarthy, Carolyn To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants. (All Provisions) H.R.1951 BY Ellsworth, Brad To establish a mandatory system for employers to verify the employment eligibility of potential employees, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1941 BY Kennedy, Patrick J. To adjust the immigration status of certain Liberian nationals who were provided refuge in the United States. (All Provisions) H.R.1940 BY Deal, Nathan To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. (All Provisions) H.R.1930 BY Shadegg, John B. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1909 BY Cuellar, Henry To increase the number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases. (All Provisions) H.R.1878 BY Brown, Corrine To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1822 BY McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require attestation and proof of citizenship or lawful residency from employees seeking labor representation by way of a process other than through a secret ballot election. (All Provisions) H.R.1792 BY Goodlatte, Bob To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.1790 BY Fortenberry, Jeff To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to expand the provision of special immigrant status for certain aliens, including translators or interpreters, serving with Federal agencies in Iraq and Afghanistan. (All Provisions) H.R.1773 BY Boyda, Nancy E. To limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border. (All Provisions) H.R.2940 BY Rep. Perlmutter, Ed To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to discretionary determinations waiving an alien's inadmissibility based on certain activities, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.2829 BY Rep. Serrano, Jose E. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.2764 BY Rep. Nita Lowey A bill making appropriations for the department of state, foreign operations, USAID, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.2643 BY Dicks, Norman D. Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.2638 BY Price, David E. Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.2608 BY McDermott, Jim To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2008 through 2010, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud. (All Provisions) H.R.2593 BY Grijalva, Raul M. To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. (Immigration Related Provisions) H.R.2561 BY Dent, Charles W. To protect the United States by targeting terrorists at the border, and for other purposes.(All Provisions) H.Res.440 BY Gillmor, Paul E. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to combat illegal immigration must increase resources for border patrol, establish an instant employment eligibility verification system, renew a limited temporary worker program, prohibit blanket amnesty for illegal aliens who have deliberately broken the law, and give priority to law-abiding, highly-skilled immigrants applying for legal citizenship. (All Provisions) H.R.2538 BY Pascrell, Bill, Jr. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program. (All Provisions) H.R.2526 BY Maloney, Carolyn B. To designate Greece as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (All Provisions) H.R.2542 BY Rodriguez, Ciro D. To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to hire, train, and equip local law enforcement officials on and near the southern border of the United States, as well as to reimburse the costs of paying overtime to such officials, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.2508 BY Elton Gallegly (R-CA) A bill to require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification. (All Provisions) H.R.2504 BY Rosa DeLauro TA bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants. (All Provisions) H.R.2490 BY Bilirakis, Gus M. To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States. (All Provisions) H.R.2431 BY Cuellar, Henry To authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.2413 BY Lungren, Daniel E. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an increase in border patrol agents and other immigration enforcement activities, for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for a program to adjust the status of certain qualified long-term residents. (All Provisions) H.R.2405 BY Farr, Sam To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day for administering oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for naturalization have been approved. (All Provisions) H.R.2399 BY Hill, Baron P. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R.2388 BY Schakowsky, Janice D. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enhance protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking. (All Provisions) See attached
2007 · mid_year · Animals
LEGISLATION: S. 1451, the Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 2342, the Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 2206, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act H.R. 1422, the Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 700, the Endangered Species Recovery Act H.R.2337, the Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H. R. 2338, the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act S. RES 125, Designating May 18, 2007, as “Endangered Species Day” H.R. 2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 RULEMAKINGS: DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Proposed Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); Proposed Rule at 72 FR 32306 (June 12, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), at 72 FR 20866 ( April 26, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Grizzly Bears; Yellowstone Distinct Population; Notice of Petition Finding; Final Rule, at 72 FR 14869 (March 29, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and Removing This Distinct Population Segment From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 6139 (February 8, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To List the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) as Threatened Throughout Its Range; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 1099 (January 9, 2007) LEGISLATION: H.R.2643, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1696, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 1507, the Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act
| Democratic |
| OH |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Chaka Fattah | Democratic | PA |
| Charles A. Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Ciro Rodriguez | Democratic | TX |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | Democratic | OH |
| Diane Watson | Democratic | CA |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | AZ |
| Edolphus Towns | Democratic | NY |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | CA |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Hilda Solis | Democratic | CA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | Democratic | IL |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joe Baca | Democratic | CA |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John W. Olver | Democratic | MA |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
| Rush Holt | Democratic | NJ |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | TX |
| Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | TX |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Client expense: $503,913 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $168,437 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $147,528 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, UNDETERMINED
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), UNDETERMINED
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), UNDETERMINED
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service