SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

HR 2608 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act Comprehensive Immigration Reform Asylum Reform Material Support Refugee Admissions/Migration and Refugee Assistance Account Naturalization Refugee Admissions and Funding FY09 and FY10 Immigration and Refugee Matters

Client expense: $18,962 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

HR 2608 - SSI HR 5570 - Religious Workers S 821 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act Immigration and Refugee Matters Refugee Funding for FY09

Client expense: $18,340 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS)

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)

H.R.2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program) S. 821/H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 6124, To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program) S.2302, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program) S. 821/H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2608 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act Comprehensive Immigration Reform Asylum Reform Material Support Refugee Admissions/Migration and Refugee Assistance Account Naturalization Refugee Admissions and Funding FY09 and FY10 Immigration and Refugee Matters

Client expense: $18,962 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

S.821/H.R.2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2608 and S. 821 (PL 110-328) - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act - advocated for passage.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

HR 1424, The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 - Supported improved coverage and advocated for an expanded role for occupational therapy. S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 - Supported improved coverage and advocated for an expanded role for occupational therapy. S. 845 (PL 110-202), Safety of Seniors Act of 2007 - Supported passage and highlighted role of occupational therapy in preventing senior falls. HR 2260, Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 - Opposed legislation as it is an undue burden on non-physician health care providers and does not improve quality or patient safety. S. 358 and HR 493 (PL 110-233), Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Support passage to help prevent discrimination in regard to insurance for heatlh care coverage. HR 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007 - Advocated for passage and role of occupational therapy. S. 626 and HR 1283, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007 - Advocated for passage and role of occupational therapy. S. 999 and H.R. 477 - Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2007 - Advocated for passage and role of occupational therapy. No bill number: Advocated for and educated about the role of occupational therapy in mental health. No bill number: Advocated for and educated about the role of occupational therapy in Veteran's health care. S. 2162 and H.R. 4053 - Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 - Advocated for inclusion of occupational therapy. S. 3584 - Obesity Prevention, Treatment and Research Act of 2008 - advocated for role and inclusion of occupational therapy. HRES 1381 - Expressing the sense of the House that theree should be an increased federal commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in the U.S. - Advocated for role of occupational therapy in prevention and wellness, especially falls prevention. H.R. 5352 - Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2008 - Advocated for the role of occupational therapy. H.R. 6983 - Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Advocated for passage and role of occupational therapy. HRES 1478 - Supportin gthe goals of "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls amoung older adults - Advocated role of occupational therapy in fall prevention and for passage. S. 3406 and H.R. 3195 (PL 110-325) - ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - advocated for passage and role of occupational therapy. H.R. 2608 and S. 821 (PL 110-328) - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act - advocated for passage.

H.R. 5950, S. 2005, the Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 3114, the Safe and Secure Detention and Asylum Act of 2008 H.R. 5501, Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - provisions relating to lifting the statutory ban on visas for HIV positive visitors to the U.S. S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act S. 3061, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 - amendment to include provisions of the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2008 General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, apprehension of minors and conditions of detention by Border Patrol, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. Issues regarding transfer of immigration detainees and access to counsel

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR. 2608 SSI HR. 5570 Religious Workers S. 821 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act Immigration and Refugee Matters Regugee Funding for FY09 Appropriations

Client expense: $18,340 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS)

S 795/HR 1379 - Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 S 764/HR 1308 - Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 Naturalization Backlogs Citizenship Fee Regulations HR 2608/ S 821 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $51,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

S.821/H.R.2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $70,988 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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)

H.R.2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program) S. 821/H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 6124, To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 795/HR 1379 - Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 S 764/HR 1308 - Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 Naturalization Backlogs Citizenship Fee Regulations HR 2608/ S 821 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $68,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

S 821/HR 2608 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act S 764/HR 1308 - Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 Medicade Proof of Citizenship Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation S 1328/HR 2221 - Uniting American Families Act of 2007 ICE Raids Family detention standards Health tracking of immigrant detainees

Client expense: $133,967 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 821- SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 2608- SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act Poverty Food Security Nutrition

Client expense: $66,771 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program) S.2302, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program) S. 821/H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $120,376 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program) S. 1730, Pathways to Independence Act of 2007 S. 821/H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 3172, Freedom To Save Act of 2007

Client expense: $251,938 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED

S. 821/HR 2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act S 764/HR 1308 Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 Medicaid proof of citizenship Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation S. 1328/HR 2221 Uniting American Families Act of 2007

Client expense: $350,137 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 821/HR 2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act S 764/HR 1308 Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 Medicaid proof of citizenship Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation

Client expense: $350,137 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 821- SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 2608- SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 1730, Pathways to Independence Act of 2007 S. 821/H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 3172, Freedom To Save Act of 2007 H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program)

Client expense: $251,938 · Firm income: Not reported

S2611 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, HR 4437 Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, S821 SSI Extension, HR 2608 SSI Extension, Citizenship Legislation, Specter Amendment as part of Continuing Resolution FY07, Refugee Funding FY 2007, HR1275 American DREAM Act, S774 DREAM Act, HR1645 STRIVE Act, Material Support Legislation, Implementation of USCIRF recommendations on asylum seekers, Religious Workers

Client expense: $19,577 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

----- Letter to Members of House and Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - NETWORK supports funding the Survey of Income and Program Participation HR 2608, the Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act - NETWORK supports this legislation

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S. 1730, Pathways to Independence Act of 2007 S. 821/H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 3172, Freedom To Save Act of 2007 H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act (provisions relating to Food Stamps and The Emergency Food Assistance Program)

Client expense: $251,938 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1328/HR 2221 Uniting American Families Act of 2007 S. 821/HR 2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act S. 764/HR 1308 Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 Medicaid proof of citizenship; Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation

Client expense: $219,164 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 821 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act H.R. 2608 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

General Principles for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: 1)An opportunity for hard-working immigrants to earn lawful permanent residence status and, eventually, citizenship if they satisfy reasonable criteria, 2) Improvements to the family-based immigration system, ...and reunite families that have been separated for many years, 3) The creation of legal avenues for workers and their families to enter the United States and work in a safe, legal, and orderly manner with their rights and the rights of all workers fully protected, 4) Humane and effective border protection and enforcement policies that are consistent with humanitarian values and respect the dignity of migrants, while allowing authorities to address the critical task of identifying and preventing entry of dangerous criminals and terrorists, 5) restoration of due process protections for immigrants, and 6) A serious attempt to address the root causes of migration by supporting economic development in host countries. S.340/H.R.371 - AgJOBS Act of 2007: Supported White House Immigration Proposal - Opposed limits on family immigration, lack of pathway to citizenship in the guest worker program, new "merit"-based immigration system, and harsh enforcement triggers; S.1348/S.1639 - Supported amendments to change the backlog reduction date to Jan.2007 (Menendez-Hagel), to treat spouses and minor children of LPRs as "immediate relatives" (Clinton-Menendez-Hagel), to increase the number of visas and the length of visitor visas for parents of U.S. citizens (Dodd), to sunset the guest worker program after 5 years (Obama), to include the Safe and Secure Detention Act of 2007 in the legislation (Lieberman), to protect immigrant children during ICE raids (Kerry), to increase family ties points within the new "merit"-based system, to protect Iraqi refugees, to remove REAL ID provisions from the legislation, and to protect asylum seekers;Opposed amendments to include the "Ending Catch and Release Act" in the legislation, to make the process of legalization for undocumented immigrants more difficult (increase fines, include additional touchback requirement, impose a "roots test", and limit green cards), to mandate that local officials enforce immigration laws (Coleman/Graham), to require mandatory detention, to further restrict judicial review, and to make English the "official" langyage (Inhofe). H.R.2608/S.821--The SSI Extension for Eldery and Disabled Refugees Act: Supported. Federalizaiton of the immigration laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Supported efforts to improve efforts to prevent human trafficking, provide services to trafficking victims, and end labor abuses.

General Principles for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: 1)An opportunity for hard-working immigrants to earn lawful permanent residence status and, eventually, citizenship if they satisfy reasonable criteria, 2) Improvements to the family-based immigration system, ...and reunite families that have been separated for many years, 3) The creation of legal avenues for workers and their families to enter the United States and work in a safe, legal, and orderly manner with their rights and the rights of all workers fully protected, 4) Humane and effective border protection and enforcement policies that are consistent with humanitarian values and respect the dignity of migrants, while allowing authorities to address the critical task of identifying and preventing entry of dangerous criminals and terrorists, 5) restoration of due process protections for immigrants, and 6) A serious attempt to address the root causes of migration by supporting economic development in host countries. S.340/H.R.371 - AgJOBS Act of 2007: Supported White House Immigration Proposal - Opposed limits on family immigration, lack of pathway to citizenship in the guest worker program, new "merit"-based immigration system, and harsh enforcement triggers; S.1348/S.1639 - Supported amendments to change the backlog reduction date to Jan.2007 (Menendez-Hagel), to treat spouses and minor children of LPRs as "immediate relatives" (Clinton-Menendez-Hagel), to increase the number of visas and the length of visitor visas for parents of U.S. citizens (Dodd), to sunset the guest worker program after 5 years (Obama), to include the Safe and Secure Detention Act of 2007 in the legislation (Lieberman), to protect immigrant children during ICE raids (Kerry), to increase family ties points within the new "merit"-based system, to protect Iraqi refugees, to remove REAL ID provisions from the legislation, and to protect asylum seekers;Opposed amendments to include the "Ending Catch and Release Act" in the legislation, to make the process of legalization for undocumented immigrants more difficult (increase fines, include additional touchback requirement, impose a "roots test", and limit green cards), to mandate that local officials enforce immigration laws (Coleman/Graham), to require mandatory detention, to further restrict judicial review, and to make English the "official" langyage (Inhofe). H.R.2608/S.821--The SSI Extension for Eldery and Disabled Refugees Act: Supported. Federalizaiton of the immigration laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Supported efforts to improve efforts to prevent human trafficking, provide services to trafficking victims, and end labor abuses.