To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models.

S. 2641, The Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008, sections 101, 106, 201, 202 and 203. A bill to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities. S. 1980 & H.R. 4080, Long-term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2007, general interest in both bills as a package.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

See attached H.R. 1512 by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) A bill introduced to increase the scope of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). (Provisions under SCAAP, states and localities can apply for and receive federal payments when they incur certain costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens) HR2642 by Chet Edwards Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 (Provisions relating to amnesty, AgJobs, reinstating the returning worker exemption to the H-2B, non-agricultural, guest worker program, increases the number of employment-based green cards available for multinational executives and "high-tech" workers. ) H.R. 4080 by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) A bill sponsored to create a new category of temporary worker visas for fashion models. (Provisions that would allow up to 1,000 fashion models to enter the country temporarily under a new P-4 non-immigrant worker visa category) H.R.4088 BY Shuler, Heath - Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007, SAVE Act. (Provisions relating to immigration enforcement) H.R.4987 BY Jones, Walter, Jr - The Fence by Date Certain Act (Provisions to rewrite language to provide for the construction of two-layered fencing over 700 miles of the southwest border.) H.R. 5515 BY Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) New Employee Verification Act of 2008 (Provisions relating to New Employee Verification Act (NEEVA)) H.R. 5570 BY Lofgren, Zoe - Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 (Provisions which extends the soon-to-expire R-1 religious worker visa program for an additional 7 years) H.R. 5642 BY Smith, Lamar - the SUSTAIN Act, (Provisions would raise the H-1B visa cap to 195,000 in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only) H.R.5761 By Castle, Michael A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Provisions that amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit funds from being dispersed to a country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of its citizens, nationals, or residents who have been ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) from the United States.) H.R.5948 BY Lampson, Nick To amend section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for unlawfully bringing in and harboring aliens with prior felony convictions under Federal law. (All provisions) H.R. 5950 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) - The Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. (Provisions that requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees.) H.R. 6020 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. (Provisions granting amnesty and expedited citizenship for aliens serving in the U.S. military and their families) S. 2711 BY Senator Sessions, Jeff - A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Provisions that requires employers to use E-Verify and raises the penalties on employers who hire illegal aliens) S. 2712 BY Senator Jim DeMint - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Provisions that mandate Homeland Security complete the 700 miles of fence required by the Secure Fence Act by 2010) S. 2720 BY Senator Specter, Arlen - A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Provisions relating to denial of financial aid to countries and prohibits the issuance of visas to nationals of countries that unreasonably delay or deny repatriation of those ordered removed by the U.S.)

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 4080, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, all provisions related to H2B Visas

Client expense: $47,708 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE