Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (not yet introduced) - Support for continuation of FY17 funding for refugee resettlement Mitigate the impact of Executive Orders 13767 (82 FR 8793) and 13768 (82 FR 8799) on access to asylum protections Reforms to the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to end detention of families, discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and increase access to counsel Protections for Central American refugees S.349: A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement H.R.1006: To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S.668: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement H.R.920: To provide that Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements"), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes S.248: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States S.240: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States H.R.724: To provide that the Executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (January 27, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes S.608: A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States H.R.1503: To provide that the Executive Order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (March 6, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes S.549: A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States S.Res.56: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender Reforms to refugee resettlement processing to ensure protections for LGBT refugees S.630: A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.1544: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and prosecution of terrorism suspects in federal courts Adopt an ISIS AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force Strengthen the prohibition against torture and other unlawful detainee abuse S.630: A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.1544: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (not yet introduced) - Support for continuation of FY17 funding for refugee resettlement Mitigate the impact of Executive Orders 13767 (82 FR 8793) and 13768 (82 FR 8799) on access to asylum protections Reforms to the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to end detention of families, discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and increase access to counsel Protections for Central American refugees S.349: A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement H.R.1006: To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S.668: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement H.R.920: To provide that Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements"), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes S.248: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States S.240: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States H.R.724: To provide that the Executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (January 27, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes S.608: A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States H.R.1503: To provide that the Executive Order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (March 6, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes S.549: A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States S.Res.56: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender Reforms to refugee resettlement processing to ensure protections for LGBT refugees S.630: A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.1544: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes

Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and prosecution of terrorism suspects in federal courts Adopt an ISIS AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force Strengthen the prohibition against torture and other unlawful detainee abuse S.630: A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.1544: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1681, Veterans Transitional Assistance Act; HR 1544, Veterans Mental health Accessability Act; 1428, Veterans Parkinsons Diseases connected to Agent Orange; HR 1377 & S. 404, Reimburse Veterans for Emergency Treatment; HR 952 Combat PTSD Act; S. 543, Veterans Family care Givers Support Act; HR 1016 & S. 423, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform; HR 333 Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act;

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office