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2013 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families Act HR 2709. Lobbied in support of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families HR2709. Lobbied in support of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families Act HR 2709. Lobbied in support of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families HR 2709 Lobbied in support of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: $28,523 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families HR 2709. Lobbied in support of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: $40,930 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Barney Frank | Democratic | MA |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | NY |
| Chaka Fattah | Democratic | PA |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| David Wu | Democratic | OR |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | Democratic | OH |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Diane Watson | Democratic | CA |
| Donald Payne | Democratic | NJ |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | AZ |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Edolphus Towns | Democratic | NY |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Democratic | AS |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Gary L. Ackerman | Democratic | NY |
| George Miller | Democratic | CA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Democratic | MP |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | CA |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jane Harman | Democratic | CA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | Democratic | IL |
| Joe Baca | Democratic | CA |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Laura Richardson | Democratic | CA |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Democratic | GU |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | HI |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Phil Hare | Democratic | IL |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Robert Wexler | Democratic | FL |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Rush Holt | Democratic | NJ |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Sander M. Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| William Delahunt | Democratic | MA |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
2011 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families HR2709. Lobbies in support of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: $37,275 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families Act HR2709. Lobbied in suport of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Family planning (Title V and Title X); sex education (incl. comprehensive and abstinence-only programs, as well as medical accuracy language); and adolescent health and teen pregnancy prevention programs and their funding, incl: the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (H.R. 217); Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. the Personal Responsibility Education Program and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative) and the FY12 Administration Budget; and applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), especially H.R. 1 Section 1809 (use of funds for Title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects) H.R. 1215 To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 358 and S. 877 Protect Life Act Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Reproductive healthcare provisions in healthcare reform, incl. specific amendments (111th House: H.R. 3962 Amdt 509, Rules Cmte #108, and Energy/Commerce Cmte Amdts; 111th Senate: H.R. 3590 Amdt 2962), other related language, and applicable provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148), as well as applicable provisions in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (112th: H.R. 3 and S. 906) and the Protect Life Act (112th: H.R. 358 and S. 877) Reproductive healthcare provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), incl. H.R. 1 Section 1809 (use of funds for Title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects), H.R. 1 House Amdt 95 (use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.), and applicable provisions in H.R. 1363 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-8) and H.R. 1473 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), as well as H.Con.Res. 36 Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans Application by Catalpa Creative Solutions, LLC for OMB No. 1121-0329, BJA-2011-2946, Innovative Field-Initiated Program, CFDA #s 16.751 and 16.738 Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein Censorship concerns related to the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Congressional response to the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, 111th H.J.Res. 74, 111th H.J.Res. 82, 111th H.J.Res. 84, 111th S.J.Res. 28, and 111th S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 83, Pgs. 24006-7, Friday, April 29, 2011) District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government oversight/reports, as well as reauthorization, budget, and appropriations proposals, especially the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (H.R. 471 and S. 206), Section 1548 of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1), Section 1535 and Division C of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1473 enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), and applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Education provisions in FY12 Defense Authorization, incl. H.R. 1540 Amdt 94 and H.R. 1540 Armed Services Cmte Amdt regarding special education voucher program for military dependents Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1397 and S. 811, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination, and LGBT protections in federal contracting Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11478 Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13087 Further Amendment To Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Fair Elections Now Act (111th: H.R. 1826/6116 and S. 752) and its reintroduction (H.R. 1404 and S. 750, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (111th: H.R. 2132 and S. 3680) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2364 and S. 1283, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Marriage equality and implementing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1519 and S. 797, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 111-2 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Safe Schools Improvement Act (111th: H.R. 2262 and S. 3739), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1648 and S. 506, and House draft prior to introduction), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives Shareholder Protection Act (111th: H.R. 4537/4790) and its reintroduction Student Nondiscrimination Act (111th: H.R. 4530 and S. 3990), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 998 and S. 555), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and assistance for students, poor children, and the unemployed, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare incl. applicable provisions in the FY12 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 34) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (111th: H.R. 1751/6497 and S. 729/3827/3962/3963/3992), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1842 and S. 952, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1259 Title I, Subtitle A, Part IV), as well as prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding DREAM-eligible individuals Marriage equality and implementing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans Application by Catalpa Creative Solutions, LLC for OMB No. 1121-0329, BJA-2011-2946, Innovative Field-Initiated Program, CFDA #s 16.751 and 16.738 Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein Censorship concerns related to the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Congressional response to the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, 111th H.J.Res. 74, 111th H.J.Res. 82, 111th H.J.Res. 84, 111th S.J.Res. 28, and 111th S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 83, Pgs. 24006-7, Friday, April 29, 2011) District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government oversight/reports, as well as reauthorization, budget, and appropriations proposals, especially the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (H.R. 471 and S. 206), Section 1548 of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1), Section 1535 and Division C of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1473 enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), and applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Education provisions in FY12 Defense Authorization, incl. H.R. 1540 Amdt 94 and H.R. 1540 Armed Services Cmte Amdt regarding special education voucher program for military dependents Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1397 and S. 811, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination, and LGBT protections in federal contracting Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11478 Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13087 Further Amendment To Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Fair Elections Now Act (111th: H.R. 1826/6116 and S. 752) and its reintroduction (H.R. 1404 and S. 750, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (111th: H.R. 2132 and S. 3680) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2364 and S. 1283, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Marriage equality and implementing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1519 and S. 797, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 111-2 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Safe Schools Improvement Act (111th: H.R. 2262 and S. 3739), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1648 and S. 506, and House draft prior to introduction), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives Shareholder Protection Act (111th: H.R. 4537/4790) and its reintroduction Student Nondiscrimination Act (111th: H.R. 4530 and S. 3990), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 998 and S. 555), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and assistance for students, poor children, and the unemployed, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare incl. applicable provisions in the FY12 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 34) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Family planning (Title V and Title X); sex education (incl. comprehensive and abstinence-only programs, as well as medical accuracy language); and adolescent health and teen pregnancy prevention programs and their funding, incl: the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (H.R. 217); Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. the Personal Responsibility Education Program and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative) and the FY12 Administration Budget; and applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), especially H.R. 1 Section 1809 (use of funds for Title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects) H.R. 1215 To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 358 and S. 877 Protect Life Act Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Reproductive healthcare provisions in healthcare reform, incl. specific amendments (111th House: H.R. 3962 Amdt 509, Rules Cmte #108, and Energy/Commerce Cmte Amdts; 111th Senate: H.R. 3590 Amdt 2962), other related language, and applicable provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148), as well as applicable provisions in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (112th: H.R. 3 and S. 906) and the Protect Life Act (112th: H.R. 358 and S. 877) Reproductive healthcare provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), incl. H.R. 1 Section 1809 (use of funds for Title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects), H.R. 1 House Amdt 95 (use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.), and applicable provisions in H.R. 1363 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-8) and H.R. 1473 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), as well as H.Con.Res. 36 Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (111th: H.R. 1751/6497 and S. 729/3827/3962/3963/3992), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1842 and S. 952, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1259 Title I, Subtitle A, Part IV), as well as prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding DREAM-eligible individuals Marriage equality and implementing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families Act. HR2709. Lobbied in support of this billas stand alone legislation.
Client expense: $143,473 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reuniting Families Act HR2709. Lobbied in support of this bill as stand alone legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Immigration reform legislation - no bill; Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010 - S 3827; Uniting American Families Act - HR 2709, S 424; Visa processing concerns - no bill; H1-B & L Visa Reform Act - S 887.
Client expense: $477,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Uniting American Families Act (H.R.1024/S. 424), Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 (S.3932), Reuniting American Families Act (H.R. 2709).
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Ensure a humane immigration policy. Support of reform of treatment of immigrant children. Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Liberians currently in the United States. Support H.R. 144. Support for the Uniting American Families Act, S. 424 / H.R. 1024 and the Reuniting American Families Act, S. 1085 / H.R. 2709. Support for the DREAM Act, H.R. 1751 / S. 729. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies. Oppose implementation of Arizona's Immigrant Racial Profiling law. Oppose motion to require individuals in certain health care plans to sign an affidavit swearing they are an American citizen. Support H.R. 5281 as amended in the House; support cloture of H.R. 5281. Allow the federal government to sue the state of Arizona to stop the state from implementing anti-immigrant, pro-racial profiling laws.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S.424/H.R. 1024, Uniting American Families Act (Sen. Leahy/Rep. Nadler), 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. H.R.2709 Reuniting Families Act (Rep. Honda). This legislation would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to refine the definition of immediate relative, exempt them from caps on family immigration visas, and make other changes to facilitate the reunification of mixed-status families, including same-sex permanent partners.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform (H.R.4321); Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709, S.1085); Dream Act (H.R.1751 / S.729/S. 3992); AgJOBS Bill (H.R. 2414/S.1038); Refugee Protection Act (S.3113); Refugees and Material Support/TRIG
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 1024/S 424, Uniting American Families Act -- support for all provisions HR 2709/S 1085, Reuniting Families Act -- support for all provisions Opposition to local law enforcement in enforcing Federal immigration laws Support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation S.729/H.R. 1752 -- Support for all provisions of the DREAM Act. HR 1868 -- Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 -- opposition to all provisions
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
OPPOSING legislation that encourages and rewards illegal immigration - H.R.73, H.R.180, H.R.182, H.R.264, H.R.465, H.R.937, H.R.1024, H.R.1651, H.R.2709, H.R.3604
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 1024/S 424, Uniting American Families Act -- support for all provisions HR 2709/S 1085, Reuniting Families Act -- support for all provisions Opposition to local law enforcement in enforcing Federal immigration laws Support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation S. 729 DREAM Act -- Amendment to the FY 2011 Department of Defense Authorization measure -- support for the amendment
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
Immigration reform legislation - no bill; Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010 - S 3827; Uniting American Families Act - HR 2709, S 424; Visa processing concerns - no bill; H1-B & L Visa Reform Act - S 887.
Client expense: $510,998 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
Uniting American Families Act (H.R.1024/S. 424), Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 (S.3932), Reuniting American Families Act (H.R. 2709)
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 2709, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 424, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions S. 729, DREAM Act, all provisions S. 1085, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions
Client expense: $431,413 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
S.424/H.R. 1024, Uniting American Families Act (Sen. Leahy/Rep. Nadler), 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. H.R.2709 Reuniting Families Act (Rep. Honda). This legislation would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to refine the definition of immediate relative, exempt them from caps on family immigration visas, and make other changes to facilitate the reunification of mixed-status families, including same-sex permanent partners.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
Ensure a humane immigration policy. Support of reform of treatment of immigrant children. Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Liberians currently in the United States. Support H.R. 144. Support for the Uniting American Families Act, S. 424 / H.R. 1024 and the Reuniting American Families Act, S. 1085 / H.R. 2709. Support for the DREAM Act, H.R. 1751 / S. 729. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies. Oppose implementation of Arizona's Immigrant Racial Profiling law. Oppose motion to require individuals in certain health care plans to sign an affidavit swearing they are an American citizen.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
See attached. H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States) H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - 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.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - 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. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery) H.R. 2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 (Provisions to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.) H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs) H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms) H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens) H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.) H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify) H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits) H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance) H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future) H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding) H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system) H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.) H.R. 5016 Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) - To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R. 5173 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other purposes (Provisions that would: require the Department of Homeland Security to construct double-layered, reinforced fencing along the entire U.S.-Mexico border; mandate the installation of additional strategic structures, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors along the border; and create a border surveillance program that would continuously monitor the entire U.S.-Mexico border through the use of aerial surveillance technology, sensors, satellites, and other equipment) H.R. 5297 Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) To create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would deny the federal government funding to sue Arizona over its recently enacted immigration enforcement law, SB 1070.) S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - 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. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center) S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program) S. 1505 Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) - A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009). (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program) S.3113 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (Provisions that would amend the current process that aliens must follow in order to receive asylum or refugee status) S.3217 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Provisions to S.AMDT.3852 requiring the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. S.3332 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) - Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (Provisions to implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity S.3454 Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 along the southwest border of the United States. (Provisions relating the DREAM ACT which will give illegal alien children a pathway to citizenship, and grants amnesty for adults up to age 35) S.3827 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010. (All Provisions) S.3932 Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) - A bill to provide comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (All Provisions)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
OPPOSING legislation that encourages and rewards illegal immigration - H.R.73, H.R.180, H.R.182, H.R.264, H.R.465, H.R.937, H.R.1024, H.R.1651, H.R.2709, H.R.3604
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Reuniting Families Act HR 2709. Advocated for ammendment rather then a stand alone piece of legislation with the same effect as the Uniting American Families Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1024, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2709, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions H.R. 3531, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, all provisions H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 424, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1085, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions S. 3113, Refugee Protection Act of 2010, all provisions S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for (HELP) Separated Children Act, all provisions
Client expense: $419,848 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 1024/S 424, Uniting American Families Act -- support for all provisions HR 2709/S 1085, Reuniting Families Act -- support for all provisions Opposition to local law enforcement in enforcing Federal immigration laws Support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
S.424/H.R. 1024, Uniting American Families Act (Sen. Leahy/Rep. Nadler), 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. H.R.2709 Reuniting Families Act (Rep. Honda). This legislation would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to refine the definition of immediate relative, exempt them from caps on family immigration visas, and make other changes to facilitate the reunification of mixed-status families, including same-sex permanent partners.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1024, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 2709, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions H.R. 3531, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, all provisions H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009, all provisions S. 424, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1085, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions S. 3113, Refugee Protection Act of 2010, all provisions S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for (HELP) Separated Children Act, all provisions
Client expense: $419,848 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
Ensure a humane immigration policy. Support of reform of treatment of immigrant children. Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Liberians currently in the United States. Support H.R. 144. Support for the Uniting American Families Act, S. 424 / H.R. 1024 and the Reuniting American Families Act, S. 1085 / H.R. 2709. Support for the DREAM Act, H.R. 1751 / S. 729. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
Legislative Issues: Reuniting Families Act (H.R.2709 /S.1085); Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2010 (H.R. 2892/S.1298); Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S.3114); Protect US Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act (S. 1549); Strong STANDARDS Act (H.R. 4470/S. 1550); Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009 (H.R. 1215). Agency issues: visa processing, immigration benefits, ICE workplace enforcement raids, ICE detention standards & medical issues, labor certification, immigration court reform.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
See Attached. H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States) H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - 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.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - 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. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery) H.R. 2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 (Provisions to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.) H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs) H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms) H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens) H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.) H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify) H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits) H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance) H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future) H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding) H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system) H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.) H.R. 5016 Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) - To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R. 5173 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other purposes (Provisions that would: require the Department of Homeland Security to construct double-layered, reinforced fencing along the entire U.S.-Mexico border; mandate the installation of additional strategic structures, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors along the border; and create a border surveillance program that would continuously monitor the entire U.S.-Mexico border through the use of aerial surveillance technology, sensors, satellites, and other equipment) S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - 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. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center) S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program) S. 1505 Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) - A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009). (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program) S.3113 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (Provisions that would amend the current process that aliens must follow in order to receive asylum or refugee status) S.3217 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Provisions to S.AMDT.3852 requiring the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. S.3332 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) - Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (Provisions to implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the United States)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR2709 Reuniting Families Act - same effecat as teh Uniting American Families Act, but acts as an ammendmnent. In support of.
Client expense: $35,042 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 1024/S 424, Uniting American Families Act -- support for all provisions HR 2709/S 1085, Reuniting Families Act -- support for all provisions Opposition to local law enforcement in enforcing Federal immigration laws Support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation Support for Temporary Protected Status for Haitian refugees
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1751/ S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 2709/ S.1085, Reuniting Families Act POWER Act (Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act) No bill number assigned yet
Client expense: $166,035 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Ensure a humane immigration policy. Support of reform of treatment of immigrant children. Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Liberians currently in the United States. Support H.R. 144. Support for the Uniting American Families Act, S. 424 / H.R. 1024 and the Reuniting American Families Act, S. 1085 / H.R. 2709. Support for the DREAM Act, H.R. 1751 / S. 729. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform DOS Reauthorization CIR ASAP (HR 4321) Supplemental Security Income for Refugees Haitian TPS Increase of Reception and Placement (R&P) funding for refugees Resume HIV testing for refugees Repeal the "shout test" for Haitians Humanitarian parole for Haitians Reuniting Families Act (S 1085/ HR 2709) HELP Act (HR 4616; S 2998) Increase appropriations for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Increase appropriations for Health and Human Services (HHS) Increase appropriations for Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) account Increase appropriations for State and Foreign Ops Increase appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Family reunification for Somali refugees Refugee Protection Act of 2010 (S 3113)
Client expense: $6,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Legislative Issues: Reuniting Families Act (H.R.2709 /S.1085); Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2010 (H.R. 2892/S.1298); Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S.3114); Protect US Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act (S. 1549); Strong STANDARDS Act (H.R. 4470/S. 1550); Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009 (H.R. 1215). Agency issues: visa processing, immigration benefits, ICE workplace enforcement raids, ICE detention standards & medical issues, labor certification, immigration court reform.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
S.424/H.R. 1024, Uniting American Families Act (Sen. Leahy/Rep. Nadler), 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. H.R.2709 Reuniting Families Act (Rep. Honda). This legislation would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to refine the definition of immediate relative, exempt them from caps on family immigration visas, and make other changes to facilitate the reunification of mixed-status families, including same-sex permanent partners.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 182, 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. 1024, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 1215, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act, all provisions H.R. 2709, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions H.R. 3531, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, all provisions H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 4470, Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act (Strong STANDARDS) Act, all provisions H.R. 4616, Haitian Emergency Life Protection (HELP) Act of 2010, all provisions S. 424, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, all provisions S. 1085, Reuniting Families Act, all provisions S. 1549, Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act, all provisions S. 1550, Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act (Strong STANDARDS) Act, all provisions S. 2998, Haitian Emergency Life Protection (HELP) Act of 2010, all provisions
Client expense: $442,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
See Attached. H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States) H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - 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.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - 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. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery) H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs) H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms) H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens) H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.) H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify) H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits) H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance) H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future) H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding) H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system) H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.) S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - 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. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center) S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
OPPOSING legislation that encourages and rewards illegal immigration - H.R.73, H.R.180, H.R.182, H.R.264, H.R.465, H.R.937, H.R.1024, H.R.1651, H.R.2709, H.R.3604
Client expense: $123,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
CIR ASAP (H.R. 4321) SSI Delink DOS Appropriations (H.R. 2410) DHS Appropriations - Religious Workers DOS Reauthorization Senate Immigration Bill House Immigration Bill Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Bill House Refugee Caucus Protracted Refugee Admissions Refugee Reform Act Asylum Reform Accessing Refugee Benefits Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709, S. 1685) LGBT Refugee Issues N-648 form
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 2892, Homeland Security Appropriations for FY2010, Sessions amendment (SA1371), Vitter amendment (SA1375), Grassley amendment (SA1415), and DeMint amendment (SA1399), funding for USCIS Office of Citizenship. H.R. 3531 HELP Separated Children Act H.R. 1751/S. 729 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) H.R. 2709/S. 1085 Reuniting Families Act S. 1549 Protect Citizens from Unlawful Detention Act S.1550 Strong STANDARDS Act (Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System)
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of