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2012 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1842, S.952 "Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act" H.R. 704, the SAFE for America Act of 2011 H.R. 1537/S. 821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 H.R.1537, S.821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 H.R.1796, the Reuniting Families Act H.R.1932, the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act" H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act
Client expense: $248,376 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 692 (Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140/S. 723(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (ELAW Act); HR 483 (Triple E-VICT Act); S. 332 (Strengthening our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act); H.R. 1196 (LEAVE Act); HR 100 (CLEAR Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 399(STAPLE Act); H.R. 1842/S.952 (DREAM Act); H.R.2000 (SAVE Act); H.R. 2164/H.R. 2885 (Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764; H.R. 2895 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 2847 (American Specialty Agriculture Act); H.R. 2497 (HALT Act); H.R. 2161(IDEA Act); S.3192 (Smart Jobs Act); S. 3185 (STAR Act); S. 2005 (Irish Immigration Recognition and Encouragement Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 5869 (STARS Act); H.R. 3823 (ARMS Act); H.R. 3842; H.R. 3808 (Scott Gardner Act); H.R. 3720 (New Idea Act); H.R. 3168 (Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act); H.R. 3160; H.R. 2952 (Immigration Backlog Reduction Act); H.R. 2670 (Jobs for Americans Act); H.R. 2057 (Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act); H.R. 3801 (Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act); H.R. 3116 (Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act); H.R. 3444 (Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act); S. 86; H.R. 3119 (Protecting American Families and Businesses Act); H.R. 2185/S. 1202 (Refugee Protection Act); H.R. 4159 (American Jobs in American Forests Act); H.R. 6412 (Attracting the Best and Brightest Act); H.R. 3443 (Better Agriculture Resources Now Act); H.R. 6429 (STEM Jobs Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1842, S.952 "Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act" H.R. 140/S. 723, the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 H.R. 704, the SAFE for America Act of 2011 H.R. 1537/S. 821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 S.J. Res. 2, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship. H.R.1537, S.821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 H.R.1796, the Reuniting Families Act H.R.1932, the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act" H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act Black Amendment to H.R. 5326 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013), relating to Dept. of Justice lawsuits against state immigration laws
Client expense: $174,866 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 692 (Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140/S. 723(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (ELAW Act); HR 483 (Triple E-VICT Act); S. 332 (Strengthening our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act); H.R. 1196 (LEAVE Act); HR 100 (CLEAR Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 399(STAPLE Act); H.R. 1842/S.952 (DREAM Act); H.R.2000 (SAVE Act); H.R. 2164/H.R. 2885 (Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764; H.R. 2895 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 2847 (American Specialty Agriculture Act); H.R. 2497 (HALT Act); H.R. 2161(IDEA Act); S.3192 (Smart Jobs Act); S. 3185 (STAR Act); S. 2005 (Irish Immigration Recognition and Encouragement Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 5869 (STARS Act); H.R. 3823 (ARMS Act); H.R. 3842; H.R. 3808 (Scott Gardner Act); H.R. 3720 (New Idea Act); H.R. 3168 (Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act); H.R. 3160; H.R. 2952 (Immigration Backlog Reduction Act); H.R. 2670 (Jobs for Americans Act); H.R. 2057 (Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act); H.R. 3801 (Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act); H.R. 3116 (Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act); H.R. 3444 (Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act); S. 86; H.R. 3119 (Protecting American Families and Businesses Act); H.R. 2185/S. 1202 (Refugee Protection Act); H.R. 4159 (American Jobs in American Forests Act); H.R. 6412 (Attracting the Best and Brightest Act); H.R. 3443 (Better Agriculture Resources Now Act); H.R. 6429 (STEM Jobs Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1842, S.952 "Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act" H.R. 140/S. 723, the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 H.R. 704, the SAFE for America Act of 2011 H.R. 1537/S. 821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 S.J. Res. 2, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship. H.R.1537, S.821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 H.R.1796, the Reuniting Families Act H.R.1932, the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act"
Client expense: $269,357 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 692 (Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140/S. 723(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (ELAW Act); HR 483 (Triple E-VICT Act); S. 332 (Strengthening our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act); H.R. 1196 (LEAVE Act); HR 100 (CLEAR Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 399(STAPLE Act); H.R. 1842/S.952 (DREAM Act); H.R.2000 (SAVE Act); H.R. 2164/H.R. 2885 (Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764; H.R. 2895 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 2847 (American Specialty Agriculture Act); H.R. 2497 (HALT Act); H.R. 2161(IDEA Act); S.3192 (Smart Jobs Act); S. 3185 (STAR Act); S. 2005 (Irish Immigration Recognition and Encouragement Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 5869 (STARS Act); H.R. 3823 (ARMS Act); H.R. 3842; H.R. 3808 (Scott Gardner Act); H.R. 3720 (New Idea Act); H.R. 3168 (Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act); H.R. 3160; H.R. 2952 (Immigration Backlog Reduction Act); H.R. 2670 (Jobs for Americans Act); H.R. 2057 (Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act); H.R. 3801 (Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act); H.R. 3116 (Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act); H.R. 3444 (Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act); S. 86; H.R. 3119 (Protecting American Families and Businesses Act); H.R. 2185/S. 1202 (Refugee Protection Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2012 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act H.R. 1505, National Security and federal Lands Protection Act H.R. 5855, Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for FY 2013 H.R. 5326, Appropriations for the Department of Justice for FY 2013 H.R. 1842, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3017, Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 2161, Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011 H.R. 3119, Protecting American Families and Businesses Act H.R. 4227, Workforce Investment Act of 2012 S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act S. 3216, Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for FY 2013 S. 2323 Appropriations for the Department of Justice for FY 2013 S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act S. 1380, Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 1986, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Visa Act of 2011
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1842, S.952 "Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act" H.R. 140/S. 723, the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 H.R. 704, the SAFE for America Act of 2011 H.R. 1537/S. 821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 S.J. Res. 2, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship. H.R.1537, S.821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 H.R.1796, the Reuniting Families Act H.R.1932, the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act"
Client expense: $268,293 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act FY 2013 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security FY 2013 Appropriations for the Department of Justice HR 3808 Scott Gardner Act H.R. 1842, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act H.R. 1932, Keep Our Communities Safe Act H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3017, Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 2161, Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011 H.R. 3119, Protecting American Families and Businesses Act S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act FY 2013 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security FY 2013 Appropriations for the Department of Justice S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act S. 1196, Accountability through Electronic Verification Act S. 1380, Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 1986, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Visa Act of 2011
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 692 (Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (ELAW Act); HR 483 (Triple E-VICT Act); S. 332 (Strengthening our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act); H.R. 1196 (LEAVE Act); HR 100 (CLEAR Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 399(STAPLE Act); H.R. 1842/S.952 (DREAM Act); H.R.2000 (SAVE Act); H.R. 2164/H.R. 2885 (Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764; H.R. 2895 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 2847 (American Specialty Agriculture Act); H.R. 2497 (HALT Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1842, S.952 "Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act" H.R. 140/S. 723, the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 H.R. 704, the SAFE for America Act of 2011 H.R. 1537/S. 821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 S.J. Res. 2, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship. H.R.1537, S.821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 H.R.1796, the Reuniting Families Act H.R.1932, the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act"
Client expense: $268,293 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 692 (Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (ELAW Act); HR 483 (Triple E-VICT Act); S. 332 (Strengthening our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act); H.R. 1196 (LEAVE Act); HR 100 (CLEAR Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 399(STAPLE Act); H.R. 1842/S.952 (DREAM Act); H.R.2000 (SAVE Act); H.R. 2164/H.R. 2885 (Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764; H.R. 2895 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 2847 (American Specialty Agriculture Act); H.R. 2497 (HALT Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
Lautenberg Amendment on Refugee Adjudications Appropriations SSI for Elderly and Disabled Refugees (S. 618, HR 2763) Refugee Funding (ORR and MRA) HALT Act (HR2497) DREAM Act (S. 952) E-Verify (HR 1932) HELP for Separated Children Act (HR2607, S. 1399) Liberian DED Legal Workforce Act (HR2885) American Specialty Agriculture Act (HR2847) Immigration Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation HR 963 suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling H.J.RES68 Authorizing the limited use of the United states Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya H.R 1540 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National security, HJ ReS 37 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the FCC with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech HJR 13 Flag Desecration - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment HR 1116 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Relationships HR 1144 Transparency and Openness in Government Act - Issues Lobbied: HR 1212 RECLAIM Act - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya HR 1249 America Invents Act - Issues Lobbied: Genetic testing amendment HR 1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: synthetic Drugs HR 1397 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Prison Database HR 1529 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security and Detention HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 166 Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment HR 1741 Secure Visas Act - Issues Lobbied: secure Visas Act HR 1769 The Drug Free Families - Issues Lobbied: Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients HR 1876 Healthy Families Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights HR 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight HR 1932 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Data retention, Privacy HR 1996 Government Litigation savings Act - Issues Lobbied: Access to the courts HR 2017 DHs Approps - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, detention, vouchers, religion, LGBT HR 2085 The Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 216 Border security search Accountability Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Laptop searches, due process HR 2164 Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy HR 2168 Geolocation Privacy and surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking HR 2181 Deaths in Custody Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Prisoners Death While in Custody HR 2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied:due process HR 220 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National ID, privacy HR 2212 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 2434 Financial services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Education, Reproductive Rights HR 2497 HALT Act - Issues Lobbied: Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement HR 2567 Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: 1st time Drug Offenders HR 2639 Global Democracy Promotion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 2721 The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice HR 280 Secure the Capitol Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy HR 282 To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program - Issues Lobbied: privacy HR 3027 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education HR 3030 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 3053 REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDs, Discrimination HR 3116 DHs Authorization FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Homeland security HR 312 securing the Homeland TH.R.ough Agency Reporting Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy HR 313 Drug Trafficking safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Drug Conspiracy Law HR 3165 Positive Behavior for safe and Effective schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education; School Discipline HR 337 Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, Academic Freedom HR 358 Protect Life Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 483 Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 495 Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling HR 611 BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy HR 654 Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy HR 658 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security HR 693 E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 754 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight HR 800 Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 83 Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; school Discipline HR 96 Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment HR 963 suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling HR 968 Detainee security Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention, HR 98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and social security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy HR 998 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools HR1473 Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention HR1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Data Retention HR2017 Department of Homeland security Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2242 Fairness in Cocaine sentencing Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy HR2316 The Fair sentencing Clarification Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy S 743 Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties S 1061 Equal Access to Justice Act/Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: Access to the courts S 1194 Consular Notification Compliance Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: S 1212 Geolocation Privacy and surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking S 1214 Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health (MARCH) for Military Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1253 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers S 1380 HALT Act - Issues Lobbied: S 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice S 1546 DHs Authorization FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Homeland security S 1573 Financial services and General Government and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1601 Department of state, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1605 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices S 169 A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy S 223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security S 306 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy S 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy S 505 Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling S 555 Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and schools S 598 Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships S 719 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight S 74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality S 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination S 877 Protect Life Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 952 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: DREAM Act S 919 Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education ; School Discipline; LGBT; Youth and Schools; Free Speech S 968 Preventing Real Online TH.R.eats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free speech S 981 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 984 Healthy Families Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights S 1231 second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry policy S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice S 551 Military Detainee Procedures Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention S 554 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United states of individuals involved in the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention S 598 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights S 678 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice SJ Res 6 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech SJ.RES20 A joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the United states Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya. - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya SJR 19 Flag Desecration - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Congressional Issues w/o Bills Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights Campaign Finance Issues - Issues Lobbied: Contractor Disclosure, Free Speech, Disclosure CERD Implementation - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Racial Justice Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy Continuing Resolution - Issues Lobbied: Abortion riders, EAJA, needle programs, vouchers Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, possible legislation Criminal background checks for employment purposes - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Racial Justice Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Privacy Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights DHS Authorization - Issues Lobbied: Campaign disclosure amdt DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight DOMA - Issues Lobbied: civil rights DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, civil rights Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Discipline, LGBT, Youth and Schools ENDA - Issues Lobbied: civil rights Ending Corporal Punishing in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Secuirty, Privacy, Civil Liberties, law enforcement oversight, open government FISA Amendments Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment Foreign Libel Laws - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Reentry Policy Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice Gene Patents - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Government Shutdown - Issues Lobbied: civil rights/civil liberties Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Capital Punishment Harassment and Bullying Issues - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech HHS Comments on Health Care Exchanges - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HHS Comments on Preventive Services - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Racial Justice Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice Judicial Nominees - Issues Lobbied: civil rights/civil liberties JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: Patriot Act Reform, Intelligence Oversight, Civil Liberties, Privacy, National Security Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Labor-HHS-Education FY 2012 Appropriations Act Draft - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination Libya Resolution - Issues Lobbied: human rights License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Location tracking - Issues Lobbied: privacy Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing Material support for terrorism - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Due Process National security letters / Electronic Privacy Communications Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215 Notice Pleading - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment OFAC Material Support Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Health care reform Patriot Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, LGBT Rights Protect IP Bill - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech Radicalization of American Muslims - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security Repeal HIV Discrimination bill - Issues Lobbied: civil rights Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and whistleblower protections Second Chance Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Sentencing Commission Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing/Crim. Justice SNDA - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National security, civil liberties, whistleblower protection The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights/Violence Against Women VRA Enforcement - Voter ID and Other Voter Suppression Laws - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice White House Cybersecurity Proposal - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Church-State/Religious Freedom/Civil Rights Agency Issues White House - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information EO, PCLOB, Cybersecurity, Information Sharing, ESEA, Racial Justice School Discipline, Employment Background Checks , Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Police Practices, Privacy, FMLA, Foreign Libel Laws, Gaza flotilla issue, human rights, Guidance for Schools Interpreting PICS, Sikh Issues, Lobbyist Rules, Somali Detention, The Fair sentencing Clarification Act, Whistleblower Act, Prosecution in Article III Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance, Contractor Disclosure, Free Speech, Disclosure, Harassment and Bullying, Hiring Discrimination, Chruch -State separation, Cybersecurity, Internet Freedom Act of 2011, OFCCP anti-discrimination in employment, Surveillance, national security, privacy Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Health care abortion coverage, Group Health Plans, Coverage of Preventive Services ACA, Electronic medical records, Health Care Exchanges, Comments on Preventive Services, Religious Exception to Contraception Coverage, Church-State Separation/Religious Freedom/Contraception Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011, Prosecution in Article III courts Department of Justice- Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Information Sharing, CERD Implementation, Human Rights, Racial Justice, Cybersecurity, DREAM Act, ERPA, First Amendment, Privacy, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers,Racial Profiling Guidance, ECPA reform, Florida Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, FMLA, FOIA Comments, Medical Marijuana, Puerto Rico, Habeas Procedures, Indigent Defense, Lenahan v. U.S., JLWOP, Crack Cocaine Cases, Patriot, PREA Commission Standards, PCLOB, Racial Mapping, Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act, JJDPA, The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act, LGBT Discrimination, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, Secure Communities, AG Guidelines and DIOG updates, Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011, Prosecution in Article III Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, OFCCP data tool, Enforcement of goals in construction for women and minorities, Employment Discrimination, Federal Contracting, OFCCP anti-discrimination in employment, Discrimination Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: REO and Fair Housing Department of Energy - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: CIR, SARs, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Controlled Unclassified Information, Cybersecurity, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, PCLOB, Use of datamining technologies, Watch Lists, Due process, Haiti Deportation Issues, S-Comm, LGBT detention, HIV/AIDS, Discrimination, NSEERS, DREAM Act Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity, privacy, online behavioral advertising, ECPA Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Dept of Ed guidance, GSA rules, civil rights, ESEA ,Racial Justice, PICS (Parents Involved in Community Schools), FERPA Privacy Regulations, privacy, Single sex education Department of Treasury - Issues Lobbied: Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, Womens Rights/Violence Against Women, Material support for terrorism, First Amendment, Due Process State Department - Issues Lobbied: IACHR, Jessica Lenahan v. U.S., Womens Rights/Violence Against Women, VAWA National Archives - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Criminal background checks for employment purposesm, Employment Discrimination, Racial Justice FBI - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers, FOIA, Radicalization, S-Comm, religious freedom, racial profiling National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy; FCC - Issues Lobbied: Broadband Access, Net Neutrality, USF, Open Internet Rule U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing, Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Same Sex Partner Insurable Interest, LGBT, Relationships, USAID - Issues Lobbied: Church Construction Support, Abstinence-only grantees OMB - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government; Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, DiscriminationOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: JJDPA; ICE - Issues Lobbied: detention facilities, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, S-Comm, Worksite enforcement raids, Prosecutorial discretion, "HALT Act"; FTC - Issues Lobbied: Privacy issues; GAO - Issues Lobbied: S-Comm; US Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice,LGBT, Human Rights Office of Justice Programs - Issues Lobbied: Fair sentencing Clarification Act
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 692 (Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (ELAW Act); HR 483 (Triple E-VICT Act); S. 332 (Strengthening our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act); H.R. 1196 (LEAVE Act); HR 100 (CLEAR Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 399(STAPLE Act); H.R. 1842/S.952 (DREAM Act); H.R.2000 (SAVE Act); H.R. 2164/H.R. 2885 (Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764; H.R. 2895 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 2847 (American Specialty Agriculture Act); H.R. 2497 (HALT Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
Lautenberg Amendment on Refugee Adjudications Appropriations SSI for Elderly and Disabled Refugees (S.618, HR2763) Refugee Funding (ORR and MRA) HALT Act (HR2497) DREAM Act (S.952) e-Verify (HR1932) HELP for Separated Children Act (HR2607, S.1399) Liberian DED Legal Workforce Act (HR2885) American Specialty Agriculture Act (HR2847) Immigration Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1842, S.952 "Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act" H.R. 140/S. 723, the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 H.R. 704, the SAFE for America Act of 2011 H.R. 1537/S. 821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 S.J. Res. 2, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship. H.R.1537, S.821, the Uniting American Families Act of 2011 H.R.1796, the Reuniting Families Act H.R.1932, the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act"
Client expense: $202,246 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1842, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act H.R. 1922, To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes H.R. 1932, Keep Our Communities Safe Act H.R. 2017, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497, Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act H.R. 2608, Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act (Not yet introduced) Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act SENATE H.R. 2017, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes H.R. 2608, Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act S. 1380, Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
See attached. H.R.704 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA) - SAFE for America Act (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.) H.R.800 Rep. Carter, John R. (R-TX) - Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 (Provisions that would amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-Verify Program (Program) permanent and mandatory.) H.R.1473 Rep. Rogers, Harold (R-KY) - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Provisions that would: 1. decrease appropriations for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), including for processing applications for asylum and refugee status and for the E-Verify Program. 2. Increase appropriations to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for salaries and expenses, but decreases funding for automation modernization and eliminates appropriations for construction. 3. Decrease appropriations for the National Protection and Programs Directorate for management and administration, infrastructure protection and information security, and United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT). H.R. 1505 Rep. Bishop, Rob (R-UT) National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (Provisions that would prevent the Departments of Interior and Agriculture from impeding or restricting activities of the Border Patrol on federal lands undertaken to achieve operational control of the border.) H.R. 1741 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Secure Visas Act (Provisions that would amend the Homeland Security Act to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary), except for the Secretary of State's authority with respect to diplomatic- and international organization-related visas, exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer and enforce the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and all other immigration or nationality laws relating to U.S. consular officer visa functions.) H.R.1822 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana (R-CA) - No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal Aliens Act of 2011 (Provisions to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for appropriate procedures under such title for verification of citizenship status.) H.R.1842 Rep. Berman Howard (D-CA) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 (DREAM ACT) (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.) H.R.1932 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain indefinitely, subject to six-month review, an alien under orders of removal who cannot be removed, if: (1) the alien will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future; (2) the alien would have been removed but for the alien's refusal to cooperate with the Secretary's identification and removal efforts; (3) the alien has a highly contagious disease that poses a public safety threat; (4) release would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences; (5) release would threaten national security; (6) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of either one or more aggravated felonies or crimes of violence and, because of a mental or personality condition, is likely to engage in future acts of violence; or (7) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies.) H.R.1933 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas. (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas to: (1) permit a one-time three-year extension of admission, and (2) reduce the maximum number of such visas per fiscal year to 300.) H.R.2017 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. (R-AL) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 (Provisions that would (1) make appropriations for FY2012 for: United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction and facilities management; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including for reimbursement of other agencies for costs associated with the repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States, prioritizing the identification and removal of aliens convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime, and automation modernization. (2) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act: (1) in contravention of a provision of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 restricting any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual; (2) to parole an alien into the United States, or to grant deferred action of a final order of removal, for any reason other than on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.) H.R.2164 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that would amend the current employment eligibility verification process all employers must use to ensure their workers are legal. (INA 274A; 8 U.S.C. 1324a) The bill maintains the existing framework for the employment eligibility verification process (including the I-9), but also makes important changes, such as mandating E-Verify and increasing penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to use E-Verify. H.R.2164 also preempts states from imposing civil or criminal penalties on employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to use E-Verify. The bill does permit states to exercise their licensing authority to penalize employers for failure to use E-Verify.) H.R.2497 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - HALT Act, Hinder the Administrations Legalization Temptation Act (Provisions that would suspend the Obama Administrations ability to grant administrative amnesty to illegal aliens.) H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions that creates a new guest worker program to import agricultural workers. The bill seeks to replace the existing H-2A visa program, an agricultural guest worker program created in 1986 as part of under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). H.R.2885 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (Eliminates the current paper-based I-9 system.) H.R.2895 Rep. Lungren, Dan (R-CA) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that would create a large new agricultural guest worker program in addition to existing guest worker programs, also would create a new W visa program to admit foreign agricultural labor as an alternative to both the current H-2A guest worker program. ) S.723 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes only if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.) S.952 Sen. Durbin, Richard (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 (DREAM ACT) (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.) S.1196 Sen. Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (Provisions that would make E-Verify program permanent and amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996 to change the programs name from a pilot program to E-Verify.) S.1380 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - HALT Act, Hinder the Administrations Legalization Temptation Act (Provisions that suspends until January 21, 2013, the Attorney Generals (DOJ) authority regarding: (1) waiver of inadmissibility of aliens unlawfully present in the United States; (2) cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain non-permanent residents; (3) parole authority, except for parole entries for humanitarian, law enforcement, or security purposes; and (4) designation of a country for temporary protected status.
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
2012 DHS Appropriations; Keep Our Communities Safe Act (H.R. 1932); Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2164, H.R. 2885); Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation (HALT) Act (H.R. 2497); Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America (IDEA) Act; Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012)
Client expense: $10,067 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
Support for comprehensive immigration reform; DREAM Act (S.952/H.R.1842); Oppose Mandatory E-Verify Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2164); Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (S. 1196); Support Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act/Lautenberg Amendment (H.R. 2981); Support reintroduction of Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act (AgJOBS); Support for Support for HELP Separated Children Act of 2011(H.R. 2607/S.1399); Oppose HALT Act (H.R.2497); Oppose Keep Our Communities Safe Act (H.R.1932); Oppose American Specialty Agriculture Act (H.R. 2847)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 692(Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (ELAW Act); HR 483 (Triple E-VICT Act); S. 332 (Strengthening our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act); H.R. 1196 (LEAVE Act); HR 100 (CLEAR Act); S. 1258 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); H.R. 399(STAPLE Act); H.R. 1842/S.952 (DREAM Act); H.R.2000 (SAVE Act); H.R. 2164/H.R. 2885 (Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764; H.R. 2895 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 2847 (American Specialty Agriculture Act); H.R. 2497 (HALT Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1932: Keep Our Communities Sage Act of 2011 H.R. 2164 Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2497: HALT Act H.R. 2847: American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2895: Legal Agrucultural Workforce Act H.R. 3017: Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act of 2011 S. 1196: Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1505: National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act H.R.1842 : Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 H.R.1741 : Secure Visas Act H.R.1932 : Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 H.R.2164 : Legal Workforce Act H.R.2497 : HALT Act H.R.704 : SAFE for America Act H.R.2552 : Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011 HR 2017 : FY 2012 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security H.R.1299 : Secure Border Act of 2011 FY2012 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science and Other Agencies The HELP Act (not yet introduced-Rep. Woolsey) S.952 : Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 S.1202 : Refugee Protection Act of 2011 S.1258 : Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 FY12 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security FY12 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science and Other Agencies
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
S. 952-DREAM Act H.R. 1842-DREAM Act H.R. 2164-Legal Workforce Act S. 1196-Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1932-Keep Our Communities Safe Act S. 1258-Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act H.R. 2497-Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
| Republican |
| VA |
| Brian P. Bilbray | Republican | CA |
| C. W. Bill Young | Republican | FL |
| Cliff Stearns | Republican | FL |
| Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | CA |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| David Schweikert | Republican | AZ |
| Dennis A. Ross | Republican | FL |
| Diane Black | Republican | TN |
| Donald A. Manzullo | Republican | IL |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | CA |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Elton Gallegly | Republican | CA |
| Frank C. Guinta | Republican | NH |
| Gary G. Miller | Republican | CA |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jack Kingston | Republican | GA |
| Jeff Miller | Republican | FL |
| Joe Walsh | Republican | IL |
| John Campbell | Republican | CA |
| John J. Duncan, Jr. | Republican | TN |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| John L. Mica | Republican | FL |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX |
| John Sullivan | Republican | OK |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Kevin Brady | Republican | TX |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mo Brooks | Republican | AL |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Paul C. Broun | Republican | GA |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Peter J. Roskam | Republican | IL |
| Randy Neugebauer | Republican | TX |
| Richard B. Nugent | Republican | FL |
| Rob Woodall | Republican | GA |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Sam Graves | Republican | MO |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Steve King | Republican | IA |
| Steve Womack | Republican | AR |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Tim Griffin | Republican | AR |
| Tim Huelskamp | Republican | KS |
| Tim Murphy | Republican | PA |
| Trent Franks | Republican | AZ |
| Vern Buchanan | Republican | FL |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
| W. Todd Akin | Republican | MO |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $328,218 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office