To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.

Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S 559 Securing America's Future with Energy & Sustainable Technologies; HR 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act; S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011, S 1321 Practical Energy Plan of 2011; S 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act. Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. This issue arose in: HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See attached. H.R.398 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes. (Provisions that states that: (1) at the petitioners option the petition may be filed during such active-duty service at any time after commencement of the 90-day petition period and, (2) the tolling of the 90-day interview period shall not be construed to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from waiving the interview requirement.) 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.1956 Rep. Johnson, Sam (R-TX) Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act (Provisions that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers to provide their social security number on their tax return in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.) 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.3012 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions that would not increase the over-all number of green cards issued, but rather reduce restrictions on per-country quotas in an attempt to reduce the backlog of applications from certain countries. Also, provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas.) H.R.3444 Rep. Kingston, Jack (R-GA) Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide valid identification on their tax returns in addition to the names and identification numbers of each qualifying child.) H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations tax laws by barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.) S.1746 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act (Provisions that would make it easier for foreign nationals to enter and stay in the United States, also proposed several changes to the B-visa (visitor visa) program as well as the (visa waiver program.) S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prohibit federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) S.577 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide valid identification on their tax returns in addition to the names and identification numbers of each qualifying child.)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S 559 Securing America's Future with Energy & Sustainable Technologies; HR 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act; S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011, S 1321 Practical Energy Plan of 2011. Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. This issue arose in: HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE