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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
H.R. 399, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; H.R. 43, reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act eliminates diversity visa program; S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards and employment eligibility verification; per-country visa limitations for highly-skilled foreign-born; H.R. 2161, IDEA Act; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act regarding E-Verify Program. 0-1 Visa - expedite of Visa for critical hire. H.R. 3146 - American Innovation and Education Act. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act; USCIS regarding concerns with adjudications process of employement-based visas; L-1 Visa classification and departmental policy regarding specialized knowledge. S. 3192: Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012 or the SMART Jobs Act; H.R. 5893/S. 3217: Startup Act 2.0 - Amends the INA for STEM fields; S. 3185: Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century Act of 2012. H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act of 2012; S. 3553, the Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes (BRAINS) Act of 2012.
Client expense: $1,805,845 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; H.R.100, CLEAR Act of 2011; H.R.140, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011; H.R.152, National Guard Border Enforcement Act; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; H.R.310, SEAT Act of 2011; H.R.483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R.691, Fairness in Lending Act of 2011; H.R.692, Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011; H.R.695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704, SAFE for America Act; H.R.787, No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R.800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011; H.R.1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196, LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274, Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011; H.R.218, People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011; issues related to immigration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
H.R. 399, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; H.R. 43, reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act eliminates diversity visa program; S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards and employment eligibility verification; per-country visa limitations for highly-skilled foreign-born; H.R. 2161, IDEA Act; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act regarding E-Verify Program. 0-1 Visa - expedite of Visa for critical hire. H.R. 3146 - American Innovation and Education Act. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act; USCIS regarding concerns with adjudications process of employement-based visas; L-1 Visa classification and departmental policy regarding specialized knowledge. S. 3192: Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012 or the SMART Jobs Act; H.R. 5893/S. 3217: Startup Act 2.0 - Amends the INA for STEM fields; S. 3185: Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century Act of 2012. H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act of 2012; S. 3553, the Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes (BRAINS) Act of 2012.
Client expense: $1,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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
2012 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R.98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; H.R.100, CLEAR Act of 2011; H.R.140, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011; H.R.152, National Guard Border Enforcement Act; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; H.R.310, SEAT Act of 2011; H.R.483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R.691, Fairness in Lending Act of 2011; H.R.692, Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011; H.R.695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704, SAFE for America Act; H.R.787, No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R.800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011; H.R.1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196, LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274, Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011; H.R.218, People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011; issues related to immigration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
H.R. 399, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; H.R. 43, reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act eliminates diversity visa program; S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards and employment eligibility verification; per-country visa limitations for highly-skilled foreign-born; H.R. 2161, IDEA Act; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act regarding E-Verify Program. 0-1 Visa - expedite of Visa for critical hire. H.R. 3146 - American Innovation and Education Act. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act; USCIS regarding concerns with adjudications process of employment-based visas; L-1 Visa classification and departmental policy regarding specialized knowledge. S. 3192: Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012 or the SMART Jobs Act; H.R. 5893/S. 3217: Startup Act 2.0 - Amends the INA for STEM fields; S. 3185: Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century Act of 2012.
Client expense: $2,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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.98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; H.R.100, CLEAR Act of 2011; H.R.140, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011; H.R.152, National Guard Border Enforcement Act; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; H.R.310, SEAT Act of 2011; H.R.483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R.691, Fairness in Lending Act of 2011; H.R.692, Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011; H.R.695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704, SAFE for America Act; H.R.787, No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R.800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011; H.R.1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196, LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274, Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011; H.R.218, People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011; issues related to immigration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
2012 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 43, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To Require Federal Contractors to Participate in the E-Verify Program for Employment Eligibility Verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959 , Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114 / S. 565, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120 , International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134 , Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R.1459, Scott Gardner Act H.R. 1720 / S. 852, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 2055, FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act of 2011 H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847, American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2895, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for other purposes H.R. 2972, Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act H.R. 3012 / S.1983, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3119, Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3146, American Innovation and Education Act of 2011 H.R.3162 - To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3232, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 3341, VISIT USA Act H.R. 3476 / S. 1866, AGREE Act H.R. 3686, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3718, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3808, Scott Gardner Act H.R. 3855, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 3992, E-2 nonimmigrant visas for Israeli nationals H.R. 4159 / S. 2167, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 H.J. RES. 104, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States S. 497 , Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565 , StartUP Visa Act of 2011 S. 638 , SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639 , SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642 , To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 952 , DREAM Act of 2011 S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 S. 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act S.1697, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 1746, VISIT USA Act S. 1857, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 S. 1983, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Schumer version) S. 1986, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Visa Act of 2011 S. 2005, E-3 Irish Nationals S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act S. 2233, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act (JOLT Act) S.J. RES. 38, A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment Various issues relating to potential immigration legislation regarding the H1-B Visa Program; potential immigration legislation regarding the H2-B Visa Program; high skilled immigration reform relating to H-1B and L-1B workers and employer sponsored permanent residents; general immigration reform; E-Verify expansion; the H-2B category; the L-1B visa category; employment-based immigration issues; technical and procedural errors in I-9 employment certification system; the need for data to inform employment based immigration decisions
H.R. 399, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; H.R. 43, reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act eliminates diversity visa program; S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Specific Lobbying Issues: Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards and employment eligibility verification; per-country visa limitations for highly-skilled foreign-born; H.R. 2161, IDEA Act; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act regarding E-Verify Program. 0-1 Visa - expedite of Visa for critical hire. H.R. 3146 - American Innovation and Education Act. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act; USCIS regarding concerns with adjudications process of employement-based visas; L-1 Visa classification and departmental policy regarding specialized knowledge.
Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 43, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To Require Federal Contractors to Participate in the E-Verify Program for Employment Eligibility Verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959 , Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114 / S. 565, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120 , International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134 , Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R.1459, Scott Gardner Act H.R. 1720 / S. 852, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 2055, FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act of 2011 H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847, American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2895, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for other purposes H.R. 2972, Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act H.R. 3012 / S.1983, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3119, Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3146, American Innovation and Education Act of 2011 H.R.3162 - To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3232, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 3341, VISIT USA Act H.R. 3476 / S. 1866, AGREE Act H.R. 3686, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3718, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3808, Scott Gardner Act H.R. 3855, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 3992, E-2 nonimmigrant visas for Israeli nationals H.R. 4159 / S. 2167, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 H.J. RES. 104, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States S. 497 , Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565 , StartUP Visa Act of 2011 S. 638 , SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639 , SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642 , To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 952 , DREAM Act of 2011 S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 S. 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act S.1697, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 1746, VISIT USA Act S. 1857, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 S. 1983, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Schumer version) S. 1986, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Visa Act of 2011 S. 2005, E-3 Irish Nationals S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act S. 2233, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act (JOLT Act) S.J. RES. 38, A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment Various issues relating to potential immigration legislation regarding the H1-B Visa Program; potential immigration legislation regarding the H2-B Visa Program; high skilled immigration reform relating to H-1B and L-1B workers and employer sponsored permanent residents; general immigration reform; E-Verify expansion; the H-2B category; the L-1B visa category; employment-based immigration issues; technical and procedural errors in I-9 employment certification system; the need for data to inform employment based immigration decisions
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
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
2012 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; H.R.100, CLEAR Act of 2011; H.R.140, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011; H.R.152, National Guard Border Enforcement Act; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; H.R.310, SEAT Act of 2011; H.R.483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R.691, Fairness in Lending Act of 2011; H.R.692, Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011; H.R.695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704, SAFE for America Act; H.R.787, No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R.800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011; H.R.1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196, LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274, Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011; H.R.218, People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011; issues related to immigration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
1. High skilled immigration - No bill. 2. The STAPLE Act of 2011 - H.R. 399. 3. IDEA Act of 2011 - H.R. 2161. 4. Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act - H.R. 3012. 5. Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act - H.R. 704.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
1. High skilled immigration - No bill. 2. The STAPLE Act of 2011 - H.R. 399. 3. IDEA Act of 2011 - H.R. 2161. 4. Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act - H.R. 3012. 5. Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act - H.R. 704.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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
H.R. 43, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To Require Federal Contractors to Participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Securing a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2161, IDEA Act of 2011 H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847, American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2895, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for other purposes H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3119, Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3146, American Innovation and Education Act of 2011 H.R. 3162, To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3232, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 3341, VISIT USA Act H.R. 3671, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 3718, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 1114 / S. 565, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1720 / S. 852, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 3012 / S. 1857, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H.R. 3070 / S. 1599, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 S. 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act S. 1746, VISIT USA Act S. 1747, Computer Professional Update (CPU) Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 Potential immigration legislation regarding the H1-B Visa Program Potential immigration legislation regarding the H2-B Visa Program Regulatory Comments: RIN 1205-AB61 Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Final Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 3452 E-Verify Self Check Program (OMB-59) USCIS Information Collection, 75 Fed. Reg. 7789 (Notice of Information Collection, Comments Requested from the Public) RIN 1205-AB58 Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens, 76 Fed. Reg. 15130 Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-lB Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations, 76 Fed. Reg. 1186, Docket No.: USCIS-2008-0014 Various issues relating to L-1B visa category; employment-based immigration issues; technical and procedural errors in I-9 employment verification system; immigration reform generally and high skilled immigration reform relating to H-1B workers and employer sponsored permanent residents specifically; E-Verify expansion; H-2B category; Americas employment-based visa system; need for data to inform employment based immigration decisions
H.R. 399, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; H.R. 43, reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act eliminates diversity visa program; S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Specific Lobbying Issues: Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards and employment eligibility verification; per-country visa limitations for highly-skilled foreign-born; H.R. 2161, IDEA Act; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act regarding E-Verify Program. 0-1 Visa - expedite of Visa for critical hire. H.R. 3146 - American Innovation and Education Act. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), 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 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; H.R.100, CLEAR Act of 2011; H.R.140, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011; H.R.152, National Guard Border Enforcement Act; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; H.R.310, SEAT Act of 2011; H.R.483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R.691, Fairness in Lending Act of 2011; H.R.692, Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011; H.R.695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704, SAFE for America Act; H.R.787, No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R.800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011; H.R.1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196, LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274, Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011; H.R.218, People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011; issues related to immigration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
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.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
H.R. 399, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; H.R. 43, reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act eliminates diversity visa program; S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Specific Lobbying Issues: Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards and employment eligibility verification; per-country visa limitations for highly-skilled foreign-born; H.R. 2161, IDEA Act; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act regarding E-Verify Program. 0-1 Visa - expedite of Visa for critical hire. H.R. 3146 - American Innovation and Education Act. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
1. High skilled immigration - No bill. 2. The STAPLE Act of 2011 - H.R. 399. 3. IDEA Act of 2011 - H.R. 2161. 4. Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act - H.R. 3012. 5. Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act - H.R. 704.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 43, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R. 1720, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act of 2011 H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847, American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 852, H-2A Improvement Act S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H1-B Visa Program Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H2-B Visa Program Regulatory Comments: RIN 1205-AB61 Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Final Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 3452 E-Verify Self Check Program (OMB-59) USCIS Information Collection, 75 Fed. Reg. 7789 (Notice of Information Collection, Comments Requested from the Public) RIN 1205-AB58 Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens, 76 Fed. Reg. 15130 Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-lB Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations, 76 Fed. Reg. 1186, Docket No.: USCIS-2008-0014 Various issues relating to immigration reform; mandatory E-verify (specific legislation not yet introduced); immigration reform generally and high skilled immigration reform relating to H-1B workers and employer sponsored permanent residents specifically; E-Verify expansion; H-2B category; L-1B visa category; employment-based immigration issues; technical and procedural errors in I-9 employment verification system Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
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
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.98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; H.R.100, CLEAR Act of 2011; H.R.140, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011; H.R.152, National Guard Border Enforcement Act; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; H.R.310, SEAT Act of 2011; H.R.483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R.691, Fairness in Lending Act of 2011; H.R.692, Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011; H.R.695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704, SAFE for America Act; H.R.787, No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R.800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011; H.R.1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196, LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274, Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011; H.R.218, People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011; issues related to immigration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
2011 · 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.2164, the Legal Workforce Act
Client expense: $269,728 · 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 · 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
H.R. 399, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; H.R. 43, reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act eliminates diversity visa program; S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Specific Lobbying Issues: Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards and employment eligibility verification; per-country visa limitations for highly-skilled foreign-born; H.R. 2161, IDEA Act; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act regarding E-Verify Program. 0-1 Visa - expedite of Visa for critical hire.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 43, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To require federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 399, Stopping Trained-In-America PhDs From Leaving the Economy Act of 2011 H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting a Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 704, Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2011 H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 Regulatory Comments: -RIN 1205-AB61 Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Final Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 3452 -E-Verify Self Check Program (OMB-59) USCIS Information Collection ,75 Fed. Reg. 7789 (Notice of Information Collection, Comments Requested from the Public) -RIN 1205-AB58 Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens, 76 Fed. Reg. 15130 -Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-lB Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations, 76 Fed. Reg. 1186, Docket No.: USCIS-2008-0014 Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H1-B Visa Program Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H2-B Visa Program Various issues relating to immigration reform (specific legislation not yet introduced); efforts to address high skilled immigration, low skilled immigration, travel and tourism, enforcement including worksite enforcement
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 692(Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140(Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (E-LAW 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(Legal Workforce Act); S. 1196 (Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act); S. 169/H.R. 1764
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R.98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; H.R.100, CLEAR Act of 2011; H.R.140, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011; H.R.152, National Guard Border Enforcement Act; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; H.R.310, SEAT Act of 2011; H.R.483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R.691, Fairness in Lending Act of 2011; H.R.692, Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011; H.R.695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704, SAFE for America Act; H.R.787, No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R.800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011; H.R.1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196, LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274, Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011; H.R.218, People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011; issues related to immigration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
2011 · second_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. 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.) 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.)
H.R. 397, STAPLE Act; H.R. 282, E-Verify for Federal Contracts; HR 43 Reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees. H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act; eliminates diversity visa program. S. 565, H.R. 1114, Start-up Visa Act 2011; Specific Lobbying Issues: Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards; and employment eligibility verification.
Client expense: $1,451,007 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Immigration
"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.
Client expense: $158,216 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Immigration
Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R. 140), Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 (H.R. 1), Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2011 (H.R. 399), Keeping Families Together Act of 2011 (H.R. 713), Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act (S. 642), Haitian Emergency Life Protection (HELP) Act of 2011 (S. 480), StartUp Visa Act of 2011 (S. 565/H.R. 1114) CLEAR Act of 2011 (H.R. 100), H.R. 282, S. 226, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act (H.R.483), Nuclear Family Priority Act (H.R. 692), E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 (H.R.693), Security and Fairness Enhancement (SAFE) for America Act (H.R. 704), Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 (H.R. 800).
Client expense: $10,660 · 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, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.98 Secure SS cards; R.100 Clear Act; H.R.140 End Birthright Citizenship; H.R.152 Border Security; H.R.280 Secure the Capitol Act; H.R.282 E-Verify Federal Contractors; H.R.310 Anti-DREAM Act; H.R.483 Mandatory E-Verify; H.R.691 Fairness in Lending Act; H.R.692 Nuclear Family Priority Act; H.R.693 Mandatory E-Verify; H.R.695 Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011; H.R.704 SAFE Act; H.R.787 No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act; H.R.800 Mandatory E-Verify; H.R.1091Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act; H.R.1134 Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R.1196 LEAVE Act (includes CLEAR Act, end birthright citizenship, mandatory E-Verify, and border security legislation); H.R.1274 Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act; H.R.218 DREAM Act amnesty legislation; H.R.399 STAPLE Act (high tech visas); H.R.1293 Liberian Amnesty
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 692(Nuclear Family Priority Act); HR 704 (Safe for America Act); HR 140/S. 273 (Birthright Citizenship Act); HR 800 (E-LAW 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)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Immigration
Legislation we are supporting: HR43 - eliminate diversity visas; HR45 - Criminal alien Accountable Act; HR89 - American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act; HR98 - Illegal Immigration Enforvement and Social Security Protection Act; HR100 - CLEAR Act; HR102 - Photo Identification Security Act; HR140 - Birthright Citizenship Act; HR152 - Natl Guard Border Enforcement Act; HR282 - requires federal contractors to use E-Verify; HR310 SEAT Act HR483 - Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and illegal Immigration Control Act - DeFazio HR692 - Nuclear family Priority Act - Gingry; HR693 - E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Gingry; HR691 - Fairmness in Lending Act of 2011 - Gingry; HR 704 - SAFE for America Act - Goodlatte; HR1134 - Enforce the law for Sanctuary Cities Act- Hunter; HR1156 - Accountability iin Immigration Repatration Act - Dent HR1164 - National language Act of 2011 - King, Peter; HR1196 - LEAVE Act - Miller, Gary HR1270 - to designate Mexican drug cartels as a foreign terrorist organization - McCaul, Michael HR1459 - to amend the Immigration Act with respect to drunk driving illegal aliens - Myrick H.Con.Res29 - supporting state and local efforts against illegal immigration - Poe; S86 - close teh credit card loophole for illegal aliens and terrorists - Vitter S126 - reduce aid to Mexico as long as they encourage illegal migration for their own purposes S226 - revocation of an alien visa is not subject to judicial review - Vitter S723 - Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 - Vitter
Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| TX |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Brian P. Bilbray | Republican | CA |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| Dennis A. Ross | Republican | FL |
| Doug Lamborn | Republican | CO |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Elton Gallegly | Republican | CA |
| Frank R. Wolf | Republican | VA |
| Gary G. Miller | Republican | CA |
| Heath Shuler | Democratic | NC |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX |
| John Sullivan | Republican | OK |
| K. Michael Conaway | Republican | TX |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Mick Mulvaney | Republican | SC |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mo Brooks | Republican | AL |
| Nan A. S. Hayworth | Republican | NY |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Richard B. Nugent | Republican | FL |
| Robert Hurt | Republican | VA |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Sam Johnson | Republican | TX |
| Steve King | Republican | IA |
| Steven M. Palazzo | Republican | MS |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican | MI |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
| Wally Herger | Republican | CA |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $20,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $14,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $10,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $9,040,000 · 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), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S., SENATE