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2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
| Republican |
| NJ |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| David Schweikert | Republican | AZ |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | WI |
| George Holding | Republican | NC |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jack Kingston | Republican | GA |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| John Abney Culberson | Republican | TX |
| Joseph J. Heck | Republican | NV |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Mo Brooks | Republican | AL |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter T. King | Republican | NY |
| Ralph M. Hall | Republican | TX |
| Raúl R. Labrador | Republican | ID |
| Rob Bishop | Republican | UT |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Republican | NJ |
| Spencer Bachus | Republican | AL |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Trent Franks | Republican | AZ |
| Trey Gowdy | Republican | SC |
2015 · third_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)
Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 399 Secure Borders Act & HR 1772 Legal Workforce Act - Modifications are needed to assure agriculture producers will have access to the legal workforce needed to grow and harvest a domestically produced supply of food and fiber.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 399 Secure Borders Act & HR 1772 Legal Workforce Act - Modifications are needed to assure agriculture producers will have access to the legal workforce needed to grow and harvest a domestically produced supply of food and fiber.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Immigration
E-verify legislative proposals S. 744 comprehensive immigration reform legislation. H.R. 1772 Legal Workforce Act - immigration enforcement legislation. H.R. 2131 SKILLS Visas Act. H.R. 1773 Agricultural Guest worker Act. H.R. 2278 Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 399 Secure Borders Act & HR 1772 Legal Workforce Act - Modifications are needed to assure agriculture producers will have access to the legal workforce needed to grow and harvest a domestically produced supply of food and fiber.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Immigration
Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify HR 1772
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act (Employment verification) H.R. 2131, The Skills Act (Skilled visas) HR.3344 and HR 4586 Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination (FORTE) Act of 2013 (Enhanced reporting requirements for third-party recruiters.)
Client expense: $556,357 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act (Employment verification) H.R. 2131, The Skills Act (Skilled visas)
Client expense: $578,005 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act (Employment verification.) H.R. 2131, The Skills Act (Skilled visas.) Changes to the employment verification process - DHS Changes to the H-1 B Visa process - DOL
Client expense: $351,151 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to employment of foreign nationals including: employment-based immigration, non-immigrant visas, and employment verification. U.S. Senate, The Immigration Innovation Act (S. 169) - for high skilled employment based immigration U.S House, The SKILLS Visa Act (H.R. 2131) - for high skilled employment based immigration; The Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) - for an electronic employment eligibility verification system White House, Domestic Policy Council & involved agencies (OMB, NEC, DHS, DOJ, USDA, DOC, DOL and DOE), Presidents Immigration Executive Action November 2014 - to provide policies supporting U.S. High-Skilled Business and Workers and Visa Modernization
Client expense: $87,386 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to employment of foreign nationals including: employment-based immigration, non-immigrant visas, and employment verification. U.S. House of Representatives: -H.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act of 2013 - a high-skilled employment-based bill concerning issues of employment-based green cards, students, H-1B/L-1 visas and other immigration requirements. -H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013 - a bill mandating the use of E-Verify and other interior enforcement requirements, worksite enforcement. -H.R. 3344/H.R. 4586, the FORTE Act of 2013 - issues related to regulating overseas recruitment of foreign nationals. U.S. Senate: discussion of unlikely but potential informal immigration conference with Senator Schumer's staff, Chair of Senate Judiciary Immigration subcommittee Department of Homeland Security: Beyond the Border Action Plan issues related to a Trusted Employer program and facilitation of business travel on the Northern Border White House, Domestic Policy Council: discussions on administrative reform on immigration including issues of the green card backlog and modernizing our employment verification system.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $131,315
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to employment of foreign nationals including: employment-based immigration, non-immigrant visas, and employment verification. U.S. House of Representatives: -H.R. 3344, the FORTE Act of 2013 - issues related to U.S. employers registering with the Department of Labor before recruiting workers that reside abroad. -H.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act of 2013 - a high-skilled employment-based bill concerning issues of employment-based green cards, students, H-1B/L-1 visas and other immigration requirements -H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013 - a bill mandating the use of E-Verify and other interior enforcement requirements, worksite enforcement. Department of Homeland Security: -DHS Policy Office: the Trusted Employer Pilot Program - discussions as part of the Beyond the Border Action Plan with the U.S. and Canada.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $105,552
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1772 - Legal Workforce Act (Employment verification.) H.R. 2131 - The Skills Act (Skilled visas.) Changes to the employment verification process - DHS / White House Changes to the H-1 B Visa process - DOL / White House
Client expense: $413,962 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1417, the Border Security Results Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, the Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 2278, the SAFE Act H.R.717, Reuniting Families Act H.R.519/S.296, Uniting American Families Act S.744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
Client expense: $240,567 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Legal Workforce Act; Ag Act [S.744][H.R.1772][H.R.1773]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Foreign Student Issues, including SEVIS/SEVP Foreign Student Tracking System, DREAM Act, H-1B and Green Card Reform, Visa Policy and Processing, U.S. Competitiveness, the Exchange Visitor Program, and OPT; S. 744- The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R. 2131- The SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 1772- The Legal Workforce Act H.R. 15- Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1943/H.R. 3921- Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act
Client expense: $36,965 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.J.Res. 130 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act -NSBA supports . H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act -NSBA supports sections of the bill. H.R. 25 - Fair Tax Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 375 - Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - NSBA supports. H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 701 - Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 -NSBA supports. H.R. 763 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1002 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1072 - Freedom from Government Competition Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1120 - Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 - Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1219 - Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013-NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 - Small Business Paperwork Relief Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1422 - EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1557 - Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 - The Legal Workforce Act -NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 - The Agricultural Guestworker Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1909 - Export Coordination Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 - TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 - State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2131 - The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 2263 - Export-Import Bank Termination Act -NSBA opposes. H.R. 2274 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2419 - Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2429 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2582 - PATENT Jobs Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 3522 - Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013-NSBA supports. H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 3830 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 3979 - 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -NSBA supports portions of the bill. H.R. 4012 - Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4093 - Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4429 -Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4438 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4453 - S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4454 - Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4457 - Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4464 - Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4795 - Promoting New Manufacturing Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 5034 - Stop the EPA Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 5154 - Open Government Technology Work to More Businesses Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 5184 - National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 5599 - Small Business Loan Simplification Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 5682 - Keystone XL Pipeline -NSBA supports. H.R. 5771 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014-NSBA supports. S. 63 - Made in America Manufacturing Act -NSBA supports. S. 196 - Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 289 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013-NSBA supports. S. 310 - Startup Act 3.0 -NSBA supports. S. 320 - Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 450 - Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 471 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 544 - Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act -NSBA supports. S. 718 - Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 749 - 15-Year Depreciation bill -NSBA supports. S. 761 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competiveness Act - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 807 - Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1102 - Export-Import Bank Termination Act -NSBA opposes. S.1179 - Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1183 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1342 - Small Business Investment Promotion Act -NSBA supports. S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1392 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1498 - Small Business Tax Fairness Act -NSBA supports. S. 1900 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. S. 1905 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act -NSBA supports. S. 2146 - Patent Fee Integrity Act -NSBA supports. S. 2153 - National Regulatory Fairness Act -NSBA supports. S. 2260 - Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act -NSBA supports. S. 2262 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act -NSBA supports. S. 2280 - Keystone XL Pipeline -NSBA supports. S. 2685 - USA FREEDOM Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. S. 2693 - Womens Small Business Ownership Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. S. 2709 - Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. NSBA urges lawmakers to support policies that make financing more accessible to small businesses. From ensuring small businesses are protected from deceptive credit card practices to funding and improving SBAs various lending programs. NSBA has tirelessly advocated on topics ranging from reducing the federal deficit to comprehensive tax reform and allowing the self-employed to fully deduct the cost of their health insurance. NSBA works on health care cost and quality issues, and actively push for medical liability reforms as well as pension reform. NSBA has led the charge against unfair and burdensome efforts by regulators and organized labor to stymie small businesses ability to grow and prosper. An outspoken opponent of mandatory E-Verify, NSBA also advocates against overreaching efforts to dictate the employer-employee relationship from myriad special interest groups. NSBA is a tireless advocate against unfair, unnecessary and disproportionately burdensome regulations. Leading efforts to bolster the SBA Office of Advocacy, NSBA has, for years, worked toward broad process improvements to simplify and streamline the federal regulatory process as well as the U.S. litigation system. NSBA embraces policies that promote entrepreneurial growth and environmental efficiency. NSBA has been outspoken on the need for fairness, transparency and reliability in the federal contracting. Small businesses infuse the federal marketplace with innovation, efficiency and quality, and ought to play a key role in providing goods and services to the federal government. NSBA provide critical and unique small-business perspective on key issues such as trade imbalances, international regulations and export finance programs such as those offered through the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive immigration reform S.744-Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R.459-STEM Visa Act of 2013; H.R.490-Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act; H.R.1417-Border Security Results Act of 2013; H.R.1772-Legal Workforce Act; H.R.1773-AG Act; H.R.2278-Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 1., to reform America's broken immigration system. S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. H.R. 1772, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system. H.R. 1773, to create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive immigration reform S.744-Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R.459-STEM Visa Act of 2013; H.R.490-Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act; H.R.1417-Border Security Results Act of 2013; H.R.1772-Legal Workforce Act; H.R.1773-AG Act; H.R.2278-Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive immigration reform S.744-Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R.459-STEM Visa Act of 2013; H.R.490-Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act; H.R.1417-Border Security Results Act of 2013; H.R.1772-Legal Workforce Act; H.R.1773-AG Act; H.R.2278-Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform, S. 744- Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, H.R. 2278- SAFE Act, H.R. 1773- AG Act, H.R. 1772-Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 2130- SKILLS Visa Act, H.R. 1417- Border Security Results Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions; Support comprehensive immigration reform, no specific legislation.Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013; S. 2218, Subnational Visa Waiver Program Act of 2014, support legislation.
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 399, Legislation concerning immigration status of students who acquire advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.HR 6429, To enable highly skilled doctoral and masters students to remain in US after graduation. Letter to the House Education and the Workforce Committee in support of H.R. 6429. Business Group Letter to the members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 6429. S. 169, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 1772, The Legal Workforce Act - 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. 2131, The SKILLS Visa Act - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enhance American competitiveness through the encouragement of high-skilled immigration, and for other purposes. S. 744, Letter to the Senate Regarding the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Letter to Congress regarding general support for a House immigration reform effort. Meeting with staff from the office of Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) as part of the inSpire STEM coalition calling for immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Meeting with staff from the office of Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) as part of the inSpire STEM coalition calling for immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Meeting with staff from the office of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) as part of the inSpire STEM coalition calling for immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Meeting with Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) calling for immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Meeting with Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) calling for immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Meeting with staff from the office of Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) calling for immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Meeting with staff from the office of Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) calling for immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Meeting with staff from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce providing an overview of the work HR Policy Association does and how it relates to the committee. Meeting with House Workforce Protections Subcommittee regarding the House oversight hearing focusing on the Department of Labors Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Meeting with Rep. Tim Walberg, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and staff regarding upcoming issues in the House of Representatives including immigration reform and the activities of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.Meeting with staff from the House Education and the Workforce and Judiciary Committees regarding H.R. 3344, the Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination (FORTE) Act along with other business community groups. Meeting with House Staff regarding H.R. 3344, the Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination (FORTE) Act along with other business community groups. Participant in multi-industry fly-in calling on the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $510,000
Government targets: Employment Standards Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744 Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 1772 AG Act, H.R. 1773
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Foreign Student Issues, including SEVIS/SEVP Foreign Student Tracking System, DREAM Act, H-1B and Green Card Reform, Visa Policy and Processing, U.S. Competitiveness, the Exchange Visitor Program, and OPT; S. 744- The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R. 2131- The SKILLS Visa Act;H.R. 1772- The Legal Workforce Act H.R. 15- Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modenization Act S. 1943/H.R. 3921- Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act
Client expense: $36,965 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Bills H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act - support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act - support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act - support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses - support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act - support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act -support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - support. H. Res. 728, a Resolution expressing support for designating November 29, 2014 as Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of small business contributions to the community and their value to the overall economy - support. Section 425 of H.R. 4745, and urge that this provision, which prohibits the Department of Transportation from moving forward with increases in the minimum level of financial responsibility for commercial property and passenger motor carriers, including private school bus operators and other private carriers - support. H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 5860, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act - support. H.R. 4453, the S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2854, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes - support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act - support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act - oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act - support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act - support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 - support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act - oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Comments EPA, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. December 1, 2014. OSHA, Comments on OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (79 Fed. Reg. 47605, August 14, 2014) October 14, 2014. EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 - Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act. October 15, 2014. Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 - Request for Extension of Comment Period. December 22, 2014. Other Issues Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA - proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA - proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers - proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA - proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA - enforcement DOT - Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act SBA Office of Advocacy: Group Letter on Regulatory Flexibility Act Noncompliance in Waters of the United States Rulemaking SEC: Letter regarding the Recommendation of the Investor Advisory Committee: Accredited Investor Definition
Client expense: $689,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Proposed Rule and Request for Comments regarding wage methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program, Labor: RIN 1205-AB61. Executive Order 13563 as it relates to RIN1205-AB69.Notice of Proposed Rule, "Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States (RIN 1205-AB58)." S.744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. H.R.1772 The Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 1354 Jobs Originating through Launching Travel Act (JOLT Act).
Client expense: $717,776 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 497, the America Works Act (workforce credentialing); H.R. 691, the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013 (human resource issues); H.R. 759, the Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act (human resource issues); H.R. 949, the Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 (Buy America rules); H.R. 980, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or the CARE Act; H.R. 1373, the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act (employment verification); H.R. 1796, the Troop Talent Act of 2013 (workforce development); H.R. 2918, the Coal Healthcare and Pensions Protection Act; H.R. 3095, to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes; H. Res. 512, resolution supporting the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day; S. 453, the America Works Act (workforce credentialing); S. 468, the Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or the CARE Act; S. 700, the Troop Talent Act of 2013 (workforce development); S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (employment verification and disaster recovery); S. 1416, the Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2013; S. 1537, to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 744; Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. H.R. 1772; The Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 2131; SKILLS Visa Act. H-1B visa issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 15/S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act. Immigration reform proposals.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H-2A Regulations; provisions relating to farmer cooperatives. E-Verify and other legislative reform relating to farmer cooperatives. Immigration reform proposals; provisions and regulations affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives.S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; provisions relating to farmer cooperatives. H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act; provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act; provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act Support the development of legislation to establish a new temporary visa program
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Lobbied in support of Comprehensive Immigration ReformH. R. 15 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: A bill to modernized the United States immigration system. H.R. 1772 - Legal Workforce Act: A bill that would mandate an electronic verification system requiring all U.S. employers to use the system within 2 years. H.R. 83 - The FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 5759 & S. 3015 - Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act: A bill that would prohibits the executive branch of the government from: exempting or deferring from removal, by executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of aliens considered under the immigration laws to be unlawfully present in the United States; treating such aliens as if they were lawfully present or had a lawful immigration status; or treating them other than as unauthorized aliens. H.R. 4961 & S. 2561 (Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act S. 169, Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Final Regulation on Exchange Visitor Program-General Provisions, including provisions relating to audit provisions and compliance cost (79 Fed. Reg. 60,293-60,317, October 6, 2014) (to be codified at 22 C.F.R. pt. 62) Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 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 Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform, S. 744- Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, H.R. 2278- SAFE Act, H.R. 1773- AG Act, H.R. 1772- Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 2130- SKILLS Visa Act, H.R. 1417- Border Security Results Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Appropriations rider on prevailing wage determinations for the H2-B Visa Wage Rule. Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744. Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 1772. Obama EO on Deferred Deportation Programs (Immigration Accountability Executive Action).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1772 - Legal Workforce Act (Employment verification.) H.R. 2131 - The Skills Act (Skilled visas.) Changes to the employment verification process - DHS / White House Changes to the H-1 B Visa process - DOL / White House
Client expense: $413,962 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 744 and all section of the bill dealing with agricultural guest worker programs; HR 1772 and all sections of the bill dealing with agricultural guest workers; HR 1773 and all sections of the bill dealing with agricultural guest worker programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 519/S.296, Uniting American Families Act -- support for all provision HR 140/S. 301, Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013 -- opposition to all provisions Support for HR 15, to modernize immigration system and create a pathway to citizenship, with safeguards against discrimination. Support for the goals of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as reflected in S. 744. Support for reauthorization of Lautenberg Amendment regarding refugee status for certain persecuted religious minorities, including Jews, Christians, and Bahais in FY 2015 continuing resolution. HR 1772 -- Legal Workforce Act - Opposition to all provisions Support for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Guidance on the 287 (g) program. Opposition to HR 2778, the SAFE Act. Support for HR 4240, Health, Equity, and Access Under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Support for emergency supplemental funding request by the Adminstration for FY 2014 to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors from Central America, as well as refugees fleeing persecution. Support for the President's executive action on immigration in Presidential Memorandum of November 21, 2014
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to employment of foreign nationals including: employment-based immigration, non-immigrant visas, and employment verification. U.S. Senate, The Immigration Innovation Act (S. 169) - for high skilled employment based immigration U.S House, The SKILLS Visa Act (H.R. 2131) - for high skilled employment based immigration; The Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) - for an electronic employment eligibility verification system White House, Domestic Policy Council & involved agencies (OMB, NEC, DHS, DOJ, USDA, DOC, DOL and DOE), Presidents Immigration Executive Action November 2014 - to provide policies supporting U.S. High-Skilled Business and Workers and Visa Modernization
Client expense: $87,386 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013; all provisions H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act; all provisions H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act; all provisions H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (SAFE) Act; all provisionsS. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; all provisions Issues relating to immigration reform
Client expense: $4,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 497, the America Works Act, (workforce credentialing); H.R. 949, the Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013, (Buy America rules); H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act, (employment verification); H.R. 1796, the Troop Talent Act of 2013, (workforce development); H.R. 3095, to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rule-making proceeding, and for other purposes; H. Res. 512, resolution supporting the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day; S. 453, the America Works Act, (workforce credentialing); S. 700, the Troop Talent Act of 2013, (workforce development); S. 1537, to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rule-making proceeding, and for other purposes; H.R. 4526, the 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014; H.R. 5529, the Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act of 2014; H. Res. 512, resolution supporting the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day; S. 2907, the 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014.
Client expense: $281,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to comprehensive immigration reform. Issues related to worker eligibility and visa programs; E-Verify Program, H2-B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, and proposals for new temporary worker program. S. 744 - The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (all provisions) H.R. 1772 - The Legal Workforce Act (all provisions) H.R. 1773 - The Agriculture Guest Worker Act (all provisions) H.R. 2131 - The SKILLS Visa Act (all provisions) H.R. 2278 - The Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (all provisions)
Client expense: $430,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)