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Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
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Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the border, including by increasing enforcement personnel. The bill provides funding for infrastructure, law enforcement, and border security, including funds for a border wall along the southern border. The bill provides for: (1) an Integrated Border Enforcement Team Program within DHS; (2) Tunnel Task Forces; (3) a pilot program on the use of electromagnetic spectrum to support border control operations; (4) a Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program; (5) construction of new border ports of entry; (6) a biometric exit data system at certain airports, seaports, and land ports of entry; (7) electronic passport screening and biometric matching; and (8) protections for children apprehended at the border from parental separation and for children in DHS custody. DHS may provide assistance to a foreign country to address migrant flows affecting the United States. DHS may provide six-year renewable contingent nonimmigrant status for certain aliens who were under the age of 16 when they first entered the United States. Adjustment to immigrant status is provided based on a point system. Children of long-term temporary foreign workers are also eligible for such status adjustment. DHS may designate certain groups as a criminal gang. Such individuals may not seek asylum, withholding of removal, or temporary protected status. Indemnification is provided for law enforcement entities sued for complying with DHS detainers. DHS detainer authority is revised. The bill creates a private right of action against a state or local jurisdiction that declines to honor a DHS detainer for a convicted illegal alien who then commits murder, rape, or sexual abuse of a minor. The bill eliminates: (1) the diversity visa program, (2) certain family-based visa categories, and (3) the per-country limit for employment-based immigrants. The per-country limit for family based-immigrants is increased. Asylum and visa screening provisions are revised.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Failed by recorded vote: 121 - 301 (Roll no. 297).
HouseFailed of passage/not agreed to in House: On passage Failed by recorded vote: 121 - 301 (Roll no. 297).
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 230 (Roll no. 296).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section to the bill prohibiting an officer or employee of the United States to detain and alien who entered the United States with the alien's child who is under 18 years old separately from the child for the purpose of deterring immigration, notwithstanding any other provision of law, judicial determination, concent decree, or settlement agreement.
Mr. Espaillat moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5766)
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2019 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3931, S.2582),provisions relating to aviation, maritime, border, and cyber security. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 (H.R. 6136) and Border Security for America Act of 2017 (H.R. 3548), provisions relating to border security technology.
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 4760 - Secure America First Act - amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A non-immigrant classification for parents of adult US citizens is created HR 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 -Immigration reforms related to border wall funding, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program HR 2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act - this was the vehicle used for debate for immigration reform related amendments in the Senate. The amendments focused on border security and a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program S 2344 - Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 - to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the US Elimination of per country immigration caps for green cards to reduce the backlog; Amendment to House Homeland Security Appropriations bill
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
FY20 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (Bills Pending), provisions relating to aviation, maritime, border, and cyber security. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 (H.R. 6136) and Border Security for America Act of 2017 (H.R. 3548), provisions relating to border security technology.
Client expense: $1,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 4760 - Secure America First Act - amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A non-immigrant classification for parents of adult US citizens is created HR 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 -Immigration reforms related to border wall funding, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program HR 2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act - this was the vehicle used for debate for immigration reform related amendments in the Senate. The amendments focused on border security and a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program S 2344 - Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 - to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the US Elimination of per country immigration caps for green cards to reduce the backlog; Amendment to House Homeland Security Appropriations bill
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
FY20 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (Bills Pending), provisions relating to aviation, maritime, border, and cyber security. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 (H.R. 6136) and Border Security for America Act of 2017 (H.R. 3548), provisions relating to border security technology.
Client expense: $733,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5765-5767)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, further consideration of H.R. 6136 is postponed until a time to be announced.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6136.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6136 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6136 under a closed rule.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 953. (consideration: CR H5450-5488; text: CR H5450-5451)
Rule H. Res. 953 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 953 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6136 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6136 under a closed rule.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, the Budget, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| June 19, 2018 |
| Armed Services Committee | House | Referred to | June 19, 2018 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred to | June 19, 2018 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred to | June 19, 2018 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred to | June 19, 2018 |
| Agriculture Committee | House | Referred to | June 19, 2018 |
| Homeland Security Committee | House | Referred to | June 19, 2018 |
| Judiciary Committee | House | Referred to | June 19, 2018 |
| Republican |
| NE |
| Jeff Denham | Republican | CA |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| John R. Moolenaar | Republican | MI |
| Luke Messer | Republican | IN |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | FL |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| HR 6691 | 115th | Related bill |
| HR 6439 | 115th | Related bill |
| HR 6204 | 115th | Related bill |
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
general immigration issues, issues related to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); general issues with immigration discharge petition; HR 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
SENATE S. 0031 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0483 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Support) S. 0728 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Oppose) S. 0738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0985 - A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. (Support) S. 0991 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0999 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) S. 1263 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) S. 1403 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act (Support) S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (Oppose) S. 1522 - Every Kid Outdoors Act (Support) S. 3333 - Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 (Support) S. 785 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act (Oppose) S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 (Oppose) S. 569 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (Support) Senate Farm Bill (Support) HOUSE H.R. 0169 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 0360 - Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act (Support) H.R. 0502 - To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Support) H.R. 1285 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Support) H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 1889 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (Support) H.R. 2158 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) H.R. 2248 - To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. (Support) H.R. 2252 - Coastal Economies Protection Act (Support) H.R. 2272 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 2987 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act (Support) H.R. 3186 - Every Kid Outdoors Act (Support) H.R. 5911 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act (Support) H.R. 4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act" (Support) H.R. 3114 -To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes (Oppose) H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act H.R. 4760 - Securing America's Future Act (Oppose) H.R. 3608 - The Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6344 - Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R 6345 - Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6346 - Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6354 - Stop Takings on Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6335 - Providing ESA Timing Improvements that Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6356 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6360 - Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation,Tenants, and Species Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6364 - Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2018 (Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED NYI - Senate Infrastructure Bill (Support) NYI - House Infrastructure Bill (Support) NYI - Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (Support)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
SENATE S. 0031 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0483 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Support) S. 0728 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Oppose) S. 0738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0985 - A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. (Support) S. 0991 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0999 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) S. 1263 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) S. 1403 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act (Support) S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (Oppose) S. 1522 - Every Kid Outdoors Act (Support) Senate Farm Bill (Support) HOUSE H.R. 0001 - 2018 Tax Reconciliation Bill (Oppose) H.R. 0169 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 0360 - Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act (Support) H.R. 0502 - To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Support) H.R. 1285 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Support) H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 1889 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (Support) H.R. 2158 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) H.R. 2248 - To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. (Support) H.R. 2252 - Coastal Economies Protection Act (Support) H.R. 2272 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) H.R. 2713 - Miners Pension Protection Act (Support) H.R. 2987 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act (Support) H.R. 3186 - Every Kid Outdoors Act (Support) H.R. 5911 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act (Support) H.R. 4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act" (Support) H.R. 3114 -To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes (Oppose) H.R. 6136 - Border Securing America's Future Act Security and Immigration Reform Act (Oppose) H.R. 4760 - Securing America's Future Act (Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED NYI - Senate Infrastructure Bill (Support) NYI - House Infrastructure Bill (Support) NYI - Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (Support)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
DACA and protection for Dreamers Immigrant justice and protections HR 6136 (Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018)
Client expense: $99,206 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
DACA and protection for Dreamers Immigrant justice and protections HR 6136 (Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018)
Client expense: $122,013 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
DACA and protection for Dreamers Immigrant justice and protections HR 6136 (Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018)
Client expense: $128,962 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6939-Restoring Local Input & Access to Public Lands Act of 2018 H.R. 5727-Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 S. 47 - Public lands package, including S. 785, the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment program S. 2078-Advancing Conservation and Education Act H.R. 2-Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders BLM draft Environmental Assessment for a 30 day public comment period for renewing hardrock mineral leases near the Boundary Waters. (December 20, 2018) Department of Interior proposed rule to change Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, limiting FOIA. 83 FR 67175 (December 28, 2018) Executive Order On promoting active management of Americas Forests, Rangelands, and aother Feeral lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk (December 21, 2018) Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
Client expense: $74,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act Support State Department requirement to prioritize supporting governments and citizens of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala to facilitate immediate family reunification S.3112: Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2018 Support immigrant detainee protections H.R.6135: Keep Families Together Act Support restrictions on family separation at or near the U.S. border S.3036: Keep Families Together Act Support restrictions on family separation at or near the U.S. border H.R.5820: To prohibit the expansion of immigration detention facilities, to improve the oversight of such facilities, and for other purposes H.R.5694: Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program H.R.5414: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child, to authorize discretion to a State, county, or other political subdivision of a State to delay filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases in which an otherwise fit and willing parent or legal guardian has been deported or is involved in (including detention pursuant to) an immigration proceeding, unless certain conditions have been met, and for other purposes (Help Separated Families Act of 2018) S.630: Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act; A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.1544: Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act; To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.6136: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Oppose provisions that would block access to asylum or other protection in the United States S.3093: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, and for other purposes Oppose expansion of family detention S.3091: A bill to limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children Oppose expansion of family detention H.R.4760: To amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Oppose provisions expanding family detention and blocking access to asylum S.3478: To address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents Oppose provisions prolonging family detention and creating family separation H.R.6909: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Support for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program S. 3227: To reunite families separated at or near ports of entry. Support family reunification. H.R.6594: To reunite families separated at or near ports of entry, and for other purposes. Support family reunification. H.Res.987: Condemning the Attorney Generals decision in Matter of A-B- seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum. Support condemning the Attorney Generals decision to restrict asylum eligibility. S. 3567: To prohibit the use of funds for the operation or construction of internment camps, and for other purposes. Support for an end to family detention - (I put this one in read because the bill was official introduced in October (Q4) but we started working with office on the text of the bill in September. Dont know how you want to handle it) H.R.5515: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program S.2987: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program S.3108: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program Support for continuation of funding for refugee resettlement H.R.3267: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Support for funding for additional immigration judge teams H.R.6776: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 Oppose increase in immigration detention beds and family detention Supported resumption of the Family Case Management Program and funding for the Asylum Office H.R.6470: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Oppose removal of child protection standards for children in custody including prolonged detention and state-licensing requirements H.R.2826: To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes Opposed the nomination of Ronald S. Mortensen for Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Oversight of Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at our ports of entry, family separation, criminal prosecutions, and detention Oversight of Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts, AG Sessions certifications of asylum cases restricting asylum eligibility 83 FR 45486: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule to amend regulations relating to the apprehension, processing, care, custody, and release of alien juveniles Oppose removal of child protection standards for children in custody including prolonged detention and state-licensing requirements 83 FR 55934: Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice interim final rule Oppose blocking asylum eligibility for those individuals who contravene a suspension or limitation on entry to the U.S. through the southern border with Mexico
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
House, homeland security No specific bill.(written letter). Thomas Homan, Dep. Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. MALDEF joined sign-on letter re ICE operations and detention of pregnant women. H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 (In-person meeting) Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Met to discuss the Dream Act and strategy for passage. No specific bill. (phone call) CHC staff Alma Acosta, Sandra Alcala, Carlos Paz. Discussed the 2020 Census and DACA. H.R. 4796, USA Act of 2018 (In-person meeting)Rep.s Pete Aguilar, Carlos Curbelo, Jeff Denham, Will Hurd, Michelle Lujan Grisham, and staffDiscussion on next steps on DACA, USA Act, and Queen of the Hill rule. No specific bill,(written letter). Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland SecurityMALDEF/Thomas A. Saenz joined sign-on letter led by Voto Latino regarding DHS policies that disproportionately harm the Latino community. Provided substantive edits to letter. Was sent on approx. 6/8/18. H.R. 4760, Security Americas Future Act. (Written letter) U.S. House of RepresentativesRecirculated NHLA letter in opposition to H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act, originally sent on March 14, 2018. H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017; H.R. 4796 USA Act of 2018 (In-person meeting). Congressional Hispanic CaucusMet to discuss the Dream Act, USA Act and strategy for passage. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018. (written letter) Members of Congress. MALDEF joined sign-on letter opposing Paul Ryans Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act (written letter)Members of CongressMALDEF joined sign-on letter opposing Paul Ryans Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 and H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act (email)Maunica Shtanki, Counsel, House Judiciary Committee Notified House Judiciary staff that MALDEF and NHLA could be listed an organizational supporters of H.R. 6135, the Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 (written letter)U.S. House of RepresentativesNHLA letter opposing H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018. H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 (written letter)Reps. Steve Knight (Jeanette Whitener, Megan Zavertnik); Mia Love (Ivan Dubois, Stefanie Dearie); Paulsen (Laurie Esau, Mike Stober); Ros-Lehtinen: Maytee Sanz, Gabriella Boffelli); Hurd (Kristan Kingnevins, Austin Agrella); Costello (Dante Cutrona); Valadao (Cole Rojewski, Andrew Renteria); Faso (John Billings, Patrick Rooney, Nick Tortorici); Fitzpatrick(Mike Conallen, Joseph Knowles); Lance (Todd Mitchell, Michael Taggart, Ryan McDevitt); Reed (Drew Wayne); Reichert (Natalie Kamphaus, Isaac Tobis)Emailed member staff opposition H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018, and asked if Member had a public position on anticipated vote. S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act (emails)Certain Dem members of Senate (see Adam Fernandez report for list)Outreach related to Keep Families Together Act, no compromise on family separation or detention. Provided Adam Fernandez list and talking points for outreach. Secretary Betsy DeVoss comments on whether school officials can report their students to ICE.Norma Salazar (Rep Grijalva), Mark Howell (Rep Espaillat).Email requesting Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Espaillat, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus call on Secretary DeVos to retract her statement that school officials could report their students to ICE. Secretary Betsy DeVoss comments on whether school officials can report their students to ICE.Jacque Mosely (Rep Scott)Phone: requesting Mr. Scott call on Secretary DeVos to retract her statement that school officials could report their students to ICE. Email request, on behalf of the NHLA, to join Mr. Espaillats letter calling on Secretary DeVos to retract her statement that school officials could report their students to ICE. Mr. Espaillats letter only went to Democrats, and at their request, our request only went to those who received Mr. Espaillats letter.zar (Rep Grijalva), Mark Howell (Rep Espaillat). S.3036 - Keep Families Together Act (email) Hart Clements (Sen Murray), Rachek Kauss (Sen Baldwin), Riki Parikh (Sen Bennet), Sam Simon (Sen Blumenthal), Roy Awabdeh (Sen Blumenthal), Daniel Smith (Sen Booker), Shomari Figures (Sen Brown), Angelique Salizan (Sen Cantwell), Michael Davisson (Sen Cantwell), Bill Van Horne (Sen Cardin), Julia Cinquegrani (Sen Casey), Brian Winseck (Sen Coons), Joleen Rivera (Sen Cortez-Masto), Jordan Warner (Sen Cortez-Masto), Josie Villanueva (Sen Duckworth), Brook Jamison (Sen Gillibrand), Jonathan Bertran-Harris (Sen Harris), Dave Christie (Sen Hassan), Dominic Saavedra (Sen Heinrich), Filipe Galvis-Delgado (Sen Heinrich), Benjamin Strand (Sen Hirono), Nicholas Widmyer (Sen Kaine), Anne Knapke (Sen Klobuchar), Erica Chalbot (Sen Leahy), Callan Bruzzone (Sen Markey), Daniel Stapelkamp (Sen Menendez), Matthew Traylor (Sen Merkley), Meredith Booker (Sen Merkley), Lauren Santabar (Sen Murphy), Eamonn Collins (Sen Murphy), David Seyferth (Sen Murphy), Tom Clees (Sen Reed), Ryan Gallogly (Sen Reed), Caryn Compton (Sen Sanders), Michael Lawliss (Sen Sanders), Mika Morse (Sen Schatz), Erica Anhalt (Sen Shaheen), Kaitlyn Hill (Sen Shaheen), Gohar Sedighi (Sen Smith), Ani Toumajan (Sen Stabenow), Kristen Lee (Sen Stabenow), Andrew Wallace (Sen Udall), Virdina Gibbs (Sen Van Hollen), Melissa Guerrero (Sen Van Hollen), Stephanie Akpa (Sen Warren), Julia Frederick (Sen Warren), Thomas Brunet (Sen Wyden), Ches Garrison (Senate Judiciary).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 4092,Agriculture Guestworker Act Guestworker Visa - H2A Mandatory E-Verify HR 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act (SAF Act) H.R. 6136 AG Act HR 4760, AG Act HR 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act
Client expense: $274,059 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Oppose immigration amendments to Department of Homeland Security funding bill that could override executive action to provide relief from deportation for some groups of recipients, including the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Support for the goals of the DREAM Act. Support for annual reauthorization of Lautenberg Amendment regarding refugee status for certain persecuted religious minorities, including Jews, Christians, and Bahais. Support for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Guidance on the 287 (g) program. Support for the President's executive action on immigration in Presidential Memorandum of November 21, 2014 Opposition to executive action to ban Muslims and to halt US refugee resettlement and/or restrict funding for refugees, including Syrian refugees. Support for HR 496 Bar Removal of Individuals who Dreamt Grow our Economy (BRIDGE Act) Opposition to HR 3003, "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act" Opposition to HR 3004, "Kate's Law" Opposition to HR 140, "Birthright Citizenship Act" Opposition to HR 2826, Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act" Opposition to S. 87, "Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act" Support for increase in the number of refugees allowed in the United States by Presidential Determination Oppose provisions that restrict access to abortion for women in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention Oppose revocation of Temporary Protected Status for foreign nationals from Haiti, Syria, El Salvador Nicaragua and Yemen Oppose HR 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Return Act Oppose adding citizenship question to the US Census Oppose HR 4760, Securing America's Future Act Support HR 6135/S 3036 Keep Families Together Act Oppose legislation that would codify indefinite family detention Support S. 3227/HR6594 REUNITE Act Support S. 3225 Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act Oppose the DHS proposed rule that would overturn the Flores Agreement. Oppose DHS rule on inadmissibility on public charge grounds Support HR 3923/S. 3112 Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
Client expense: $50,000 · 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
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S.2344 Immigration Innovation Act of 2018(I-Squared Act) provisions related to high-skilled immigration; H.R. 670, High-skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017; Executive Actions related to H-1B and L Visas and OPT; EO 13788, Hire America, Buy America Executive Order; DHS Memorandum on Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); S.1615 Dream Act of 2017; S.354 Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE Act);H.R.4760 Securing America's Future Act of 2018; H.R.6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; H.R.392 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017.
Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4760 Secure America First Act - amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A non-immigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created H.R. 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 - immigration reforms related to border wall funding, Deferred Action for Children Arrivals, and legal immigration. H.R. 2579 Broader Options for Americans Act - this was the vehicle used for debate for immigration reform related amendments in the Senate. The amendments focused on border security and a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; S. 2344 Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 - to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. Elimination of per country immigration caps for green cards to reduce the backlog; Amendment to House Homeland Security Appropriations bill
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4760 Secure America First Act - amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A non-immigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created H.R. 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 - immigration reforms related to border wall funding, Deferred Action for Children Arrivals, and legal immigration. H.R. 2579 Broader Options for Americans Act - this was the vehicle used for debate for immigration reform related amendments in the Senate. The amendments focused on border security and a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; S. 2344 Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 - to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. Elimination of per country immigration caps for green cards to reduce the backlog; Amendment to House Homeland Security Appropriations bill
Client expense: $148,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4760 Secure America First Act - amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A non-immigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created H.R. 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 - immigration reforms related to border wall funding, Deferred Action for Children Arrivals, and legal immigration. H.R. 2579 Broader Options for Americans Act - this was the vehicle used for debate for immigration reform related amendments in the Senate. The amendments focused on border security and a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; S. 2344 Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 - to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H2B immigration wage regulations and processing concerns; number of H2B visa issued; H-2B returning worker exemption; FY19 Homeland Security Appropriations; S. 792: Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017; H.R. 2004: Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now Act;HR 6136: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; HR 3956/S.2670: The STARS Act
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Lobbied against expansion of the foreign guest worker program. HR 3440/S 1615 - Dream Act of 2017: Lobbied in support of the legislation Temporary Protective Status - HR 4253, HR 4184, HR 4284, S 2144 and amendments offered to certain Appropriations Bill: Lobbied in support of extending temporary protective status to certain immigrant populations. HR 4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018: - lobbied against the legislation. HR 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018: lobbied against the legislation.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Legislation and policies related to: Immigration, visa status, and deportation of children and families with children, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program H.R. 3440/S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 4760 - Securing Americas Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796 - USA Act of 2018 H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 7052 - No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018 H.R. 7059 - Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018 H. Res. 774 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws S. 2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Support the permanent protections for Dreamers Support the passage of legislation to protect Dreamers and reject the White House nativist immigration agenda Support the diversity visa program. Support family-based visa categories Support legislation to allow undocumented individuals who were brought to the US as children and who know no other country to be "home", a path to US citizenship. Support DREAMERS. Support HR 3340 /S 1615. Oppose any proposal that repeals or cuts the diversity visa program or eliminates or in any way reduces categories of family-based visas Support an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status visas for Haitians. Oppose new directive which eliminates the presumption that ICE should not detain pregnant women or remove reporting requirements regarding the treatment of pregnant individuals Support the DREAM Act and other bipartisan solutions that doesnt jeopardize immigrant communities. Oppose judicial nominations of Andrew Oldham, Wendy Vitter,and Mark Norris due to their records of opposing critical legal protections for immigrant families. Oppose HR 6136, which would appropriate $23.4 billion for various border security activities. Included would be $16.6 billion for a "border wall system," which would be available from fiscal 2019 through fiscal 2027, and $6.8 billion for border security investments, which would be available from fiscal 2019 through fiscal 2023. It would provide those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status a six-year renewable contingent non-immigrant legal status and would allow them to apply for a green card after five years, providing a path to citizenship. It would modify legal immigration by ending the diversity visa program and reallocating those visas to other classifications. The bill would require that undocumented immigrants who are charged with a misdemeanor offense for improper entry into the United States be detained with their minor children. Support the Senate Committee on Homeland Security request and make public the following records: All policy guidance used by immigration officials at the border on records management practices, and on the tracking of children after being separated from their parents; All policy guidance on the handling of Unaccompanied Alien Children, used by CBP officials at the border and by ICE agents in immigrant detention facilities; All policy guidance on the implementation of the administrations zero-tolerance policy, and the Presidents June 20th Executive Order on family separation; All documents explaining the administrations reunification plan for the separated children and their families Support an extension of TPS for Guatemalans Support the House make use of its oversight and appropriations roles to put more pressure on the administration to reunite families who were separated at the Southern borders Oppose confirmation of Kathy Kraninger as new Director of the CFPB based on her potential role while at OMB in the policy of separating families at the Southern border Oppose the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Department of Homeland Security which would deny green cards to immigrants who had received federal benefits such as food stamps Oppose proposed changes to rules promulgated under the Flores agreement which would allow the federal government to hold children of suspected undocumented migrants under potentially harsher conditions and for longer periods of time. Oppose changes to the "public charge" rule which would detrimentally impact the economic security, health, and well-being of immigrant women, children and families, and communities. Oppose the policy of using information obtained from detained immigrant children to find, arrest, and try to deport their parents and relatives Oppose the use of credit scores and credit reports when determining who to grant Lawful Permanent Resident Status to. Support a Department of Homeland Security Inspector Generals investigation into the Administrations handling of TPS status
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4760 Secure America First Act - amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A non-immigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created H.R. 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 - immigration reforms related to border wall funding, Deferred Action for Children Arrivals, and legal immigration. H.R. 2579 Broader Options for Americans Act - this was the vehicle used for debate for immigration reform related amendments in the Senate. The amendments focused on border security and a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; S. 2344 Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 - to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. Elimination of per country immigration caps for green cards to reduce the backlog; Amendment to House Homeland Security Appropriations bill
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act Support State Department requirement to prioritize supporting governments and citizens of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala to facilitate immediate family reunification S.3112: Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2018 Support immigrant detainee protections H.R.6135: Keep Families Together Act Support restrictions on family separation at or near the U.S. border S.3036: Keep Families Together Act Support restrictions on family separation at or near the U.S. border H.R.5820: To prohibit the expansion of immigration detention facilities, to improve the oversight of such facilities, and for other purposes H.R.5694: Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program H.R.5414: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child, to authorize discretion to a State, county, or other political subdivision of a State to delay filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases in which an otherwise fit and willing parent or legal guardian has been deported or is involved in (including detention pursuant to) an immigration proceeding, unless certain conditions have been met, and for other purposes (Help Separated Families Act of 2018) S.630: Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act; A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.1544: Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act; To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes H.R.6136: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Oppose provisions that would block access to asylum or other protection in the United States S.3093: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, and for other purposes Oppose expansion of family detention S.3091: A bill to limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children Oppose expansion of family detention H.R.4760: To amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Oppose provisions expanding family detention and blocking access to asylum S.3478: To address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents Oppose provisions prolonging family detention and creating family separation H.R.6909: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Support for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program S. 3227: To reunite families separated at or near ports of entry. Support family reunification. H.R.6594: To reunite families separated at or near ports of entry, and for other purposes. Support family reunification. H.Res.987: Condemning the Attorney Generals decision in Matter of A-B- seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum. Support condemning the Attorney Generals decision to restrict asylum eligibility. S. 3567: To prohibit the use of funds for the operation or construction of internment camps, and for other purposes. Support for an end to family detention - (I put this one in read because the bill was official introduced in October (Q4) but we started working with office on the text of the bill in September. Dont know how you want to handle it) H.R.5515: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program S.2987: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program S.3108: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program Support for continuation of funding for refugee resettlement H.R.3267: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Support for funding for additional immigration judge teams H.R.6776: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 Oppose increase in immigration detention beds and family detention Supported resumption of the Family Case Management Program and funding for the Asylum Office H.R.6470: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Oppose removal of child protection standards for children in custody including prolonged detention and state-licensing requirements H.R.2826: To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes Opposed the nomination of Ronald S. Mortensen for Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Oversight of Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at our ports of entry, family separation, criminal prosecutions, and detention Oversight of Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts, AG Sessions certifications of asylum cases restricting asylum eligibility 83 FR 45486: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule to amend regulations relating to the apprehension, processing, care, custody, and release of alien juveniles Oppose removal of child protection standards for children in custody including prolonged detention and state-licensing requirements 83 FR 55934: Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice interim final rule Oppose blocking asylum eligibility for those individuals who contravene a suspension or limitation on entry to the U.S. through the southern border with Mexico
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S.2344 Immigration Innovation Act of 2018(I-Squared Act) provisions related to high-skilled immigration; H.R. 670, High-skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017; Executive Actions related to H-1B and L Visas and OPT; EO 13788, Hire America, Buy America Executive Order; DHS Memorandum on Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); S.1615 Dream Act of 2017; S.354 Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE Act);H.R.4760 Securing America's Future Act of 2018; H.R.6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; H.R.392 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017.
Client expense: $915,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General tech, telecom, trade, and supply chain issues General discussions regarding net neutrality General discussions regarding spectrum 6ghz; 5g deployment General discussions regarding trade and market access; section 301, China and india tariffs General discussions regarding patent reform General discussions regarding cybersecurity policy Immigration - H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; all provisions S. 1519: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; Provisions related to supply chain security
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform H1B Visas S. 128, H.R. 496, Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream of Growing Our Economy (BRIDGE) Act S. 1615, Dream Act S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act H.R. 4760 Securing Americas Future Act H.R. 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 276/S. 2348 - To ensure reliable air service to American Samoa; H.R. 911 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017; H.R. 1467/S.596 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 665 - Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017; H.R. 876 - Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017; H.R. 1782 - Passenger Fee Restructuring Exemptions Act; H.R. 1265 - To make modifications to the passenger facility charge programs; H.R. 1420 - Know Before You Fly Act; S. 679 - To require the disclosure of information relating to cyberattacks on aircraft systems and maintenance and ground support systems for aircraft; H.R. 2191 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 2124 - BOARD Fairly Act; S. 947 - TICKETS Act; H.R. 2349 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regulation regarding the involuntary deplaning or denial of boarding a flight of any passenger on an oversold flight to accommodate a member of the air carriers flight crew or staff; H.R. 2235 - SAFE SEAT Act; S. 1037 - FAIR Fees Act; H.R. 2514 - To ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening; H.R. 2485/S. 1167 - To require the Administrator of the FAA to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft; H.R. 2602 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking, and for other purposes; H.R. 2539 - The Quiet Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 2804 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to implement changes to improve air transportation; H.R. 2800 - To ensure improvement of air traffic control services; H.R. 2715 - No Fees for Lost Baggage Act; H.R. 2602 - Secure our Skies Act of 2017; S. 1318 - A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation; H.R. 2805 - DHS Authorization Act of 2017; S. 1405 - To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration; S. 1418 - To establish protections for passengers in air transportation; H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3198 - To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and development; H.R. 3260 - To provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights; S. 1605 - A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft; S. 1626 - A bill to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft; S. 1623 - A bill to increase the maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relating to advertising of the costs of air transportation; S. 1733 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to oversold flights to prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such flights; H.R. 3743 - Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act (AirFAIR Act); H.R. 3735/S. 1785 - No Knives on Planes Act of 2017; S. 1872 - TSA Modernization Act; H.R. 3938 - Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2017; H.R. 4176 - Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017; H.R. 4445 - Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act; H.R. 4474 - Surface Transportation and Public Area Security Act of 2017; S. 2202 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act; H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act; S. 2422 - A bill to require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; H.R. 5000 - Free to Fly Act; H.R. 5004 - Air Carrier Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2556/H.R. 5315 - a bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes; and H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions regarding transportation security, Passenger Facility Charges, open skies, airline product distribution, sexual assault/harassment response training, and agriculture inspection appropriations; H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; S. 2506 - A bill to establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program; H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, provisions regarding the CRAF program; S. 2792/H.R. 5701 - A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools; H.R. 5730 - To require testing and evaluation of advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 5857 - To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (FARM Bill), provisions regarding agriculture inspection programs and fees; S. 2976/H.R. 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions regarding agriculture inspection programs and fees; S. 3023/H.R. 6072 - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions regarding passenger facility charges, NextGen, airline product distribution, aircraft noise, sexual assault/harassment; S. 3026/H.R. 6028 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance; H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; S. 3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (FY2019), provisions regarding transportation security; S. 3144 - A bill to require the Federal Air Marshal Service to utilize risk-based strategies; S. 3156 - Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018; H.R. 6265 - PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018; S. 3183 - Air Travel Ticketing Transparency and Protection Act; H.R. 6454 - Airplane Noise Research and Mitigation Act of 2018; S. 3277 - Space Frontier Act of 2018; H.R. 6558 - NO NOISE Act; H.R. 6897; PL 115-250 - Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2018, Part II; and H.Res. 1082/H.R. 302/P.L. 115-254 - A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 302, with amendment (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018); H.R. 7043 - Better Airplane Noise Standards Act; H.R. 7045 - Aircraft Avionics Systems Cybersecurity Act. Joint Application of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements, in DOT-OST-2018-0084. Gulf Carrier Open Skies reviews, in DOT-OST-2015-0082, DOS-2015-0016, and DOC-2015-0001, provisions relating to promoting competition in the aviation sector, increasing choice and reducing costs for consumers, facilitating exports for U.S. businesses, and enhancing U.S. national security. Notification of Regulatory Review, in DOT-OST-2017-0069, provisions relating to airline distribution, airline fare advertising, passengers with disabilities, tarmac delay rules, airline reporting requirements, customer service plans, customer complaints and refunds, and obsolete regulations. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control Reform; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, reimbursable agreements); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases and revenue diversion); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; DOT Full Fare Advertising Rule (14 C.F.R. Part 399); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service passenger and cargo inspection issues and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); Federal Income and Excise Tax matters; ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; DOT airline passenger protection rules; customer service issues; passengers with disabilities issues; human trafficking training requirements; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; FAA ATC operations issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; USDA-APHIS funding and fees; transportation of hazardous cargo; Airport revenue diversion; Airport employee screening; Information Technology issues; GSA City Pair Program; CRAF program; passenger discrimination issues; labor issues; tax reform; visa issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization, regulatory reform, pilot supply, airline foreign ownership restrictions, disaster response, Farm Bill Reauthorization; sexual assault/harassment response training requirements; transport of animals; air travel for passengers with disabilities; and commercial space.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R. 6776,S. 3109), provisions relating to aviation, maritime, border, and cyber security. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 (H.R. 6136)and Border Security for America Act of 2017 (H.R. 3548), provisions relating to border security technology.
Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3440 DREAM Act of 2017 H.R. 4760 Securing Americas Future Act of 2018 H.R. 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 S. 128 BRIDGE Act S. 1615 DREAM Act of 2017 S. 1852 Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2344 Immigration Innovation Act -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students
Client expense: $52,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive immigration reform; legislative proposals regarding immigration in technology, agriculture, military, and other fields. H.R. 6136; H.R. 4760.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 496/S. 128 - The Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act; all provisions H.R. 4760- Securing America's Future Act; all provisions H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; all provisions H.R. 1468 - Recognizing America's Children (RAC); all provisions S. 1852 - SUCCEED Act; all provisions
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Legislative proposals to provide a reformed agricultural guest worker program and provide earned adjustment of status for foreign agricultural workers (HR 4760, H.R. 6136, H.R. 6417)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislative proposals to provide reformed agricultural guest worker program and provide earned adjustment of status for foreign agricultural workers (HR 4760, H.R. 6136, H.R. 6417)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Legislative proposals to provide a reformed agricultural guest worker program and provide earned adjustment of status for foreign agricultural workers (H.R. 4760, H.R. 6136, H.R. 6417)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Legislative proposals to provide a reformed agricultural guest worker program and provide earned adjustment of status for foreign agricultural workers (H.R. 4760, H.R. 6136, H.R. 6417).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711; State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act, S. 1040; Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act, S. 792; Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now, H.R. 2004; Temporary Protective Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; Securing America's Future Act, H.R. 4760; Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, HR. 6136
Client expense: $171,955 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to express opposition to the President's executive action rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and to encourage support of legislation to continue the program and protect all undocumented students. Met with legislative staff to express support for comprehensive immigration reform, and to encourage support for HR 6136, HR 4760, HR 4796. Discussed concerns with legislative staff about the Administration's policies on student visas, and visas for international faculty. Met with legislative staff to discuss concerns with proposed changed to the Public Charge rule. Submitted comment letter expressing concerns with proposed changed to Public Charge rule.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4777, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2293, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; 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 policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Client expense: $15,950,000 · 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 Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 170, "Protect and Grow American Jobs Act", regarding all provisions. S. 281/H.R. 392, "Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. H.R. 670, "High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. S. 247/H.R. 683, "Bring Jobs Home Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. S. 180/H.R. 1303, "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act", regarding all provisions. H.R. 1705, "Keeping American Jobs Act", regarding all provisions. S. 234, "End Outsourcing Act", regarding all provisions. H.R. 3355, "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018, included in HJ Res 123, the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018", Provisions related to immigration, border security and visa application fees. E.O. 13788, Buy American and Hire American. S. 2344/H.R. 6794, "Immigration Innovation Act of 2018", regarding all provisions. S. 3109 and Draft House Bill, "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019, and Continuing Appropriations Acts, 2019", provisions related to immigration, border security and visa application fees. HR 6136, "Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018", regarding all provisions. Issue relating to immigration law reform, including high-skilled immigration, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
SENATE S. 0031 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0483 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Support) S. 0728 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Oppose) S. 0738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0985 - A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. (Support) S. 0991 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 (Support) S. 0999 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) S. 1263 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) S. 1403 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act (Support) S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (Oppose) S. 1522 - Every Kid Outdoors Act (Support) S. 3333 - Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 (Support) S. 785 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act (Oppose) S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 (Oppose) S. 569 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (Support) H.R. 2 (Senate amended the house bill)Senate Farm Bill (Support) HOUSE H.R. 0502 - To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Support) H.R. 1285 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Support) H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 (Support) H.R. 1889 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (Support) H.R. 2158 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) H.R. 2248 - To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. (Support) H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (Oppose) H.R. 3186 - Every Kid Outdoors Act (Support) H.R. 3608 - The Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6344 - Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R 6345 - Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6346 - Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6354 - Stop Takings on Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6335 - Providing ESA Timing Improvements that Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6356 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6360 - Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation,Tenants, and Species Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 6364 - Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2018 (Oppose) H.R. 2987 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act (Support) H.R. 4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act (Support) H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act (Oppose) H.R. 6784 - Manage Our Wolves Act (Oppose) H.R. 3593 - Restoring Local Input and Access to Public Lands Act (Oppose) H.R. 6939 - Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act (Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED NYI - Senate Infrastructure Bill (Support) NYI - House Infrastructure Bill (Support) NYI - HR 1 For the People
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6939-Restoring Local Input & Access to Public Lands Act of 2018 H.R. 5727-Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 S. 47 - Public lands package, including S. 785, the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment program S. 2078-Advancing Conservation and Education Act H.R. 2-Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders BLM draft Environmental Assessment for a 30 day public comment period for renewing hardrock mineral leases near the Boundary Waters. (December 20, 2018) Department of Interior proposed rule to change Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, limiting FOIA. 83 FR 67175 (December 28, 2018) Executive Order On promoting active management of Americas Forests, Rangelands, and aother Feeral lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk (December 21, 2018) Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
Client expense: $77,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Support H.R. 2004/S. 792, the Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act Support H.R. 6536, the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act Monitor development of immigration enforcement legislation Monitor Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States Monitor Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements Monitor Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States Support S. 1040, the State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017 Support H-2B Program amendments in the Omnibus Appropriations bill Support H. R. 3711, The Legal Workforce Act Oppose revocation of Temporary Protected Status for certain immigrants and support legislative solution Support legislative solution to Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Oppose H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act Oppose S. Amdt. 1959, Secure and Succeed Act Support H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 496/S 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act, all provisions Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, advocating support for continuing program and related educational and work opportunities HR 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act, all provisions S 1615/HR 3440, Dream Act of 2017, all provisions H Res 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes, all provisions HR 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018, all provisions HR 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018, all provisions HR 4796, USA Act of 2018, all provisions
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
DACA and protection for Dreamers Immigrant justice and protections HR 6136 (Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $99,206
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Support legislation to create a new pathway to citizenship. Support comprehensive immigration reform. Support Executive action to limit deportation of undocumented immigrants. Oppose executive order rolling back DACA. Urged full funding of civil and human rights agencies and their priorities. Support the Dream Act of 2017 Oppose H.R. 4760 The Securing America's Future Act of 2018 Oppose H.R. 6136 the Border Security and Immigration Reform of 2018 Support the unification of families at U.S. Borders Oppose the " Public Charge" regulation Oppose separation of families at U.S. Borders
Client expense: $38,672 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
issues related to immigration reform; issues related to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival policy; remittance issues; human trafficking and smuggling issues; H.R. 1813 - The Border Wall Funding Act of 2017; S. Amdt. 1944 to H.R. 2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act; H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act; H.R. 4760 - Securing America's Future Act; H.R. 6657 - Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
general issues concerning cross-border money transfers; general issues concerning anti-money laundering; H.R. 1813 - The Border Wall Funding Act of 2017; S. Amdt. 1944 to H.R. 2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act; H.R. 6136- Border Security and Immigration Reform Act; H.R. 4760 - Securing America's Future Act; H.R. 6657 -Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of