vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
Summary
Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act This bill states that it shall be: (1) U.S. policy to not separate immigrant families as a deterrent and to reunite families that were separated due to the criminal prosecution of parents for illegal entry, and (2) Department of State policy to prioritize supporting governments and citizens to facilitate reunification of such families. The State Department shall submit to Congress: reports concerning gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle (the region encompassing Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador); reports concerning gang and organized-crime related violence in the Northern Triangle; strategies to use portions of funds for the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America to combat gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle, as well as to address the damage to the health and well-being of children and caregivers caused by separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. The State Department shall establish an office to study serious crimes committed against aliens who were removed from the United States and against U.S. citizens who left the United States because of having an alien parent who was removed from the United States.
Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (13)
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
June 22, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 6385, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance.
S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance.
H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division C, all provisions.
H.R. 695, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, all provisions.
S. 210, Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, all provisions.
H.R. 671, Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, all provisions.
H.R. 7228, Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018, all provisions.
H.R. 7008, Stop Gendercide Act, all provisions.
S. 1171, Keeping Girls in School, all provisions.
H.R. 7055, Keeping Girls in School, all provisions.
S. 1730, Reach Every Mother and Child Act, all provisions.
H.R. 4022, Reach Every Mother and Child Act, all provisions.
S. 2120, International Violence Against Women Act, all provisions.
H.R. 5034, International Violence Against Women Act, all provisions.
H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act, sections 6 and 7 related to gender-based violence.
S. 1631, Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018, all provisions, and unintroduced House version, all provisions.
H.R. 6651, PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018, all provisions.
S. 3476, PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018, all provisions.
Unintroduced House and Senate bills related to health system strengthening in developing countries, all provisions.
Unintroduced House bill related to global sexual and reproductive health and rights, all provisions.
Communicated with federal agencies specified in line 17 regarding international affairs spending and policies governing U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs, particularly those related to international population, family planning, and reproductive health assistance, and global reproductive rights.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
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
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
KIND advocated on the following legislation:
H.R. 2043/S.2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids, all provisions related to access to legal representation for unaccompanied children
S. 3540, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration, preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption, and impunity; promoting access to legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection.
H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act, all provisions addressing the separation and reunification of migrant and refugee children and families
H.R. 7030, Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes
S. 3624, Families, Not Facilities Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes; provisions related to case management and legal services for unaccompanied children; provisions related to advisory committee for ORR facilities
H.R. 7047/S. 3558, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system.
S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity
H.R. 6135 Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity
S. 1312, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, provisions related to protection for victims of trafficking, including child advocates
Department of Homeland Security appropriations, report language related to preventing family separation, promoting use of alternatives to detention, and preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes.
State and Foreign Operations appropriations, all provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity; promoting legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection.
House and Senate, legislation addressing use of and screening by child welfare professionals at the border
House and Senate, legislation providing assistance to address and prevent sexual- and gender-based and domestic violence against women and children in Central America.
Issues/Administrative:
Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children
Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention)
Use, oversight, and conditions of ORR influx facilities, including Tornillo
Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers; TPS)
Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings; discretion and independence of immigration judges
Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status
Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection)
Conditions and safety of children in federal immigration custody (including prevention of sexual abuse and assault; compliance with PREA in ORR facilities)
Ability of unaccompanied children to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection
Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families
Presidential proclamation and DHS/DOJ interim final rule and related USCIS guidance barring asylum eligibility to certain individuals, including to unaccompanied children
Proposed Migration Protection Protocols/Remain in Mexico policy and potential impact on migrant and refugee children and families
Proposed discussions/negotiations related to a safe third country agreement with Mexico and the potential impact on migrant and refugee children and families
Proposed HHS regulations related to family reunification/sponsor forms; interagency information-sharing; enforcement against sponsors of unaccompanied children
Proposed DHS/HHS regulations related to the Flores Settlement Agreement, protections for unaccompanied children in DHS and ORR custody
Proposed DHS (USCIS) regulations related to public charge grounds, impact on vulnerable populations
Proposed DHS (USCIS) revisions to forms/applications for fee waivers, impacts on unaccompanied children and survivors of violence
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
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
Client expense: $90,000 · 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), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 6385, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance.
S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance.
H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division C, all provisions.
S. 210, Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, all provisions.
H.R. 671, Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, all provisions.
S. 1171, Keeping Girls in School, all provisions.
H.R. 7055, Keeping Girls in School, all provisions.
S. 1730, Reach Every Mother and Child Act, all provisions.
H.R. 4022, Reach Every Mother and Child Act, all provisions.
S. 2120, International Violence Against Women Act, all provisions.
H.R. 5034, International Violence Against Women Act, all provisions.
H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act, sections 6 and 7 related to gender-based violence.
S. 1631, Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018, all provisions, and unintroduced House version, all provisions.
H.R. 6651, PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018, all provisions.
S. 3476, PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018, all provisions.
Unintroduced House and Senate bills related to health system strengthening in developing countries, all provisions.
Unintroduced House bill related to global sexual and reproductive health and rights, all provisions.
Communicated with federal agencies specified in line 17 regarding international affairs spending and policies governing U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs, particularly those related to international population, family planning, and reproductive health assistance, and global reproductive rights.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
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
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KIND advocated on the following legislation:
S. 2192, the Secure Act of 2017, all provisions related to unaccompanied children
S. 3093/H.R. 6190/H.R. 6181, Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act, all provisions related to detention of migrant and refugee families and expansion of family detention facilities
S. 3091/H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act, all provisions related to detention of migrant and asylum-seeking families, processing of asylum cases, and family separation
S. 3227, REUNITE Act, all provisions addressing the separation and reunification of migrant and refugee children and families, and restoration of the Family Case Management Program
H.R. 2043/S.2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids, all provisions related to access to legal representation for unaccompanied children
S. 3478, The FAMILIES Act, all provisions related to protections for unaccompanied children and the Flores Settlement Agreement, and treatment, detention, or separation of migrant and asylum-seeking children and families.
S. 3540, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration, preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption, and impunity; promoting access to legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection.
H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act, all provisions addressing the separation and reunification of migrant and refugee children and families
S. 3474, Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act, all provisions related to oversight for unaccompanied children following release, sponsors for unaccompanied children, and post-release services.
H.R. 7030, Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes
H.R. 7047/S. 3558, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system.
H.R. 6135/S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity
S. 3567, No Internment Camps Act, all provisions related to family detention, alternatives to detention, Flores Settlement Agreement
H.R. 6692, Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018, all provisions related to alternatives to detention and creation of an alternatives to detention coordinator.
FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bills, report language related to preventing family separation, promoting use of alternatives to detention, and preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes.
FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all provisions related to funding for Unaccompanied Alien Children program and processing of unaccompanied children and families; report language related to access to legal services, prevention of use of information for sponsorship for enforcement, mental health services for unaccompanied children, and a plan for reunifying separated families.
FY 2019 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity; promoting legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection.
FY 2019 Appropriations "minibus" and continuing resolution, provisions and amendments related to the above appropriations bills.
House, legislation related to the creation of an ORR ombudsperson
Senate, legislation related to legal status for separated families
Senate, legislation related to promoting community-based alternatives to family detention
House, legislation addressing interagency tracking, linkage, and sharing of information/records about arriving migrant and refugee families and children
House, legislation addressing use of and screening by child welfare professionals at the border
Issues/Administrative:
Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children
Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention)
Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers; TPS)
Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings; discretion and independence of immigration judges
Administration of benefits and protections for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status
Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection)
Conditions and safety of children in federal immigration custody (including prevention of sexual abuse and assault)
Proposed regulations related to interagency information-sharing; enforcement against sponsors of unaccompanied children
Proposed regulations related to the Flores Settlement Agreement
Proposed regulations related to public charge
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Act S. 3227 Senate meetings on Family Separation Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and Other Children Expeditiously (REUNITE)
HR 6135 Keep Family Together Act
Refugees, including congressional consultation for PD, influencing final PD, and appropriations for humanitarian assistance and refugee resettlement
Asylum issues, including family separation & family detention, Asylum & refugee cases
Cameroon: Worked on human right violations by the armed forces and armed separatist groups. Briefed department of State and Congressional staff.
Ethiopia: Briefed Congressional staff on ongoing human rights concerns and agenda for human rights reform.
Mauritania: Engaged with Department of State around issue of ongoing slavery. Worked in coalition to press ICE to refrain from deportation of Black Mauritanians back to Mauritania including issuing public statement.
Yemen: lobbying - appropriations. Call on congress to use Senate Foreign Operations and Related Programs Process to end all military sales and support to the Saudi led coalition
issue advocacy- raising awareness of the cost of the war in Yemen and the need for U.S. government to pay attention to relevant equities
Turkey: Issue Advocacy- Raise awareness with Senate and House and White House about Human Rights violations in Turkey including arrests, detentions, and forcible dismissals. Call for statements.
Ukraine: Issue Advocacy - Advocate for an end to impunity for far right groups engaging in violence by lobbying White House NSC, State Department
Saudi Arabia: Womens right to drive activists, HRDs, Jamal Khashoggi
Poland: issue advocacy: raise awareness with Amnesty International membership on Polands crackdown on judiciary
Hungary: lobbying: Lobby for reinstitution of $700,000 DRL NOFO media freedom in Hungary
Russia: issue advocacy - communicate importance of continued engagement on Russia human rights violations to membership base
North Korea - pushing for North Korea human rights abuses to be raised in the context of the North Korea discussions
China - pushing China to release human rights defenders currently detained, to support the close of Xinjiang so-called re-education centers, and to uphold its international human rights commitments
S.2060 Bill (Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act) the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act. H.R.4223, the Burma Act. This bill would hold senior military officials accountable for the ethnic cleansing that took place in Rakhine State. Lobbying consisted of pushing the legislation to pass onto the National Defense Authorization Act and to pass it out of the Senate.
Myanmar - Legislation, Sharing Amnesty press releases, supporting humanitarian assistance for the Rohingya
Issue advocacy: Advocated on behalf of Amnesty International prisoners of conscience, Samar Badawi, Nassima al-Sada, Loujain al-Hathloul, Iman al-Nafjan and Aziza al-Yousef
Asylum legislation, stopping family separation and immigration detention
Prepared submission on US foreign policy and human rights in Western Hemisphere
Senate: Human Rights in Central America
Briefing on Family Reunification
Briefing on family detention
Senate briefing on family separation
H.R.6193 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act.
H.R. 981 Condemning the violence, persecution, intimidation, and murders committed by the Government of Nicaragua against its citizens.
State Department: human rights in Honduras
State Department: human rights in Colombia
Temporary Protected Status
US Foreign Assistance to Guatemala
Latin American Human Rights
SFRC Argentina
Reviewed a piece of draft legislation for the "Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018" to determine whether we could support and/or endorse.
Reviewed the "Family Case Management Program Act" for endorsement when introduced in the Senate by Senator Gillibrand.
Reviewed a draft of the "Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act" by Senator Murray H.R. 6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act to determine whether Amnesty International could endorse/support.
Reviewed coalition letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen regarding potential changes to asylum regulations
Meeting with Department of Indian Health Services Sexual and Reproductive healthcare
Meeting with Senate and House on IHS and Sexual and Reproductive healthcare
Meetings with Senate and House staff on IHS and Destro nomination
VAWA reauthorization meeting, House meetings IVAWA
Tribal Law and Order with Indian Affairs meetings
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KIND advocated on the following legislation:
Queen of the Hill resolution/discharge petition (House)
S. 1757 Building Americas Trust Act of 2017 (Cornyn)
S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (Grassley)
S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Cornyn)
H.R. 3440, DREAM Act of 2017(8)
S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 (Graham/Durbin)
S.1937, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act (Flake)
S. 2192, The Secure Act of 2017 (Grassley)
S. /(H.R.2579 amendment in nature of substitute) Secure and Succeed Act (Grassley/Cotton)
H.R. 5850/S. 3106 (past Congress) Secure the Northern Triangle Act (Lofgren/Reid)
H.R.4796, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (Hurd-Aguilar)
S.2367, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (McCain-Coons)
H.R. 2043/S. 2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
H.R. 6135/S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act
H.R. 2572, Protect Family Values at the Border Act
H.R. 5950/S. 2937 - the HELP Separated Children Act
H. Res. 927, Condemning the Trump administrations zero tolerance policy (DeLauro)
H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act
H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act
H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act
S.___, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act
Issues/Administrative:
Legal services
Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families and treatment at the border; screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention)
Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; designation of UAC; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers)
Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings; discretion and independence of immigration judges
Administration of benefits and protections for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status
Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding to address violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems)
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H.R.6236: Family Unity Rights and Protection Act
Support reunification of families separated upon entry into the United States
H.R.6222: Better Care for Kids Act
Support specialized training requirement for federal personnel who have substantive contact with unaccompanied alien children
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
S.Res.552: A resolution commemorating June 20, 2018, as "World Refugee Day"
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.5950: Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act
Support protections for children affected by immigration enforcement actions
S.2937: Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act
Support protections for children affected by immigration enforcement actions
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
Opposed 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
Opposed 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
Opposed expansion of family detention
H.R.4760: To amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes
Opposed provisions expanding family detention and blocking access to asylum
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, 2018
Support for funding for additional immigration judge teams
H.R.2826: To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes
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
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H.R. 6385, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance.
S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance.
S. 210, Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, all provisions.
H.R. 671, Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, all provisions.
S. 1171, Keeping Girls in School, all provisions, and unintroduced House version, all provisions.
S. 1730, Reach Every Mother and Child Act, all provisions.
H.R. 4022, Reach Every Mother and Child Act, all provisions.
H.R. 2484, Women, Peace and Security Act, all provisions.
S. 1141, Women, Peace and Security Act, all provisions.
Unintroduced House and Senate bills related to health system strengthening in developing countries, all provisions.
Unintroduced House bill related to global sexual and reproductive health and rights, all provisions.
S. 2120, International Violence Against Women Act, all provisions.
H.R. 5034, International Violence Against Women Act, all provisions.
H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act, sections 6 and 7 related to gender-based violence.
S. 1631, Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018, all provisions, and unintroduced House version, all provisions.
Communicated with federal agencies specified in line 17 regarding international affairs spending and policies governing U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs, particularly those related to international population, family planning, and reproductive health assistance, and global reproductive rights.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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Nomination of Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Secretary of State (P.N. 1761)
Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act (H.R. 5486)
Reach Every Mother and Child Act (H.R. 4022/S. 1730)
Department of State Authorization Act (H.R. 5592)
Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act (H.R. 2259)
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights (HER) Act (H.R.671/S. 210)
Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act (H.R. 6193)
Client expense: $421,508 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $90,000 · 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), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $210,000 · 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), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)