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Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act
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Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act This bill directs the Department of State to continue assisting civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance may include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7877)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7877)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2327.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7877-7878)
Mr. Levin (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $27,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $25,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671) This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients. Chambers: House and Senate Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. (H.R. 6453) Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act ((H.R. 4092, S. 4003); directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. We have lobbied for Senate introduction and co-sponsors in House and Senate. Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). This legislation is necessary to better coordinate law enforcement and build necessary data regarding MMIWG. Savannas Act has passed the Senate, but now waits for House passage. We have lobbied for House introduction and co-sponsors. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). The WGDP bill is a bi-partisan, bicameral bill that is championed by the White House to codify the WDGP Initiative, including establishing an Office of Womens Economic Equality at the State Department. The bill drafts include dangerous rollbacks on US gender definitions as well as cutting response from Gender-based violence prevention and response initiatives. We oppose this bill and have been working with both chambers to prevent introduction and mitigate harm. Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $9,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $27,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $21,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
2020 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
2020 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671) This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients. Chambers: House and Senate Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. (H.R. 6453) Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act ((H.R. 4092, S. 4003); directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. We have lobbied for Senate introduction and co-sponsors in House and Senate. Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). This legislation is necessary to better coordinate law enforcement and build necessary data regarding MMIWG. Savannas Act has passed the Senate, but now waits for House passage. We have lobbied for House introduction and co-sponsors. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). The WGDP bill is a bi-partisan, bicameral bill that is championed by the White House to codify the WDGP Initiative, including establishing an Office of Womens Economic Equality at the State Department. The bill drafts include dangerous rollbacks on US gender definitions as well as cutting response from Gender-based violence prevention and response initiatives. We oppose this bill and have been working with both chambers to prevent introduction and mitigate harm. Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
2020 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671) This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients. Chambers: House and Senate Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. (H.R. 6453) Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act ((H.R. 4092, S. 4003); directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. We have lobbied for Senate introduction and co-sponsors in House and Senate. Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). This legislation is necessary to better coordinate law enforcement and build necessary data regarding MMIWG. Savannas Act has passed the Senate, but now waits for House passage. We have lobbied for House introduction and co-sponsors. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). The WGDP bill is a bi-partisan, bicameral bill that is championed by the White House to codify the WDGP Initiative, including establishing an Office of Womens Economic Equality at the State Department. The bill drafts include dangerous rollbacks on US gender definitions as well as cutting response from Gender-based violence prevention and response initiatives. We oppose this bill and have been working with both chambers to prevent introduction and mitigate harm. Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
2019 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The No Ban Act (H. R. 2214) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chamber: House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) (H. R. 7291)Act Bill repeals the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, expedites asylum claims for those fleeing violence on the basis of sexual orientation, supports foreign assistance tools that the U.S. government uses to support LGBTI human rights groups abroad and more. Chamber: House International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857) bill would codify the position of Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons at the U.S. State Department and enshrine U.S. policies into law to help protect the human rights of LGBTQ people around the globe. Chamber: House
2019 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The No Ban Act (H. R. 2214) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chamber: House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) (H. R. 7291)Act Bill repeals the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, expedites asylum claims for those fleeing violence on the basis of sexual orientation, supports foreign assistance tools that the U.S. government uses to support LGBTI human rights groups abroad and more. Chamber: House International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857) bill would codify the position of Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons at the U.S. State Department and enshrine U.S. policies into law to help protect the human rights of LGBTQ people around the globe. Chamber: House
2019 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
Issue: The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) ) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House Issue: The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Chamber: House Issue: Saudi Arabia Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Issue: Venezuela The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Issue: Refugees The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Refugees The No Ban Act (H. R. 2214) Chamber: House Issue: Refugees rights and asylum The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate Issue: Refugees Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (HR 3524) bill addresses the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Issue: Refugees Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) the bill provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained. Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Gun Violence Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Issue: Gun violence Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill supports State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders. Chamber: House Issue: Gun Violence Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. Chamber: office Issue: Gun Violence Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Issue: Afghanistan Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House Issue: Gun Violence The Background Check Expansion Act (S. 42) bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Chamber: Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 (S.398) bill supports the peaceful resolution of the civil war in Yemen, to address the resulting humanitarian crisis, and to hold the perpetrators responsible for murdering a Saudi dissident. Chamber: Senate Issue: Human Rights National Defense Authorization Act NDAA (S. 1790) Chamber: Senate Issue: Civilian casualties from US military strikes NDAA FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Issue: Hong Kong The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber House Issue: Israel Occupied Territories House Res.246: Condemns the BDS movement while not criminalizing or banning the use of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against the State of Israel Chamber: House Issue: Yemen Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate Issue: Yemen House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Issue: Yemen the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 (S.398) Chamber: Senate Issue: Refugees The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate Issue: Venezuela The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Issue: Refugees (S.J.Res.54) joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced) Climate Change & displacement bills (not yet introduced) Issue: Criminal Justice Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act (H.R. 4488), bill would establish a commission to study solitary confinement in its currently practice, with the hope of collecting more data on people most likely to be referred to solitary confinement and the implementation of more humane national standards informed by best practices, ultimately seeking to reduce the use of solitary confinement . Chamber: House Issue: Criminal Justice the Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone, PEACE Act, (HR 4359) bill would restrict the use of deadly force by federal law enforcement officers to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. At the discretion of the Attorney General, the bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact a substantially similar standard. Chamber: House Issue: Sexual orientation rights Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) (H. R. 7291) Act bill repeals the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, expedites asylum claims for those fleeing violence on the basis of sexual orientation, supports foreign assistance tools that the U.S. government uses to support LGBTI human rights groups abroad and more. Chamber: House Issue: LGBTI rights International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857) bill would codify the position of Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons at the U.S. State Department and enshrine U.S. policies into law to help protect the human rights of LGBTQ people around the globe. Chamber: House
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1 "For the People Act of 2019," all provisions. HR 4 "Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019," all provisions. HR 2327 "Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act," all provisions pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity. HR 3348 "Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2019," all provisions. HR 3357 "Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019," all provisions.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
Legalization (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure) â--�H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 â--�H.Res. 415 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes â--�H.R. 2820 - Dream Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 2821 - American Promise Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 549 - Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 â--�S. 879 - SECURE Act â--�S.874 - Dream Act of 2019 â--�House Judiciary Committee markup, H.R. 2820, the Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 2821, the American Promise Act of 20191; and H.R. 549, the Venezuelan TPS Act of 2019 â--�House Rules Committee hearing, H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 3312 - Family Reunification Act of 2019 â--�S.1862 - Citizenship Affordability Act â--�H.R. 3328 - Citizenship Affordability Act Asylum â--�Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) â--�Safe Third Country Agreements â--�S.1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 2662 - Asylum Seeker Protection Act of 2019 â--�Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, The Secure and Protect Act: a Legislative Fix to the Crisis at the Southwest Border Unaccompanied Immigrant Children â--�H.R. 7311 - William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 â--�H.R. 898 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 â--�Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997) â--�S. 1303 - HUMANE Act â--�H.R. 2522 - HUMANE Act of 2019 Refugee Resettlement â--�S. 1088 - Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 2146 - GRACE Act of 2019 â--�S.Res. 254 - A resolution commemorating June 20, 2019, as World Refugee Day â--�H.Res.444 - Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons â--�House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Markup Notice: H.R. 3190, H.R. 2327, H.R. 1632, H.R. 3252, H.Res. 259, H.Res. 432, H.Res. 441, H.Res. 444, H.R. 2229 Central American Migration â--�H.R. 3524 - Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act â--�S. 1445 - Central America Reform and Enforcement Act â--�H.R. 2347 - Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 â--�House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing: "The Importance of U.S. Assistance to Central America" â--�Memorandum of Cooperation with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador on border security cooperation in Central America â--�Memorandum of Cooperation with Guatemala to target human smuggling and trafficking networks Muslim-Travel Ban â--�H.R. 2214 - No BAN Act â--�S. 1123 - No BAN Act Zero Tolerance/Family Separation â--�House Oversight and Reform Committee Hearing, "Failure of Administration to Comply with Subpoenas on Child Separation Policy" Interior Enforcement â--�H.R. 2792 - PROTECT Act â--�S. 1440 - PROTECT Immigration Act â--�H.R. 532 - Alternatives to Detention Act â--�H.R. 3451 - Humane Enforcement and Legal Protection (HELP) for Separated Children Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 3452 - Help Separated Families Act of 2019 â--�S.1591 - End Mass Deportation Act Border Security â--�S.Amdt. 514 to S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 â--�Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, "At the Breaking Point: The Humanitarian and Security Crisis at Our Southern Border" â--�Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing, "Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: By the Numbers" â--�Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing, "Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: Perspectives from the Frontline" â--�House Homeland Security Hearing, "Examining the Dept. of Defense's Deployment to the U.S. Mexico Border" â--�Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: The Exploitation of Migrants through Smuggling, Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude â--�Office of the Attorney General Memorandum - Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement Detention Standards â--�H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act â--�S. 1243 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act â--�H.R. 3239 - Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act â--�Family Case Management Program â--�Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Compliance in ICE and ORR facilities Public Charge â--�H.R. 3222 - No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 Social Security No-Match Letters
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Introduced in House
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| Democratic |
| NJ |
| Ann Wagner | Republican | MO |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic | PA |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Van Taylor | Republican | TX |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
Client expense: $25,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $25,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $9,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $9,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE