Reuniting Families Act

Issue Area: Immigration Bodies Lobbied: House, Senate, Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Homeland Security, White House Office, Dept. of State, Dept of Defense Lobbyists: Jennifer Quigley, Raha Wala, Ana Ortega Villegas Issues: H.R.2146: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes (GRACE Act) S.1088: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes (GRACE Act) H.R.2214: To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens (NO BAN Act) S.1123: To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens (NO BAN Act) S.4049: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) ..Sought an amendment which would add an exemption of children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from immigration visa limit H.R.6395: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) ..Sec.1212: Extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant visa program ..Sought an amendment to add the language of the Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act (H.R.7415) ..Sought an amendment to add the Hong Kong Freedom and Choice Act (H.R.7428, minus Sec 7) H.R.2662: To prohibit funds from being used to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on December 20, 2018 (Asylum Seeker Protection Act) S.3112: A bill to provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes (Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019) H.R.2415: To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes (Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019) H.R.2839: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 ..Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program ..Support for continuation of funding for refugee resettlement H.R.7667: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 ..Support for funding for legal orientation programs H.R.7669: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 ..Oppose increase in immigration detention beds, family detention, and DHS anti-asylum policies ..Support restrictions on transfer authority ..Support resumption of the Family Case Management Program and community-based alternatives to detention H.R.5210: To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes (Refugee Protection Act of 2019) S.2936: A bill to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes (Refugee Protection Act of 2019) S.2625: A bill to authorize the admission of a limited number of Kurdish Syrians and other Syrian partners as special immigrants, and for other purposes (Syrian Allies Protection Act) H.R.4873: To provide for special immigrant status for Syrian Kurds and other Syrians who partnered with the United States Government in Syria, and for other purposes (Syrian Partner Protection Act) H.R.5383: To reform the process for enforcing the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes (New Way Forward Act) H.R.4928: To establish the National Office of New Americans, to reduce obstacles to United States citizenship, to support the integration of immigrants and refugees into the social, cultural, economic and civic life of our shared Nation, and for other purposes (New Deal for New Americans Act of 2019) S.3470: A bill to establish the National Office of New Americans, to reduce obstacles to United States citizenship, to support the integration of immigrants into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the United States, and for other purposes (New Deal for New Americans Act of 2020) 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, migrant protection protocols, asylum cooperative agreements, transit ban and detention Oversight of Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts, Attorney General certifications of asylum cases restricting asylum eligibility H.R.5971: To amend the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 to provide for additional rules regarding processing of immigration applications, and for other purposes (Case Backlog and Transparency Act) H.R.4803: To facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad, and for other purposes (Citizenship for Children of Military Members & Civil Servants Act) S.2679: A bill to facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad, and for other purposes (Citizenship for Children of Military Members & Civil Servants Act) S.3294: A bill to require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the United States or are inadmissible (Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act) H.R.5581: To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Access to Counsel Act of 2020) H.R.6437: To ensure that all communities have access to urgently needed COVID-19 testing, treatment, public health information, and relief benefits regardless of immigration status or limited English proficiency, and for other purposes (Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act) S.3609: A bill to ensure that all communities have access to urgently needed COVID-19 testing, treatment, public health information, and relief benefits regardless of immigration status or limited English proficiency, and for other purposes (Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act) H.R.7569: To temporarily suspend certain immigration enforcement activities during disease-related emergencies (Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act) S.4011: A bill to temporarily suspend certain immigration enforcement activities during disease-related emergencies (Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act) H.R.6537: To require the release of most aliens detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a national emergency related to a communicable disease (Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and Security Together Act) S.3645: A bill to require the release of most aliens detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a national emergency related to a communicable disease (Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and Security Together Act) H.R.6800: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act) S.4320: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. (Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020) H.R.8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act ..Opposed increased funding for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement ..Support for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services S.4110: A bill to designate residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, and for other purposes (Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act) H.R.7415: To designate residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, and for other purposes (Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act) H.R.7428: To reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes. (Hong Kong Peoples Freedom and Choice Act) H.R 133: FY 2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act H.R.3799: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes (Reuniting Families Act) H.R.883: This bill grants lawful permanent resident status to certain aliens who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security Families Belong Together Act S.271: This bill grants lawful permanent resident status to certain aliens who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security (Families Belong Together Act)

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act H.R. 2473: SAVE Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 Infrastructure Bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity and nature-based solutions. S.2452 Climate Stewardship Act: Forest provisions/reforeststation, carbon sequestration in farming and forestry S.519: Plum Island preservation S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act: Natural infrastructure, Energy Energy and Water Appropriations: Navigation and ecosystem sustainability program. FEMA BRIC program: Rules and implementation H.R.4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 Coral Reef Conservation Act: Reauthorization Coral Reef Task Force: Reauthorization H.R.3799 Resiliance Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure provisions, levee set-backs S.3021 Water Resources Development Act: Natural infrastructure solutions, Brandon Road project authorization H.R. 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019 H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act H.R.1951 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: LWCF ammendments Water Resources Development Act: Nature-based solutions in Army Corps. Benefits/cost ratios H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund: Fire and forest management priorities, Increasing funding to forest restoration and reforestation

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

S. 47 natural resource management act: lobbied forLWCF reauthorization provisions in S47 - the natural resource management act; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization:meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) Secure Rural Schools reauthorization HR. 4525 Living Shoreline Bill H.R. 3195/S.1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund: Permanent funding; Table Rocks project; Passage of bill in both chambers S. 1932: drought resiliency and water supply act H.R. 2473: Save Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River recovery implementation program extension act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 infrastructure bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity; nature-based solutions. S.2452 Climate Stewardship Act: Forest provisions/reforeststation, carbon sequestration in farming and forestry H.R.1578/S.519: Plum Island preservation S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act: Natural infrastructure, Energy Energy and Water Appropriations: Navigation and ecosystem sustainability program FEMA BRIC program: Rules and implementation H.R.4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 Coral Reef Conservation Act: Reauthorization Coral Reef Task Force: Reauthorization H.R.3799 Resiliance Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure provisions, levee set-backs S.3021 Water Resources Development Act: Natural infrastructure solutions; Brandon Road project authorization; Nature-based solutions in Army Corps; Benefits/cost ratios; Funding fish passage on Alabama River Lakes; PPA/PL 84-99 language; Floodplain management H.R. 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019 H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act H.R.1951 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: LWCF ammendments H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund: Fire and forest management priorities, Increasing funding to forest restoration and reforestation 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Rule H.R.925/S.261 NACWA Reauthorization House Select Committee on Climate Crisis: Natural climate solutions related to forests Future Energy Tax Innovation Act: Climate Change H.R.2875 Naitonal Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act, 2017: Natural infrastructure: Mapping H.R.2607 - Resilient Federal Forests Act: Forest management provisions

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service