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American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
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Introduced
March 12, 2019
Latest Action
June 10, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratic(CA)
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American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 This bill cancels and prohibits removal proceedings against certain aliens and provides such aliens with a path toward permanent resident status. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall cancel removal proceedings against certain aliens who entered the United States as minors and grant such aliens conditional permanent residence status for 10 years. The bill imposes various qualification requirements, such as the alien being continuously physically present in the United States and being enrolled in or having completed certain educational programs. DHS shall establish streamlined procedures to apply for conditional permanent residence for aliens who received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and were not disqualified for renewal. DHS shall remove the conditional permanent resident status granted to such aliens, if the alien applies and meets certain requirements, such as completing certain programs at an educational institution or serving at least two years in the Uniformed Services and being discharged honorably. DHS or DOJ shall cancel removal proceedings against certain aliens who qualified for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure status on certain past dates (both statuses temporarily protect covered aliens from removal). For such aliens who apply and pass the required background checks, DHS shall grant permanent residence status. DHS may not use information from applications to adjust status under this bill for immigration enforcement purposes. DHS shall establish a grant program for nonprofit organizations that assist individuals with certain immigration-related issues.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 112.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 240). (text: CR H4265-4272)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 240).(text: CR H4265-4272)
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 221 (Roll no. 239).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cline motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment notwithstanding sections 111(e), 129, 211(c)(3), and 229 of this Act, an alien whose application would be denied based on criminal, national security, gang, or public safety grounds shall be referred by the Secretary of Homeland Security for determination of whether the alien should be placed in removal proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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2022 · first_quarter · Immigration
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act Executive orders and Dept. of Homeland Security Policies governing border and interior enforcement Family separation and detention H-2A Wage DOL Rule H.R. 1123/S. 2214, The NO BAN Act H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act Homeland Security appropriations Immigration Courts Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) Act of 2019 Temporary Protected Status Temporary Protected Status (Cameroon) Title 42 Rescission
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2021 · first_quarter · Health Issues
The Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152): Expanding coverage and improving Medicare benefits; Providing needed protections to guard against insurance practices that unfairly limit, deny or rescind coverage based on health status; public and private health insurers should encourage preventive health care by providing full coverage, with no cost-sharing, for preventive services recommended by an expert advisory group, such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; Ensuring access to primary care physicians; and beginning to bend the cost curve; Prohibiting insurers from excluding or charging excessive rates to children based on pre-existing conditions, which later will be expanded to all persons; Covering young adults on their parents' plans; Eliminating lifetime and annual limits on health insurance coverage; Requiring that health insurers spend more on patient care and less on administration; support enactment of S. 248, the Empowering States to Innovate Act, which amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to: (1) allow states to apply for waivers of certain health insurance coverage requirements in such Act (including requirements for the establishment of qualified health plans and health insurance exchanges) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 (currently, January 1, 2017), and (2) require the waiver application process to begin not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act; Phasing out the Medicare Part D doughnut hole; Eliminating patient cost-sharing for preventive services offered by Medicare or private insurers; Increasing Medicare and Medicaid payments to primary care physicians; Supporting the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to help physicians and patients make care decisions based on the best available evidence; Supporting the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to fund pilots of delivery models to improve outcomes and reduce costs, including patient-centered medical homes; Advocated against a December 2018 ruling by a federal judge in Texas that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. Access to Primary Care in the Context of Comprehensive Healthcare Reform Legislation (H.R. 3962/H.R. 3590/H.R. 4872): Provide sliding scale subsidies based on income to buy coverage from qualified plans; Qualified plans should: provide evidence-based benefits, including preventive services; and be prohibited from excluding persons with pre-existing conditions, charging them more, cherry-picking enrollees, or cancelling or failing to renew coverage; Expand Medicaid to cover all persons below the Federal Poverty Level and ensure fair payments to participating physicians; As coverage becomes affordable, all persons should participate and coverage should be guaranteed; Responsibility for financing should be shared by individuals, employers and government. Medicare payment models that re-align incentives to support effective, efficient, patient-centered, coordinated care. Priority should be given to models designed to support the value of services provided by primary care physicians as well as to models that would create incentives, across physician specialties and sites of services, to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of care provided. Policy criteria for selecting the most promising models for pilot testing should be developed, in consultation with outside experts; The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), which has shown great promise in meeting the policy objectives suggested above, should be among the models selected for broader testing on a national pilot basis; the use of the medical home model for treatment or services under private health plans, the requirement of health plans to provide incentives to promote and report on medical home services provided, the establishment of community health teams and a primary care extension program to educate and support primary care practices in the delivery of medical home services, and the establishment of a demonstration project to educate physicians and other clinicians in training in the competencies required to deliver care consistent with the medical home care model. Medicare Payments to Physicians: Urged that Congress provide incentives to physicians who transform their practices into Advanced Alternative Payment Models and continue to provide stability for physicians in the MIPS program. Specifically, Congress should extend the five percent Qualified Alternative Payment Model participant bonus beyond the 2022 performance year, replace the zero percent baseline payment updates under Medicare with positive updates. Urged congressional committees with jurisdiction over Medicare to exercise their oversight authority and urge CMS to expedite approval of more Advanced APMS, particularly those that work for small and specialty practices and to simplify the scoring structure and reporting requirements under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in order to fulfill Congress intent of a more streamlined program that reduces burdens on physicians; Supported S.2648, the Rural ACO Improvement Act, amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to ensure that all ACOs have an equal opportunity to share in savings regardless of their geographic location; Provided recommendations to CMS on the Merit-based Incentive Payment System Value Pathway (MVP), which aims to reduce reporting burden and complexity within MIPS while improving the accuracy and effectiveness of performance measurement. The College noted specifically that a robust, multi-year transition period will be critical to the success of the MVP, that it does not support making the MVP mandatory, that CMS should continue to support numerous reporting mechanisms, including qualified registries and clinical data registries, which have been instrumental in developing specialty-specific performance measures, among other things. Urged support for H.R. 8505, a bill to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule; Urged that any legislation to hold some Medicare physician payment codes harmless from budget neutrality do so for just one year and to allow evaluation and management increases, along with GPC1X codes to go into effect. Administrative Tasks on Physicians and Patients: Congress should accelerate its efforts to reduce administrative burdens on clinicians and patients, including: streamlining the prior authorization process, better integrating clinical data into clinicians electronic health records (EHRs), and working with CMS in their effort to overhaul clinical documentation guidelines; Urged Congress to cosponsor and pass the Safe Step Act (H.R. 2279), to require health insurers to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol based on clinical decision-making, medical necessity, and other patient needs. Prescription Drug Costs: The College advocated for greater transparency in drug pricing, the elimination of anti-competitive industry practices that create barriers to generics coming to market, the importance of accounting for value in payment and coverage for prescriptions, and providing authority to the federal government to negotiate drug discounts under the Medicare Part D program. Specifically, the College urged Congress to pass the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 (H.R. 275/S. 62) from the 116th Congress, which allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered Part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Also urged that Congress pass the Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years, REMEDY Act (S. 1209), from the 116th Congress, to aid in the approval of more generic drug applications by the FDA and therefore improve patient access to those medications. Also urged that Congress pass the Prescription Drug STAR Act (H.R. 2113), and the Fair Accountability and Innovative Research (FAIR) Drug Pricing Act (H.R. 2296/S. 1391), from the 116th Congress, to promote greater drug pricing transparency. Firearms-Related Injury and Death: The College advocated for lawmakers to pass measures to strengthen the criminal background check system, ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines, prevent the unlawful transfer of firearms to those who cannot legally purchase them, and remove restrictions on, and provide dedicated funding for, research by federal agencies on prevention of firearms-related injuries and death. Specifically, the College urged passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8), from the 116th Congress, which would strengthen the accuracy and reporting of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as well as expand Brady background checks to cover all firearm sales, including unlicensed firearms sellers currently not required to use background checks, and the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act (H.R. 674/S. 184), from the 116th Congress, which would authorize funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study firearms safety and gun violence prevention. Also urged Congress to pass the Violence Against Women (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2021, which passed the House in 2021, to provide protections for domestic violence victims by restricting access to firearms by those deemed a threat to them. Also urged Congress to pass the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (S. 66/H.R. 1296), from the 116th Congress, to ban the sale of semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. Urged support for the enactment of extreme risk protection orders (ERPO) to allow families and law enforcement to obtain a ruling from an impartial judge within 72 hours to temporarily remove guns from individuals at imminent risk of using them to harm themselves or others, with due process. Immigration: The College advocated against family separation at the U.S. border. Specifically, the College urged support for bills from the 116th Congress such as H.R. 541 - the Keep Families Together Act, which would help ensure that children are not separated from their parents when families unlawfully cross over the border into the United States and would ensure that the Department of Homeland Security would not be able to implement the zero tolerance policy that separated families at the border under the last administration; urged congressional oversight of family separation policies. Also urged that Congress pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented children who came to the United States due to the action of their parents, also known as Dreamers. Graduate Medical Education: Urged that Congress support medical education training and debt relief for primary care physicians and other specialties facing shortages by passing the following legislation from the 116th Congress: the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 348, H.R. 1763), to lift the GME caps as needed to permit training an adequate number of primary care physicians, including internal medicine specialists, and physicians in other specialties facing shortages; passing the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (H.R. 1554), to save physicians in residency programs thousands of dollars in interest on their loans and help incentivize the opening of practices in underserved areas; pass legislation to combine DGME and IME into a single, more functional payment program, and broaden the GME financing structure to include all payers; support funding for GME/IME and programs within the Veterans Health Administration that provide graduate medical education to ensure that physicians are adequately trained with the skills needed to treat an aging population. Urged Congress to pass the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 (H.R. 3414), which would provide Medicare support for an additional 1,000 graduate medical education (GME) positions over five years in hospitals that have, or are in the process of establishing, accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or pain medicine. Urged Congress to pass S. 1203 and H.R. 2441, the What You Can Do For Your Country Act, which would improve and reform the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Vaccines: Urged Congress to pass the Vaccines Act (HR 2862), from the 116th Congress, which would provide federal funding for vaccine hesitancy surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and outline a national public messaging campaign informed by this research to help improve vaccination rates. Physician Fee Schedule: Commented to CMS and to Congress to fully implement payment increases for all evaluation and management codes, as finalized by CMS, and as scheduled for implementation on Jan. 1, 2021. Reduce the documentation burden for E/M services by allowing choice of medical decision making or time, and work to develop additional clarity and guidance on acceptable documentation to operationalize these important proposals; examination room desktop computers should be counted as a direct medical equipment cost; care management should be promoted by increasing the values of services like Transitional Care Management (TCM) and Chronic Care Management and implementing Principle Care Management (PCM) codes; require additional survey and review for any requests to increase non-outpatient E/M or other services; work with the physician community prior to finalizing any policy affecting eligibility to participate in the Medicare program; Urged congressional committees of jurisdiction to support: Higher physician work relative value units (RVUs) for new and established office visit codes, leading to increased payments for them, Reduced documentation requirements for office visit codes, which enables physicians to select and document for each visit based on medical decision-making or total time, Expanded and improved payment for care management services. Urged Congress to support waiving budget neutrality, applicable to the calendar year 2021 physician fee schedule. COVID-19: Urged congressional appropriators to provide the highest possible funding level for research, prevention, control, and treatment of illnesses associated with the virus that is commensurate with the public health emergency that the virus represents. Urged the administration to explore regulatory and other actions that would make COVID-19 testing free-of-charge to patients covered by both public and private insurance plans, including ACA-compliant plans offered through the insurance exchanges, and to waive co-pays and deductibles for patients seeing physicians for symptoms that may be indicative of COVID-19 or who are hospitalized for treatment. Urged CMS to utilize a national disaster recovery program that would pay doctors 110% of Medicare rates for caring for uninsured patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. Expressed support to Congress and the administration for a variety of COVID-related bills from the 116th Congress as follows: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201, and other stimulus reforms related to COVID-19 including: Emergency paid leave benefits, paid sick days for public health emergencies, coverage of testing for COVID-19, waiving of cost sharing under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and CHIP, increasing the federal FMAP under Medicaid, providing reimbursement for CPT codes 99441 - 99443, which are telephone evaluation and management services, expediting entrance of international medical graduates who are citizens of other nations (non-US IMGs) into the country and ensuring that lawfully present non-U.S. IMGs are not negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, funding for physician practices under the Public Health and Social Service Emergency Fund (PHSSEF), providing tax relief, grants, and loans to small and medium size practices impacted by COVID-19, increasing funding for personal protective equipment (PPE), ensuring Medicaid pay parity with Medicare for primary care services; Urged HHS and Congress to make a targeted allocation out of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) to support primary care physicians and their practices, sufficient to keep their doors open, by offsetting lost revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to the targeted allocation for rural hospitals; Urged support for the Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act, H.R. 6720, introduced May 5, 2020 by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) which would eliminate graduate school debt for healthcare workers, including physicians and medical students, who are providing direct patient care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Urged support for H.R. 7059, the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, which extend liability protections to those who provide care in good faith during the COVID-19 public health emergency (plus a reasonable time, such as 60 days, after the emergency declaration ends), and not in situations of gross negligence or willful misconduct. The College also urged that pay parity between telephone claims and in-person visits and between all telehealth and in-person visits be maintained after the PHE is lifted. This extension-either continued by CMS or mandated by Congress-should last at least through the end of 2021, or until such a time when effective vaccines and treatments are widely available, with an option to extend it even further, or consider making permanent, based on the experience and learnings of patients and physicians who are utilizing these visits. Urged Congress to support a targeted allocation from the Provider Relief Fund specifically for primary care services. Priorities for the Biden Administration: Urged the Biden Administration to identify and appoint physicians to health care leadership positions within his Administration. Implement approval, distribution, and funding of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Provide support to physicians and other frontline health care workers, including ensuring access and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) to health care workers. Fund COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts. Reverse regulations that allow the sale of extended short-term, limited duration plans, association health plans. Take action to defend the Affordable Care Act from any litigation, including California v. Texas, that would undermine coverage and patient protections. Expand premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions. Establish a federal public option to inject competition into the health insurance marketplace. Expand Medicaid eligibility and oppose expansion waivers that limit benefits and apply high cost sharing. Permanently increase payment for Medicaid primary care services to the level of Medicare. Restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, consistent with a recent ruling from a federal judge, and identify executive actions that can be taken to ensure that it is not vulnerable to being eliminated in the future. Pursue executive actions to preserve the principles of patient autonomy regarding reproductive decision-making rights. Reverse the Title X gag rule and restore funding to family planning clinics. Establish universal access to at least six weeks of paid family and medical leave that is flexible to accommodate care for a diverse array of family structures, including updating the Family Medical and Leave Act to include grandparents or in-laws. Re-introduce and pass the George Floyd Act and other legislation focused on eliminating racism and police violence. Rejoin the Paris Agreement. Telehealth: Urged Congress to continue existing Public Health Emergency flexibilities and waivers-including pay parity for audio-only phone calls-to support making telehealth an ongoing and continued part of medical care now and in the future, allowing time for further evaluation on which ones should be maintained as is, revised or expanded. Urged Congress to permanently extend the policy to waive geographical and originating-site restrictions after the conclusion of the PHE. Urged Congress or CMS to continue to provide flexibility in the Medicare and Medicaid programs for physician practices to reduce or waive cost-sharing requirements for telehealth services, while also making up the difference between these waived copays and the Medicare allowed amount of the service. Urged Congress or CMS to extend the interim policy to allow Remote Patient Monitoring services to be furnished to patients without an established relationship. Urged support for the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act or the TREAT Act (S. 168/H.R. 708), which would provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act (H.R. 1319): Urged support for various provisions within the ARP to provide incentives for states to expand Medicaid by temporarily increasing the states base FMAP by five percentage points for two years for states that newly expand Medicaid. Urged support for allowing states, for five years, to extend Medicaid eligibility (and CHIP eligibility) to women for 12 months postpartum. Urged support to require Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 vaccines and treatment without beneficiary cost sharing with vaccines matched at a 100 percent federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) through one year after the end of the PHE. Urged support for $46 billion to HHS to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor COVID-19 infections, and for other activities necessary to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Urged support to subsidize the health coverage of people earning up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) under the ACA and those on unemployment insurance for a period of two years. Urged support for waiving VA cost sharing and copayments for medical treatment until September 30, 2021.
2021 · first_quarter · Health Issues
The Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152): Expanding coverage and improving Medicare benefits; Providing needed protections to guard against insurance practices that unfairly limit, deny or rescind coverage based on health status; public and private health insurers should encourage preventive health care by providing full coverage, with no cost-sharing, for preventive services recommended by an expert advisory group, such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; Ensuring access to primary care physicians; and beginning to bend the cost curve; Prohibiting insurers from excluding or charging excessive rates to children based on pre-existing conditions, which later will be expanded to all persons; Covering young adults on their parents' plans; Eliminating lifetime and annual limits on health insurance coverage; Requiring that health insurers spend more on patient care and less on administration; support enactment of S. 248, the Empowering States to Innovate Act, which amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to: (1) allow states to apply for waivers of certain health insurance coverage requirements in such Act (including requirements for the establishment of qualified health plans and health insurance exchanges) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 (currently, January 1, 2017), and (2) require the waiver application process to begin not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act; Phasing out the Medicare Part D doughnut hole; Eliminating patient cost-sharing for preventive services offered by Medicare or private insurers; Increasing Medicare and Medicaid payments to primary care physicians; Supporting the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to help physicians and patients make care decisions based on the best available evidence; Supporting the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to fund pilots of delivery models to improve outcomes and reduce costs, including patient-centered medical homes; Advocated against a December 2018 ruling by a federal judge in Texas that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. Access to Primary Care in the Context of Comprehensive Healthcare Reform Legislation (H.R. 3962/H.R. 3590/H.R. 4872): Provide sliding scale subsidies based on income to buy coverage from qualified plans; Qualified plans should: provide evidence-based benefits, including preventive services; and be prohibited from excluding persons with pre-existing conditions, charging them more, cherry-picking enrollees, or cancelling or failing to renew coverage; Expand Medicaid to cover all persons below the Federal Poverty Level and ensure fair payments to participating physicians; As coverage becomes affordable, all persons should participate and coverage should be guaranteed; Responsibility for financing should be shared by individuals, employers and government. Medicare payment models that re-align incentives to support effective, efficient, patient-centered, coordinated care. Priority should be given to models designed to support the value of services provided by primary care physicians as well as to models that would create incentives, across physician specialties and sites of services, to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of care provided. Policy criteria for selecting the most promising models for pilot testing should be developed, in consultation with outside experts; The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), which has shown great promise in meeting the policy objectives suggested above, should be among the models selected for broader testing on a national pilot basis; the use of the medical home model for treatment or services under private health plans, the requirement of health plans to provide incentives to promote and report on medical home services provided, the establishment of community health teams and a primary care extension program to educate and support primary care practices in the delivery of medical home services, and the establishment of a demonstration project to educate physicians and other clinicians in training in the competencies required to deliver care consistent with the medical home care model. Medicare Payments to Physicians: Urged that Congress provide incentives to physicians who transform their practices into Advanced Alternative Payment Models and continue to provide stability for physicians in the MIPS program. Specifically, Congress should extend the five percent Qualified Alternative Payment Model participant bonus beyond the 2022 performance year, replace the zero percent baseline payment updates under Medicare with positive updates. Urged congressional committees with jurisdiction over Medicare to exercise their oversight authority and urge CMS to expedite approval of more Advanced APMS, particularly those that work for small and specialty practices and to simplify the scoring structure and reporting requirements under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in order to fulfill Congress intent of a more streamlined program that reduces burdens on physicians; Supported S.2648, the Rural ACO Improvement Act, amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to ensure that all ACOs have an equal opportunity to share in savings regardless of their geographic location; Provided recommendations to CMS on the Merit-based Incentive Payment System Value Pathway (MVP), which aims to reduce reporting burden and complexity within MIPS while improving the accuracy and effectiveness of performance measurement. The College noted specifically that a robust, multi-year transition period will be critical to the success of the MVP, that it does not support making the MVP mandatory, that CMS should continue to support numerous reporting mechanisms, including qualified registries and clinical data registries, which have been instrumental in developing specialty-specific performance measures, among other things. Urged support for H.R. 8505, a bill to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule; Urged that any legislation to hold some Medicare physician payment codes harmless from budget neutrality do so for just one year and to allow evaluation and management increases, along with GPC1X codes to go into effect. Administrative Tasks on Physicians and Patients: Congress should accelerate its efforts to reduce administrative burdens on clinicians and patients, including: streamlining the prior authorization process, better integrating clinical data into clinicians electronic health records (EHRs), and working with CMS in their effort to overhaul clinical documentation guidelines; Urged Congress to cosponsor and pass the Safe Step Act (H.R. 2279), to require health insurers to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol based on clinical decision-making, medical necessity, and other patient needs. Prescription Drug Costs: The College advocated for greater transparency in drug pricing, the elimination of anti-competitive industry practices that create barriers to generics coming to market, the importance of accounting for value in payment and coverage for prescriptions, and providing authority to the federal government to negotiate drug discounts under the Medicare Part D program. Specifically, the College urged Congress to pass the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 (H.R. 275/S. 62) from the 116th Congress, which allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered Part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Also urged that Congress pass the Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years, REMEDY Act (S. 1209), from the 116th Congress, to aid in the approval of more generic drug applications by the FDA and therefore improve patient access to those medications. Also urged that Congress pass the Prescription Drug STAR Act (H.R. 2113), and the Fair Accountability and Innovative Research (FAIR) Drug Pricing Act (H.R. 2296/S. 1391), from the 116th Congress, to promote greater drug pricing transparency. Firearms-Related Injury and Death: The College advocated for lawmakers to pass measures to strengthen the criminal background check system, ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines, prevent the unlawful transfer of firearms to those who cannot legally purchase them, and remove restrictions on, and provide dedicated funding for, research by federal agencies on prevention of firearms-related injuries and death. Specifically, the College urged passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8), from the 116th Congress, which would strengthen the accuracy and reporting of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as well as expand Brady background checks to cover all firearm sales, including unlicensed firearms sellers currently not required to use background checks, and the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act (H.R. 674/S. 184), from the 116th Congress, which would authorize funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study firearms safety and gun violence prevention. Also urged Congress to pass the Violence Against Women (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2021, which passed the House in 2021, to provide protections for domestic violence victims by restricting access to firearms by those deemed a threat to them. Also urged Congress to pass the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (S. 66/H.R. 1296), from the 116th Congress, to ban the sale of semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. Urged support for the enactment of extreme risk protection orders (ERPO) to allow families and law enforcement to obtain a ruling from an impartial judge within 72 hours to temporarily remove guns from individuals at imminent risk of using them to harm themselves or others, with due process. Immigration: The College advocated against family separation at the U.S. border. Specifically, the College urged support for bills from the 116th Congress such as H.R. 541 - the Keep Families Together Act, which would help ensure that children are not separated from their parents when families unlawfully cross over the border into the United States and would ensure that the Department of Homeland Security would not be able to implement the zero tolerance policy that separated families at the border under the last administration; urged congressional oversight of family separation policies. Also urged that Congress pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented children who came to the United States due to the action of their parents, also known as Dreamers. Graduate Medical Education: Urged that Congress support medical education training and debt relief for primary care physicians and other specialties facing shortages by passing the following legislation from the 116th Congress: the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 348, H.R. 1763), to lift the GME caps as needed to permit training an adequate number of primary care physicians, including internal medicine specialists, and physicians in other specialties facing shortages; passing the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (H.R. 1554), to save physicians in residency programs thousands of dollars in interest on their loans and help incentivize the opening of practices in underserved areas; pass legislation to combine DGME and IME into a single, more functional payment program, and broaden the GME financing structure to include all payers; support funding for GME/IME and programs within the Veterans Health Administration that provide graduate medical education to ensure that physicians are adequately trained with the skills needed to treat an aging population. Urged Congress to pass the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 (H.R. 3414), which would provide Medicare support for an additional 1,000 graduate medical education (GME) positions over five years in hospitals that have, or are in the process of establishing, accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or pain medicine. Urged Congress to pass S. 1203 and H.R. 2441, the What You Can Do For Your Country Act, which would improve and reform the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Vaccines: Urged Congress to pass the Vaccines Act (HR 2862), from the 116th Congress, which would provide federal funding for vaccine hesitancy surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and outline a national public messaging campaign informed by this research to help improve vaccination rates. Physician Fee Schedule: Commented to CMS and to Congress to fully implement payment increases for all evaluation and management codes, as finalized by CMS, and as scheduled for implementation on Jan. 1, 2021. Reduce the documentation burden for E/M services by allowing choice of medical decision making or time, and work to develop additional clarity and guidance on acceptable documentation to operationalize these important proposals; examination room desktop computers should be counted as a direct medical equipment cost; care management should be promoted by increasing the values of services like Transitional Care Management (TCM) and Chronic Care Management and implementing Principle Care Management (PCM) codes; require additional survey and review for any requests to increase non-outpatient E/M or other services; work with the physician community prior to finalizing any policy affecting eligibility to participate in the Medicare program; Urged congressional committees of jurisdiction to support: Higher physician work relative value units (RVUs) for new and established office visit codes, leading to increased payments for them, Reduced documentation requirements for office visit codes, which enables physicians to select and document for each visit based on medical decision-making or total time, Expanded and improved payment for care management services. Urged Congress to support waiving budget neutrality, applicable to the calendar year 2021 physician fee schedule. COVID-19: Urged congressional appropriators to provide the highest possible funding level for research, prevention, control, and treatment of illnesses associated with the virus that is commensurate with the public health emergency that the virus represents. Urged the administration to explore regulatory and other actions that would make COVID-19 testing free-of-charge to patients covered by both public and private insurance plans, including ACA-compliant plans offered through the insurance exchanges, and to waive co-pays and deductibles for patients seeing physicians for symptoms that may be indicative of COVID-19 or who are hospitalized for treatment. Urged CMS to utilize a national disaster recovery program that would pay doctors 110% of Medicare rates for caring for uninsured patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. Expressed support to Congress and the administration for a variety of COVID-related bills from the 116th Congress as follows: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201, and other stimulus reforms related to COVID-19 including: Emergency paid leave benefits, paid sick days for public health emergencies, coverage of testing for COVID-19, waiving of cost sharing under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and CHIP, increasing the federal FMAP under Medicaid, providing reimbursement for CPT codes 99441 - 99443, which are telephone evaluation and management services, expediting entrance of international medical graduates who are citizens of other nations (non-US IMGs) into the country and ensuring that lawfully present non-U.S. IMGs are not negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, funding for physician practices under the Public Health and Social Service Emergency Fund (PHSSEF), providing tax relief, grants, and loans to small and medium size practices impacted by COVID-19, increasing funding for personal protective equipment (PPE), ensuring Medicaid pay parity with Medicare for primary care services; Urged HHS and Congress to make a targeted allocation out of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) to support primary care physicians and their practices, sufficient to keep their doors open, by offsetting lost revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to the targeted allocation for rural hospitals; Urged support for the Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act, H.R. 6720, introduced May 5, 2020 by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) which would eliminate graduate school debt for healthcare workers, including physicians and medical students, who are providing direct patient care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Urged support for H.R. 7059, the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, which extend liability protections to those who provide care in good faith during the COVID-19 public health emergency (plus a reasonable time, such as 60 days, after the emergency declaration ends), and not in situations of gross negligence or willful misconduct. The College also urged that pay parity between telephone claims and in-person visits and between all telehealth and in-person visits be maintained after the PHE is lifted. This extension-either continued by CMS or mandated by Congress-should last at least through the end of 2021, or until such a time when effective vaccines and treatments are widely available, with an option to extend it even further, or consider making permanent, based on the experience and learnings of patients and physicians who are utilizing these visits. Urged Congress to support a targeted allocation from the Provider Relief Fund specifically for primary care services. Priorities for the Biden Administration: Urged the Biden Administration to identify and appoint physicians to health care leadership positions within his Administration. Implement approval, distribution, and funding of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Provide support to physicians and other frontline health care workers, including ensuring access and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) to health care workers. Fund COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts. Reverse regulations that allow the sale of extended short-term, limited duration plans, association health plans. Take action to defend the Affordable Care Act from any litigation, including California v. Texas, that would undermine coverage and patient protections. Expand premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions. Establish a federal public option to inject competition into the health insurance marketplace. Expand Medicaid eligibility and oppose expansion waivers that limit benefits and apply high cost sharing. Permanently increase payment for Medicaid primary care services to the level of Medicare. Restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, consistent with a recent ruling from a federal judge, and identify executive actions that can be taken to ensure that it is not vulnerable to being eliminated in the future. Pursue executive actions to preserve the principles of patient autonomy regarding reproductive decision-making rights. Reverse the Title X gag rule and restore funding to family planning clinics. Establish universal access to at least six weeks of paid family and medical leave that is flexible to accommodate care for a diverse array of family structures, including updating the Family Medical and Leave Act to include grandparents or in-laws. Re-introduce and pass the George Floyd Act and other legislation focused on eliminating racism and police violence. Rejoin the Paris Agreement. Telehealth: Urged Congress to continue existing Public Health Emergency flexibilities and waivers-including pay parity for audio-only phone calls-to support making telehealth an ongoing and continued part of medical care now and in the future, allowing time for further evaluation on which ones should be maintained as is, revised or expanded. Urged Congress to permanently extend the policy to waive geographical and originating-site restrictions after the conclusion of the PHE. Urged Congress or CMS to continue to provide flexibility in the Medicare and Medicaid programs for physician practices to reduce or waive cost-sharing requirements for telehealth services, while also making up the difference between these waived copays and the Medicare allowed amount of the service. Urged Congress or CMS to extend the interim policy to allow Remote Patient Monitoring services to be furnished to patients without an established relationship. Urged support for the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act or the TREAT Act (S. 168/H.R. 708), which would provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act (H.R. 1319): Urged support for various provisions within the ARP to provide incentives for states to expand Medicaid by temporarily increasing the states base FMAP by five percentage points for two years for states that newly expand Medicaid. Urged support for allowing states, for five years, to extend Medicaid eligibility (and CHIP eligibility) to women for 12 months postpartum. Urged support to require Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 vaccines and treatment without beneficiary cost sharing with vaccines matched at a 100 percent federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) through one year after the end of the PHE. Urged support for $46 billion to HHS to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor COVID-19 infections, and for other activities necessary to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Urged support to subsidize the health coverage of people earning up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) under the ACA and those on unemployment insurance for a period of two years. Urged support for waiving VA cost sharing and copayments for medical treatment until September 30, 2021.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 748, CARES Act, postal appropriations H.R. 6800 HEROES Act, postal appropriations S. 178 Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act, postal appropriations H.R. 7015 Postal Preservation Act, postal appropriations H.R. 6 / S. 2680 Package of bills that contained the STOP Act, postal appropriations Omnibus Spending Package, postal appropriations
Client expense: $1,461,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Executive Nominations Judicial Nominations Supreme Court Nomination LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections LGBTQ Data Collection in Census Religious Liberty Issues, including License to Discriminate EO Sexual Harassment and Violence Voting Rights Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors DC Statehood Implementation of Bostock ruling Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping EO 21st Century President Act (H.R. 677) A resolution recognizing June 2019 as "LGBTQ Pride Month". (S.Res. 198) Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes (H.R. 6) Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 94) BE HEARD in the Workplace Act (H.R. 2148; S. 1082) Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8; S. 42) Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors...etc. (H.Res. 514; S.Res. 281) Customer Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 2687) Disability Integration Act (H.R. 555; S. 117) District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act (H.R. 1408) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 1450; S. 593) Elder Pride Act (H.R. 2312; S. 1225) Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act (H.R. 5626) EMPOWER Act (H.R. 1521; S. 575) End Racial and Religious Profiling Act Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 1112) Equality Act (H.R. 5; S. 788) Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBTQ Equality Day". (H.Res 465) Inclusive Aging Act (H.R. 2312; S. 1159) Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act (H.R. 1777) LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 3509; S. 1980) LGBTQ Essential Data Act (H.R. 3280) Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution (H.Res. 464) Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. (H.Res. 469; S.Res. 270) SAFE SEX Workers Study Act (H.R. 5448; S. 3165) Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1585) Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4; S. 561) Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51) Screening with Dignity Act of 2020 (H.R. 7430) Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2020 (H.R. 7432) Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month. (H.Res. 1014) A resolution recognizing June 2020 as "LGBTQ Pride Month" (S.Res. 627) Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act (H.R. 7209) Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act (S. 3850) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society. (H.R. 6944)
Mr. Cline moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H4292)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4292, H4294-4295)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, the Chair postponed further proceedings on H.R. 6.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 6.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 415. (consideration: CR H4265-4291)
Rule H. Res. 415 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 415 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
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| Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | NY |
| Al Green | Democratic | TX |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | Democratic | FL |
| Alan S. Lowenthal | Democratic | CA |
| Albio Sires | Democratic | NJ |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | NY |
| Alma S. Adams | Democratic | NC |
| Ami Bera | Democratic | CA |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Andy Kim | Democratic | NJ |
| Andy Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Angie Craig | Democratic | MN |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic | AZ |
| Ann M. Kuster | Democratic | NH |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Anthony G. Brown | Democratic | MD |
| Antonio Delgado | Democratic | NY |
| Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | MA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Ben McAdams | Democratic | UT |
| Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | NM |
| Bennie G. Thompson | Democratic | MS |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | IL |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | Democratic | MI |
| Brendan F. Boyle | Democratic | PA |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Cedric L. Richmond | Democratic | LA |
| Charlie Crist | Democratic | FL |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Cheri Bustos | Democratic | IL |
| Chris Pappas | Democratic | NH |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | PA |
| Colin Z. Allred | Democratic | TX |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Cynthia Axne | Democratic | IA |
| Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | IL |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| Dean Phillips | Democratic | MN |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic | FL |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Debra A. Haaland | Democratic | NM |
| Denny Heck | Democratic | WA |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Dina Titus | Democratic | NV |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald Norcross | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Donna E. Shalala | Democratic | FL |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Case | Democratic | HI |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Elaine G. Luria | Democratic | VA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elijah E. Cummings | Democratic | MD |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic | TX |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Democratic | CA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Greg Stanton | Democratic | AZ |
| Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Democratic | MP |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries | Democratic | NY |
| Haley M. Stevens | Democratic | MI |
| Harley Rouda | Democratic | CA |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| J. Luis Correa | Democratic | CA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| James E. Clyburn | Democratic | SC |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jason Crow | Democratic | CO |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | VA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Jim Cooper | Democratic | TN |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Joaquin Castro | Democratic | TX |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic | CO |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic | NY |
| Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic | MA |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Karen Bass | Democratic | CA |
| Katherine M. Clark | Democratic | MA |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Katie Hill | Democratic | CA |
| Kim Schrier | Democratic | WA |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic | OR |
| Lauren Underwood | Democratic | IL |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | DE |
| Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | TX |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Frankel | Democratic | FL |
| Lori Trahan | Democratic | MA |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic | GA |
| Madeleine Dean | Democratic | PA |
| Marc A. Veasey | Democratic | TX |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic | PA |
| Max Rose | Democratic | NY |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Democratic | GU |
| Mike Levin | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | NJ |
| Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | CA |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic | CA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic | NY |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter J. Visclosky | Democratic | IN |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Richard E. Neal | Democratic | MA |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Robin L. Kelly | Democratic | IL |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Casten | Democratic | IL |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Sharice Davids | Democratic | KS |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Stacey E. Plaskett | Democratic | VI |
| Steny H. Hoyer | Democratic | MD |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic | FL |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic | NV |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Susie Lee | Democratic | NV |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic | TX |
| TJ Cox | Democratic | CA |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | AZ |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
| Veronica Escobar | Democratic | TX |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| William R. Keating | Democratic | MA |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic | NM |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
| HR 2820 |
116th |
| Related bill |
Client expense: $170,367 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $92,741 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBTQ Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019 (H.R. 2415; S. 1243) Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) Dream Act (S. 874)
Client expense: $150,000 · 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, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Defense
H.R. 6, Promise Act; H.R. 303, Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act; H.R. 463, Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act; H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act; H.R. 847, Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R. 2953, Aviation Incentive Pay Parity Act; H.R. 3409, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019; H.R. 4870, United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019; H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; H.R. 5887, Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act; H.R. 5995, Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 21, Pay Our Coast Guard Act; S. 208, Retired Pay Restoration Act; S. 622, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2019; S. 1047, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; S. 2629, United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019; S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; S. 2981, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; S. 3272, A bill to provide for a safe to report policy relating to alleged instances of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces; S. 3273, ACCESS to Careers Act of 2020; S. 3308, Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020.
Client expense: $590,911 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6 - Dream and Promise Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2214 - No Ban Act, all provisions H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions H.R. 5210 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 5383 - New Way Forward Act, all provisions H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 6537 - FIRST Act, all provisions H.Res. 1153 Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent S. 874 - Dream Act of 2019, all provisions S. 879 - The SECURE Act, all provisions S. 1123 - No Ban Act, all provisions S. 1243 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions S. 2936 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions Unnumbered bill on refugee resettlement numbers Unnumbered Senate companion bill to the Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act (H.R. 6437)
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, Issues related to Immigration Reform, Issues related to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Legislation & Regulations, guest worker programs. H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act, Legal Workforce Act, Temporary Protected Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, public charge inadmissibility ground, EB-5
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Legislation & Regulations, guest worker programs. H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act, Legal Workforce Act, Temporary Protected Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, public charge inadmissibility ground, EB-5
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Legislation & Regulations, guest worker programs. H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act, Legal Workforce Act, Temporary Protected Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, public charge inadmissibility ground, EB-5
Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions, and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1583/H.R. 8713) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (P.L. 116-22) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100/S.Con.Res.50) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637/S. 4819) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689/S. 4980) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) 148.Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) 149.Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) 150.Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act 151.FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) 152.Helping Adults Protect Immunity (HAPI) Act (H.R. 4864) 153.Secure Affordable Vaccines Equally (SAVE) for Seniors Act (H.R. 8623) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $41,268 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions, and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1583/H.R. 8713) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (P.L. 116-22) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100/S.Con.Res.50) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637/S. 4819) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689/S. 4980) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) 148.Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) 149.Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) 150.Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act 151.FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) 152.Helping Adults Protect Immunity (HAPI) Act (H.R. 4864) 153.Secure Affordable Vaccines Equally (SAVE) for Seniors Act (H.R. 8623) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $36,974 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R.6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: Possible inclusion of language to grant flexibility in visa eligibility to international students engaged in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 7033/S. 3920, SECURE CAMPUS Act: Provisions that would limit student and exchange visitor visas to citizens of the Peoples Republic of China. S. 3837, COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Act: Provisions that would temporarily halt issuance of student and exchange visitor visas to citizens of the Peoples Republic of China. H.R. 7181, Holding China Accountable Act: Provisions that would limit visas issued to citizens of the Peoples Republic of China. H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act: Bill to create pathway to permanent residence for certain aliens, including those who are in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6 - Dream and Promise Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2146 - The GRACE Act, all provisions H.R. 2214 - No Ban Act, all provisions H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions H.R. 5210 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 5383 - New Way Forward Act, all provisons H.R6537 - FIRST Act, all provisions H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1232 - Rescinding DHS Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act,all provisions H.R. 1233 -Borderlands Taking Defense Fund Act, all provisions H.R. 1234 - Preventing the Taking of Americans Land to Build Trumps Wall Act, all provisions S. 874 - Dream Act of 2019, all provisions S. 879 - The SECURE Act, all provisions S. 1088 - The GRACE Act, all provisions S. 1123 - No Ban Act, all provisions S. unnumbered bill FIRST Act, all provisions S. unnumbered bill Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act, all provisions S. 1243 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions S. 2936 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $8,298
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 6 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; all provisions H.R. 2397The American Manufacturing Leadership Act; all provisions S.1427Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act of 2019; all provisions General IssuesMaintaing the 340B drug pricing program; all provisions General Issues Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) CY 2019; provisions related to cuts to hospital outpatient departments CMS-1716-PFY2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule H.R. 3417Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act; all provisions S. 2543Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019; all provisions H.R. 3Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019; all provisions H.R. 3630No Surprises Act; provisions related to eliminate surprise billing H.R. 3502Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act; provisions related to eliminate surprise billing
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
NETWORK strongly supports broad immigration reform that promotes family unity and provides a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented individuals currently living in America. NETWORK strongly supports H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act that provides a pathway to citizenship for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program (DACA) and for individuals with Temporary Protected Status or DED. NETWORK also supports S. 874, The Dream Act of 2019, and S.879 the SECURE Act that provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA, TPS and DED recipients. NETWORK strongly opposes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to adjust USCIS IEFA fee schedules. This proposal would significantly increases the cost of securing legal immigration status thus making such status unattainable for many. NETWORK strongly supports the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 which provides a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented farm workers and their families. NETWORK strongly opposes any funding for a mass deportation force, expanded immigrant detention centers and a further border militarization and urges Congress to cut funding for these programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
NETWORK strongly supports broad immigration reform that promotes family unity and provides a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented individuals currently living in America. NETWORK strongly supports H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act that provides a pathway to citizenship for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program (DACA) and for individuals with Temporary Protected Status or DED. NETWORK also supports S. 874, The Dream Act of 2019, and S.879 the SECURE Act that provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA, TPS and DED recipients. NETWORK strongly opposes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to adjust USCIS IEFA fee schedules. This proposal would significantly increases the cost of securing legal immigration status thus making such status unattainable for many. NETWORK strongly supports the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 which provides a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented farm workers and their families. NETWORK strongly opposes any funding for a mass deportation force, expanded immigrant detention centers and a further border militarization and urges Congress to cut funding for these programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
DACA H.R. 6, Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $11,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Support for annual reauthorization of Lautenberg Amendment regarding refugee status for certain persecuted religious minorities, including Jews, Christians, and Bahais Support for increase in the number of refugees allowed in the United States by Presidential Determination, and opposition to decrease Oppose changes to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act Support Improving conditions of DHS detention facilities Oppose Migrant Protection Protocol Oppose asylum ban outside ports of entry Oppose revocation of Temporary Protected Status for foreign nationals from Haiti, Syria, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Yemen Oppose adding citizenship question to the US Census Oppose the DHS proposed rule that would overturn the Flores Agreement Oppose DHS rule on inadmissibility on public charge grounds Oppose Presidential Executive Order 13888 Support HR 6, the Dream and Promise Act Support HR 2820/S 874, the Dream Act of 2019 Support HR 2821, The American Promise Act of 2019 Support for S 1123/HR 2214, The No Ban Act Support for HR 541, Keep Families Together Act Support for S 879, Secure Act Support H.R. 5210 / S. 2936, the Refugee Protection Act Support S.Res.484, A resolution recognizing January 27, 2020, as the anniversary of the first refugee and Muslim ban, calling on Congress to defund the Migrant Protection Protocols, and urging the President to restore refugee resettlement to historic norms. Support revisions to the first COVID-19 relief package to ensure that testing and treatment of health conditions is provided by Medicaid for all who need it, regardless of their immigration status and that all persons who file taxes with a Social Security Number or other individual taxpayer number as defined under 26 U.S.C. 6109 can apply for the rebate. Support extension of visa validity periods deadlines (Departments of State and Homeland Security) to submit applications, attend interviews, or to provide evidence to respond to Requests for Evidence that will pass before the end of global COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions. Support resumption of refugee admissions during the pandemic Oppose the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the changes to Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility Oppose deployment of tactical border agents in local communities Support H.R.6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act Oppose Proposed DHS Regulation Greatly Expanding Collection and Use of Biometric Data Collection in the Immigration System Oppose DOJ and DHS Proposed Rules Altering Procedures for Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review Support H.R. 9772/S. 2174, Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Legislation and policies related to: Immigration, visa status, and deportation of children and families with children, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 (H.R. 3222/S. 2483) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act (H.R. 3239) U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act (H.R. 3525) Protect American Values Act (S. 2482)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act Urging inclusion of children in clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines Urging action to address the sustained decline in childhood immunization rates during COVID-19 VACCINES Act Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act FY2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Funding within COVID-19 relief legislation to help schools safely reopen and respond to COVID-19 Keeping All Students Safe Act FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884) CLINICAL TREATMENT Act (H.R. 913/S. 4742) Quit Because of COVID-19 Act (H.R. 7286/S. 4524) 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act (H.R. 8250/S. 4571) COVID-19 Relief Legislation FY 2021 Appropriations The Global Child Thrive Act HEROES Act Expansion of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (Global Gag Rule) Consolidated Appropriations Act COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill Regulation of air pollutants Food additive safety Paid family leave Climate change IHS funding Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act reauthorization CAPTA Plans of safe care grants Family First Prevention Services Act implementation Issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and providing supports for the child welfare community Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act (S 3660) Child Welfare Emergency Funding Act (S 4172) Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act Scarletts Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act (H.R. 2271/S. 1130) Gun violence prevention research funding Child product safety Child passenger safety COVID-19 pandemic response for AI/AN communities Child care supplemental funding Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program funding Infant sleep product safety Lead exposure prevention Standards in CBP Custody, S. 2135 Standards in ICE Family Detention Standards in ORR Custody Public Charge Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC SNAP Mental Health for Children H.R. 6, DREAM Act Family Separation and Detention CARE for Families Act HR 3107 WIC Act Keep Families Together Act Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Public Health Preparedness and Response Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S. 2080) Dietary Guidelines Child Poverty HEROES Act Senate 4.0 Coronavirus Response Legislation Asylum Child Poverty Reduction Act Suicide Prevention Dr Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act S. 4349 CBP Medical Services Contract Child Nutrition Waivers School Meal Standards Universal School Meals Eviction Moratorium 12-Month Continuous Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Medicaid Work Requirements Medicaid Block Grants Medicaid Per Capita Caps Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers Medicaid Payment Parity Increase to Medicaid FMAP During COVID-19 Establish an automatic FMAP increase tied to state economic indicators HR 6159, the Kids Access to Primary Care Act The Ensuring Access for Womens and Childrens Act, S. 4088. Medicaid Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Protections Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act (H.R.6151) Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule Maternal Health H.R. 4996 Helping Moms Act H.R.4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020 Expanding Medicaid to 12 Months Post-Partum Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 2020 Medicaid Payment for Eligibility Workers Expanding the use of Telehealth in Medicaid/CHIP/Private Insurance Allow for the home and other secure locations as originating (patient) and distant (provider) sites in telehealth Waive telehealth cost-sharing for patients in telehealth Pay for telehealth care visits at parity with that of in-person visits Allow telehealth care for both new and established patients Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 (S 1618/HR 5199) Including Preventive Medicine Service Codes to be Eligible for Telehealth Increased Access To Broadband to Expand Telehealth Services Financial Relief to Medicaid Providers Financial Relief for Pediatricians Provider Relief Fund Expanding Provider Relief Fund Eligibility to Those Pediatricians Who Received a Small Medicare Allotment COVID-19 Response Targeted allocation of funds to primary care physician practices. Expand existing alternative payment models for primary care Fully implementing the 2021 outpatient E/M changes. Immediately implement the vaccine administration payment increases proposed in the 2021 MPFS. VACCINES Act, H.R. 2862 Expand VFC to separate CHIP Programs Providing incentive payments for VFC providers Allow VFC to pay for CPT code 90461 for administering a multiple-component vaccine Allowing underinsured and uninsured children in VFC to receive a vaccine from any participating VFC provider (not just FQHC or RHC)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
S. 1243/H.R. 2415, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, in support of standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of Department of Homeland Security are detained; H.R. 3452, Help Separated Families Act, in support of keeping immigrant families together protecting immigrant children who are separated from their families; S. 557/H.R. 1012, REUNITE Act, in support of reuniting children and their parents or legal guardians separated at the border; S. 874/H.R. 6, Dream Act of 2019, in support of DACA and other provisions; S. 874/H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, in support of allowing undocumented students raised in the United States to access college and retain a pathway to citizenship; S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act of 2019, in support of more humane reforms that would address the root causes of the humanitarian crisis at our border; H.R. 3451, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019, in support of protecting children affected by immigration enforcement actions; S. 992/H.R. 2034, Dignity Act, in support of humane treatment for federal prisoners who are primary caretakers.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 S. 874, The Dream Act of 2019 Issue: Support policies allowing undocumented students to attend U.S. medical schools and graduate medical education. Oppose rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive action without permanent replacement. Support Dreamer eligibility for federal student loans. Issue: Oppose repeal of DACA Executive Action S. 948 / H.R. 2895, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization and expansion of the Conrad 30 program, and improvements to physician immigration Issue: Support policies to ensure timely and predictable processing for immigration of academic medicine community Issue: Support extending duration of stay for physicians on visas during the COVID pandemic, expediting change of status and visa renewals, and expedite visa approvals for medical residents entering the country. Issue: Oppose travel ban indefinitely bars individuals from certain countries from entering the United States based on their nationality. Issue: Oppose Duration of Status rule which provides a specific end date for certain nonimmigrant visa categories, including F-1 student and J-1 exchange visitor visas. Issue: Support the rescission of H-1B Prevailing Wage rules. Issue: Oppose policies limiting entry of medical students, residents, researchers, and health professionals to the U.S. on the F-1, J-1, and H-1B visas.
Client expense: $1,035,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Appropriations H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act H.R. 7667, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Asylum Final rule, Security Bars and Processing Final rule, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review Final rule, Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility" Border S.2174/H.R. 8772, Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists Coronavirus H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act Department of Homeland Security memo, Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children Detention H. Res. 1153, Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent S. 4741/H.R. 8799, End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act Employment-Based Immigration H.R. 1044/S. 386, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 Family Separation H.R. 2731/S. 1554, Adoptee Citizenship Act Haitian Family Reunification Program and Filipino World War II Veteran Parole Program Notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Travel Document. Removal of Instructions Regarding the Haitian Family Reunification Program and Filipino World War II Veteran Parole Program Healthcare H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 Interior Enforcement H.R.7569/ S.4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act International Students Notice of proposed rulemaking, Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media Immigrant Workers Interim Final Rule, Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States H.R. 3881, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act H.R. 8954, Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act Notice of proposed rulemaking, Employment Authorization for Certain Classes of Aliens With Final Orders of Removal Immigration Courts Notice of proposed rulemaking, Good Cause for a Continuance in Immigration Proceedings Notice of proposed rulemaking, Motions To Reopen and Reconsider; Effect of Departure; Stay of Removal Notice of proposed rulemaking, Executive Office for Immigration Review Electronic Case Access and Filing Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Program Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) NDAA H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021 Nominations Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Refugees Transmission of the Presidents Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) 18 month Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan 18 month Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria Notice, Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal H.R. 8793, Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020 U-Visas H.R. 4319, Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2019 USCIS Notice of proposed rulemaking, Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to express opposition to the President's executive action rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and to encourage support of the legislation to continue the program and protect all undocumented students. (HR 6) Met with legislative staff to express support for comprehensive immigration reform. Discussed concerns with legislative staff about the effects of Administration's policies on student visas, visas for international faculty, and OPT visas. Expressed opposition to policies to suspend most H1-B visas. Asked and thanked legislators for actions to encourage the executive branch to allow international students to remain in the U.S. while taking on-line courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported policies to facilitate issuance/renewal of student visas during COVID-19 pandemic emergency. Met with legislators to express opposition to executive action to limit duration of stay for international students on F and M visas.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 874: Dream Act of 2019 A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5971: Case Backlog and Transparency Act of 2020 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 (ALL). H.R. 1044 and S. 386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes (ALL). Presidential proclamations and administrative actions on immigration and international travel.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Border security, both southern and northern border Legal immigration Regional migration patterns and data collection on arrivals at the southern border DACA, Dream Act (HR.6) H.R. 1044, Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Healthcare Workforce Resiliency Act Economic impact payments for citizens with non-citizen partners HR. 1865
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S.874: Dream Act of 2019, entire bill. H.R.6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, entire bill. H.R.1298: Higher Education Dream Act of 2019, entire bill.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3- Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 6- American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; H.R. 19- Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6 - Dream and Promise Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2214 - No Ban Act, all provisions H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions H.R. 5210 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 5383 - New Way Forward Act, all provisions H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 6537 - FIRST Act, all provisions H.Res. 1153 Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent S. 874 - Dream Act of 2019, all provisions S. 879 - The SECURE Act, all provisions S. 1123 - No Ban Act, all provisions S. 1243 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions S. 2936 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions Unnumbered bill on refugee resettlement numbers Unnumbered Senate companion bill to the Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act (H.R. 6437)
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877/S. 3134, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401/S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6507, COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act H.R. 6717, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6788/S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act H.R. 6870, Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020 H.R. 6905, FIRST COVID-19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 H.R. 6993/S. 3770, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 H.R. 7508, To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes. H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8046, Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020 H.R. 8078, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8089, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2926, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act S. 3470, New Deal for New Americans Act of 2020 S. 3504, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6794/S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Interim final rule on strengthening the H-1B nonimmigrant visa classification program (85 Fed. Reg. 63,918-63,965, October 8, 2020) Interim final rule on strengthening wage protections for the temporary and permanent employment of certain aliens in the United States, (85 Fed. Reg. 63,872-63,915, October 8, 2020) Proposed rule establishing a fixed time period of admission and an extension of stay procedure for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media; 85 Fed. Reg. 60,526-60,598, September 25, 2020) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; I-129 form delay request; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding; Presidential Proclamation 9996, suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of certain additional persons who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, March 14, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, April 22, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak, June 22, 2020; Potential recision of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; comments on modification of registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file cap-subject H-1B petitions; comments on request for 60-Day comment period (30-day extension); high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; Department of Labor Guidance on Labor Condition Application requirements in the wake of COVID-19; temporary Department of Labor procedural changes regarding the Permanent Labor Certification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy accommodations regarding the use of interview waivers for H-2 nonimmigrant workers in the wake of COVID-19; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding shortfalls; Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding shortfalls; clarification of the criteria that makes one eligible for a waiver from the entry restrictions for various employment-based immigrants and nonimmigrants; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; creation/use of digital passports
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 1 and S. 949, For the People Act of 2019, which would strengthen voting rights, increase transparency and fairness in our campaign finance system, and improve ethics laws. Support H.R. 4 and S. 561, Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which would revise and restore the coverage formula for the preclearance section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Support H.J.Res.2 and S.J.Res.51, Democracy For All Amendment, which would enact a Constitutional amendment explicitly authorizing the Congress and the states to regulate campaign expenditures. Support H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide permanent protections for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders, and any related administrative actions. Support H.R.51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would admit the District of Columbia as the 51st state in the Union. Support inclusion of language in end of year appropriations bills to protect TPS and DED holders beyond 2021. Support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Oppose Dr. Nancy Becks nomination to be the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Support COVID-19 disaster recovery legislation that sustainably invests in clean infrastructure, social systems, postal service, transit, and manufacturing sectors that protect workers. Protect frontline workers and communities, invest in election assistance funding, and build more resilient and equitable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the advancement of climate change and environmental justice efforts with COVID-19 economic stimulus. Oppose assistance for the cruise industry to address the rapid drop-off of worldwide travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the adoption of policies to ensure the publics safety and orderly conduct of the 2020 primary and general elections in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the use of emergency funds by higher education institutions to provide aid to students according to need and regardless of immigration status. Support H.R. 6559 and S. 3677, the Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, which sets a standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to COVID-19. Urge Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue, enforce, and train employers and workers in the provisions of an emergency temporary standard to protect all frontline workers from COVID-19 and o Require the Mine Safety and Health Administration to issue, enforce, and train employers and workers in the provisions of an emergency standard to protect coal miners from COVID-19. Support funding for the United States Postal Service in the COVID-19 response package. Support the automatic extension of DACA work authorizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the inclusion of outdoor tourism and outdoor recreation investments in future COVID-19 recovery legislation by including a robust Outdoor Restoration and Resilience Jobs title. Support the inclusion of immigrant families, workers, taxpayers, and their U.S. children and spouses in COVID-19 recovery packages. Support the immediate extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to individuals who are currently protected by TPS or merited a grant of TPS under the terms of the statute but have been stymied by the current administration. Support the delay of a Supreme Court justice nomination until after inauguration in order to protect immigrants. Oppose the OMB Circular M-20-34, Training in the Federal Government, and the related Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping to prevent the damaging impact on agency efforts to address prejudice, workplace harassment, discrimination, and related challenges. Oppose unprecedented efforts to nominate a replacement to the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death, while millions of voters have voted in the presidential election. Support redesignation of temporary protected status (TPS) for Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala due to hurricanes Iota and Eta. Urge the CDC and Biden administration to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine regardless of immigration status and provide it free for those who cannot afford it. Urge the Biden administration to prioritize judges.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H2B Program, generally. Temporary Protected Status, Generally. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). H.R. 1740: the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act E-verify with good faith exemption for employers, generally. H-2B reforms, generally. H-2B cap expansion, generally. H-2B selection process, generally. H.R. 6: The American Dream and Promise Act. H-2A flexibility during COVID-19. H-1B relief, generally.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Border security, both southern and northern border Legal immigration Regional migration patterns and data collection on arrivals at the southern border DACA, Dream Act (HR.6) H.R. 1044, Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Healthcare Workforce Resiliency Act Economic impact payments for citizens with non-citizen partners HR. 1865
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Support immigration reform; International Entrepreneur Rule; H-1B Visas; H-4 Visas; STEM-OPT; Dreamers; HR 1044, S 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; HR 6, American Dream and Promise Act; F1 and M1 Visas.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, all provisions HR 1298, Higher Education Dream Act of 2019, all provisions S 874, Dream Act of 2019, all provisions Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, advocating support for continuing program and related educational and work opportunities
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2021 Energy and Water Appropriations Act: funding for flood control, debris basins and bureau of reclamation facilities. NRCS funding for debris basins Disaster recovery funding Recycling programs Immigration reform; DACA program; H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. H.R. 1345, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill Violence Against Women Act reauthorization H.R. 279, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill H.R. 2199/S. 1111, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act H.R. 1943, the Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program funding for the National Endowment for the Arts FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill: CDCs Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Hospital Preparedness funding; CDCs Community Prevention Grants; Community health centers; 340B Drug Discount Program; Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant; Tuberculosis control and prevention; Title X Family planning; Substance abuse block grants; Section 317 immunization programs; Mental health Block grants; Preventative health services block grants; Prevention & Public Health Fund; Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs, including ADAP (Part B); Health care safety net grants; and Community-based health and nutrition services for Older Americans. FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill: The Community Development Block Grant program; The HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program; McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance; Elderly Housing; and Housing for People With AIDS. FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill: Reimbursement for the costs of adjudicating and incarcerating criminal illegal aliens under the SCAAP program; Multi-jurisdictional methamphetamine enforcement efforts; Local law enforcement technology and communications interoperability; DNA Cold Case prosecution and forensic laboratory services; Adult probation, prisoner reentry, and diversion and recidivism prevention activities, including those addressing the mentally ill; Youth delinquency prevention and diversion, and other juvenile justice needs, including anti-gang efforts; Violence against women and human trafficking; Public defender responsibilities; and Crime Victims programs. Legislation to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. S.192, the Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act. FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding Infrastructure funding H.R. 1345, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act reauthorization and full funding of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and other child nutrition programs S. 1111/H.R. 2199, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act H.R. 3043, the Permanently Authorizing PILT Act H.R. 1236/S. 506, Extreme Risk Protection Order Act S. 923, Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act H.R. 1871, Protect Patriot Parents Act H.Res. 109/S. Res. 59, Green New Deal Resolution Older Americans Act Elder Justice Act Local government stabilization funding/Coronavirus Relief Fund Community Health Center Funding for pandemic response County eligibility for paid sick leave and family leave tax credits Supplemental Funding for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grants Emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response. FEMA Disaster Relief Fund Healthcare provider relief for coronavirus response through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund H.R. 6800 HEROES Act - local government pandemic relief HEALS Act - local government pandemic relief Wildfire Prevention and mitigation H.R. 133, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act H.R. 7947, the Supporting Foster Youth & Families through the Pandemic Act S. 4182 the Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Immigration reform; DACA program; H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. H.R. 1345, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 1708/S. 774, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization H.R. 279, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, H.R. 2199/S. 1111, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act H.R. 1943, the Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program H.R. 279, the California Clean Coast Act, to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas leasing in areas of the OCS off the coast of California. FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill: CDCs Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Hospital Preparedness funding; CDCs Community Prevention Grants; Community health centers; 340B Drug Discount Program; Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant; Tuberculosis control and prevention; Title X Family planning; Substance abuse block grants; Section 317 immunization programs; Mental health Block grants; Preventative health services block grants; Prevention & Public Health Fund; Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs, including ADAP (Part B); Health care safety net grants; and Community-based health and nutrition services for Older Americans. FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill: The Community Development Block Grant program; The HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program; McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance; Elderly Housing; and Housing for People With AIDS. FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill: Reimbursement for the costs of adjudicating and incarcerating criminal illegal aliens under the SCAAP program; Multi-jurisdictional methamphetamine enforcement efforts; Local law enforcement technology and communications interoperability; DNA Cold Case prosecution and forensic laboratory services; Adult probation, prisoner reentry, and diversion and recidivism prevention activities, including those addressing the mentally ill; Youth delinquency prevention and diversion, and other juvenile justice needs, including anti-gang efforts; Violence against women and human trafficking; Public defender responsibilities; and Crime Victims programs. Legislation to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. S.192, the Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act. Funding to underground transmission lines in fire prone areas. H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H.R.674, the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2019 Legislation to make it illegal to buy or possess firearms that fire like military-style assault rifles; ban firearms with detachable high capacity ammunition magazines and a limit on magazine capacity to no more than 10 rounds; Providing the Center for Disease Control with the necessary funding and political freedom to study gun violence. Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding Infrastructure funding S. 192, the Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act funding to underground transmission lines in fire prone areas H.R. 1345, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act H.R. 1708, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act reauthorization and full funding of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and other child nutrition programs H.R. 1943, the Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 S. 1111/H.R. 2199, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act S. 1377, the Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense (EQUAL Defense) Act of 2019 Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments H.R. 2470, the Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act H.R. 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA) S. 192, the Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act H.R. 3043, the Permanently Authorizing PILT Act S. 774, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act H.R. 1943, the Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019 S. 265, the Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 (TAPS Act) H.R. 1236/S. 506, Extreme Risk Protection Order Act H.R. 3040, the Safe And Friendly for the Environment (SAFE) Streets Act S. 923, Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act Elder Justice Act reauthorization Older Americans Act Reauthorization S. 1703 Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act Gun Control legislation: H.R. 1236, H.R. 3076 and H.R. 1186. H.R. 4334, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020, Local government stabilization funding/Coronavirus Relief Fund Community Health Center Funding for pandemic response Expanded Federal support for local Medicaid programs/Disproportionate Share Hospitals Legislative moratorium on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation County eligibility for paid sick leave and family leave tax credits Supplemental Funding for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grants Emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus response. FEMA Disaster Relief Fund Hospital and healthcare provider relief for coronavirus response through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Library Stabilization Act H.R. 6800 HEROES Act - local government pandemic relief HEALS Act - local government pandemic relief H.R. 133, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act H.R. 7947, the Supporting Foster Youth & Families through the Pandemic Act S. 4182 the Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: S. 788 - The Equality Act; Paid Family & Medical Leave (no bill); H.R. 1185, The Family Act; H.R. 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (Senate amendment to HR 1044); S. 2976 - Advancing Support for Working Families Act; H.R. 6 "American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, S. 874 "Dream Act of 2019." S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; surprise medical bills legislation.
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 6 DREAM and Promise Act 2019 S 874 DREAM Act of 2019 HR 6395Section 1763 Online and distance education classes and nonimmigrant visas, William M. Thornberry NDAA for FY21 Immigration reform issues, F and J Visas, H-1B visas, TPS, OPT, and International Student and Scholar Issues.
Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 748, CARES Act, postal appropriations H.R. 6800 HEROES Act, postal appropriations S. 178 Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act, postal appropriations H.R. 7015 Postal Preservation Act, postal appropriations H.R. 6 / S. 2680 Package of bills that contained the STOP Act, postal appropriations Omnibus Spending Package, postal appropriations
Client expense: $1,461,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prioritize immigrants and their families when planning and implementing a COVID-19 vaccine distribution program by addressing fears, removing structural barriers, and inadequate outreach that may cause many to go unvaccinated and exacerbate the devastation and long-term consequences of this public health crisis. (H.R.6788/S.3599) Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act - Urged Congress to consider quick passage of the Health Workforce Resilience Act. This legislation will provide a long-term solution for immigrant workers by recapturing 15,000 unused employment-based immigrant visas from prior years for physicians and 25,000 for professional nurses. By providing a fast track to permanent residency this will allow greater flexibility in work assignments, helping our Catholic facilities extend their healing mission to where the needs are greatest. Removing Barriers to Care During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Pandemic - Urged DHS and its components to remove barriers to healthcare access so that immigrants may safely comply with government recommendations during this global pandemic health crisis. The GRACE Act (H.R. 2146, S. 1088) - Opposed setting a limit on refugee admissions. No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 (H.R. 3222) - Supported maintaining the current definition of Public Charge to ensure continued access to Medicaid and other federal assistance programs. American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6) - Expressed support for young adults who entered the United States as children to be granted a special immigration status, creating a pathway to citizenship.
Client expense: $196,341 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Administrations Executive Actions on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas; L-1 visa classification and guidance regarding specialized knowledge; H.R. 1044, S. 386 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 related to H-1B Visas program; H.R. 6, S. 874 Dream Act of 2019; S. 328 Startup Act of 2019; H.R. 3564 Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019.
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Administrations Executive Actions on Immigration provisions related to H-1B and L Visas; H.R. 6, S. 874 Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 1044, S. 386 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019; H.R.3564 Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019; H4 visa NPRM.
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Employment Program; J-1 Exchange Visitor Program; immigration reform proposals; EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program; Deferred Action on Childhood Arrival Program; H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; H.R. 2740, issues related to the H-2B Visa program; issues related to the draft fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security funding bill; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6 - Dream and Promise Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 2214 - No Ban Act, all provisions H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions H.R. 5210 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 5383 - New Way Forward Act, all provisions H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 6537 - FIRST Act, all provisions H.Res. 1153 Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent S. 874 - Dream Act of 2019, all provisions S. 879 - The SECURE Act, all provisions S. 1123 - No Ban Act, all provisions S. 1243 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, all provisions S. 2936 - Refugee Protection Act, all provisions Unnumbered bill on refugee resettlement numbers Unnumbered Senate companion bill to the Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act (H.R. 6437)
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
S. 145 by SCOTT (R-SC) CHOICE Act S. 233 by BLACKBURN (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education S. 416 by CARDIN (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 S. 460 by THUNE (R-SD) Employer Participation in Repayment Act S. 632 LANKFORD (R-OK) Lessening Impediments from Taxes (LIFT) Act S. 681 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act S. 800 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 830 by GILLIBRAND (D-NY) a bill to amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal Work-Study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning S. 839 by KAINE (D-VA) a bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs S. 852 by SCOTT (R-SC) Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019 S. 1279 by JONES (D-AL) FUTURE Act S. 2557 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Student Aid Improvement Act S. 2667, by ALEXANDER (R-TN) the FAFSA Simplification Act S. 3701 by KLOBUCHAR (D-MN) Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act S. 4081 by STABENOW (D-MI) the Reopen Schools Safety Act S. 4112 by MURRAY (D-WA) the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act S. 4317 by CORNYN (R-TX) SAFE TO WORK ACT S. 4408 by HASSAN (D-NH) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act S. 4421 by MURPHY (D-CT) TREAT Act Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small Business Protections Act by CASSIDY (R-LA) H.R. 5 by CICILLINE (D-RI) Equality Act H.R. 6 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) American Dream and Promise Act H.R. 63 by BANKS (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 133 by CUELLAR (D-TX) Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 H.R. 6814 by ESHOO (D-CA) Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act H.R. 925 by LOWEY (D-NY) House Amendment to Senate Amendment, Heroes Act 2.0 H.R. 1043 by PETERS (D-CA) Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1044 by LOFGREN (D-CA) Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1075 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1161 by CLEAVER (D-MO) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1298 by LEWIS (D-GA) Higher Education Dream Act H.R. 1565 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act H.R. 1766 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 1994 by NEAL (D-MA) Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (SECURE Act) H.R. 2006 by SHALALA (D-FL) College Equity Act H.R. 2486 by ADAMS (D-NC) FUTURE Act H.R. 2574 by SCOTT (D-VA) Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 2875 by MALONEY (D-NY) Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act H.R. 3126 by GALLEGO (D-AZ) Collegiate Freedom of Association Act H.R. 3300 by NEAL (D-MA) Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3809 by LAWSON (D-FL) College Student Hunger Act H.R. 3877 by YARMUTH (D-KY) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 4193 by SHALALA (D-FL) Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 4438 by BOYLE (D-PA) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H.R. 4497 by SHALALA (D-FL) Protecting Student Aid Act H.R. 4608 by KILMER (D-WA) Pell Plus Act H.R. 4615 by SHALALA (D-FL) Stop College Closures Act H.R. 4625 by LEVIN (D-CA) Protect the GI Bill Act H.R. 4674 by SCOTT (D-VA) College Affordability Act H.R. 4849 by SMITH (R-MO) Upward Mobility ENHANCEMENT Act H.R. 5331 by STEWART (R-UT) Fairness for All Act H.R. 5363 by ADAMS (D-NC) FUTURE Act H.R. 6201 by LOWEY (D-NY) Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6275 by SCOTT (D-VA) Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act H.R. 6749, by DOGGETT (D-TX) legislation to expand the American Opportunity Student Tax Relief of 2020 and other higher education tax relief measures H.R. 6800 by LOWEY (D-NY) the Heroes Act H.R. 6814 by ESHOO (D-CA) Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act H.R. 7010 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 7011 by MALONEY (D-NY) the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 H.R. 8283 by LATTA (R-OH) TREAT Act H.J. Res. 56 by DURBIN (D-IL) providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability H.J. Res. 76 by LEE (D-NV) providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability H.Res.191 by ROE (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
Issues relating to computer science education generally and specifically Building Blocks of STEM Act (S. 737 | H.R. 1665), STEM Opportunities Act (H.R. 2528) Issues pertaining to Workforce Development and retraining issues, the CHANCE in Tech Act (H.R. 1733 | S. 777) and Start Up Act (S. 328), and Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 (H.R. 3564), 21st Century SKILLS Act (S. 1911), Cyber Ready Workforce Act (H.R. 2721 | S. 1466), Dream Act of 2019 (S. 874), Classroom to Careers Act of 2019 (S. 830), American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6), Equality Act (H.R. 5 | S. 788), Industries of the Future Act of 2020 (S.3191), Supporting Minority STEM Student to Career Act (H.R.5784), Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act (H.R.5772), Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week (H.Res. 849), Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM and National Security Act (H.R.5922), Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act (S. 3355)
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office