Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019
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Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 This bill establishes a program for alien agricultural workers to obtain temporary resident status ("blue card status") and procedures to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify for the status if he or she performed the required amount of qualified agricultural work. The Department of Homeland Security may grant blue card status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest reasons. Blue card holders shall be authorized for employment in the United States and travel outside the United States. Such individuals shall be ineligible for various federal benefits, including the healthcare premium assistance tax credit. Individuals going through deportation or removal proceedings shall be given a chance to apply for blue card status if they qualify. Blue card holders may apply for permanent resident status, subject to various requirements, including work requirements over a specified time period and payment of federal taxes. Blue card status shall not last longer than eight years.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers Negotiations for potential legislation to address the farm labor crisis; impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038 "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 641, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 S.175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H2A Guestworker Program H.R. 5038, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H2A - New Proposed Rule H2A - Adverse Effect Wage Rate
Client expense: $237,406 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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
| Democratic |
| FL |
| Alan S. Lowenthal | Democratic | CA |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic | FL |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Debra A. Haaland | Democratic | NM |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic | TX |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Democratic | CA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| J. Luis Correa | Democratic | CA |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Joaquin Castro | Democratic | TX |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic | CO |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Katie Hill | Democratic | CA |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic | OR |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Marc A. Veasey | Democratic | TX |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
| Mike Levin | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic | CA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic | TX |
| TJ Cox | Democratic | CA |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
| Veronica Escobar | Democratic | TX |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
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 · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVD-19 related help on personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages and other compliance related issues.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVID-19 related support to continue H2-A program during government imposed shut downs.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures regarding the health and welfare of honeybees and accompanying pollination issues for almonds; Support measures to address CA water; Monitor FSMA; Support immigration reform (s. 175) (h.r. 641); Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity; Support tax reform; Opposing the DAIRY PRIDE ACT (s. 792) (h.r. 1769); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agricultural workers. NMPF supports legislation to ensure that farmers can keep their existing workforce while also creating an effective mechanism to allow them to access new workers. NMPF has worked on legislation including the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act (H.R. 1778), the Agricultural Worker Protection Act (H.R. 641, S. 175), the Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act (H.R. 2801), an amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3931) to allow year-round workers to access the H-2A program, and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038).
Client expense: $265,263 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_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/S. 3548, 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. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 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. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 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 updating The Heroes Act (116th Cong.) 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) 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; 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; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; forthcoming proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future
Client expense: $20,000,000 · 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), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers Negotiations for potential legislation to address the farm labor crisis; impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038 "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_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/S. 3548, 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. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 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. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 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 updating The Heroes Act (116th Cong.) 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) 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; 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; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; forthcoming proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future
Client expense: $20,000,000 · 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), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVID-19 related support to continue H2-A program during government imposed shut downs.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVD-19 related help on personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages and other compliance related issues.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 641, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 S.175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H2A Guestworker Program H.R. 5038, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
Client expense: $150,768 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures regarding the health and welfare of honeybees and accompanying pollination issues for almonds; Support measures to address CA water; Monitor FSMA; Support immigration reform (s. 175) (h.r. 641); Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity; Support tax reform; Opposing the DAIRY PRIDE ACT (s. 792) (h.r. 1769); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2020 · third_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/S. 3548, 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. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 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. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 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 updating The Heroes Act (116th Cong.) 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) 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; 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; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; forthcoming proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future
Client expense: $20,000,000 · 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), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agricultural workers. NMPF supports legislation to ensure that farmers can keep their existing workforce while also creating an effective mechanism to allow them to access new workers. NMPF has worked on legislation including the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act (H.R. 1778), the Agricultural Worker Protection Act (H.R. 641, S. 175), the Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act (H.R. 2801), an amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3931) to allow year-round workers to access the H-2A program, and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038).
Client expense: $159,180 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 641, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 S.175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H2A Guestworker Program H.R. 5038, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
Client expense: $152,784 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers Negotiations for potential legislation to address the farm labor crisis; impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038 "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
Support immigration reform (s. 175) (h.r. 641); Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A Program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support immigration reform; Support appropriations requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce (s.175) (h.r. 641)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVID-19 related support to continue H2-A program during government imposed shut downs.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVD-19 related help on personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages and other compliance related issues.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_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/S. 3548, 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, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes 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 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. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 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. 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 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. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 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 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-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; immigration and non-immigrant temporary worker visa policy; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; 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; 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 officers 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
Client expense: $12,300,000 · 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), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
S. 175 and H.R. 641, Agricultural Worker Program Act; Legalization of undocumented farm workers; Issues relating to H-2A visas; H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
Support immigration reform (s. 175) (h.r. 641); Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A Program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support immigration reform; Support appropriations requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce (s.175) (h.r. 641)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures regarding the health and welfare of honeybees and accompanying pollination issues for almonds; Support measures to address CA water; Monitor FISMA; Support immigration reform (s. 175) (h.r. 641); Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity; Support tax reform; Opposing the DAIRY PRIDE ACT (s. 792) (h.r. 1769); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agricultural workers. NMPF supports legislation to ensure that farmers can keep their existing workforce while also creating an effective mechanism to allow them to access new workers. NMPF has worked on legislation including the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act (H.R. 1778), the Agricultural Worker Protection Act (H.R. 641, S. 175), the Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act (H.R. 2801), an amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3931) to allow year-round workers to access the H-2A program, and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038).
Client expense: $120,267 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers Negotiations for potential legislation to address the farm labor crisis; impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038 "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "The Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019" impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVID-19 related support to continue H2-A program during government imposed shut downs.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 641 / S 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act COVD-19 related help on personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages and other compliance related issues.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act, all provisions; H.R. 4916, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, all provisions; citizenship question on 2020 Census
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 641, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 S.175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H2A Guestworker Program H.R. 5038, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
Client expense: $81,145 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
Support immigration reform (s. 175) (h.r. 641); Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A Program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support immigration reform; Support appropriations requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce (s.175) (h.r. 641)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures regarding the health and welfare of honeybees and accompanying pollination issues for almonds; Support measures to address CA water; Monitor FISMA; Support immigration reform (s. 175) (h.r. 641); Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity; Support tax reform; Opposing the DAIRY PRIDE ACT (s. 792) (h.r. 1769); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2020 · first_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/S. 3548, 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, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes 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, 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 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. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6404, A bill to extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 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. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 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. 3134, A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program 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 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-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; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; 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; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; 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
Client expense: $15,770,000 · 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), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Lobbying issues related to agriculture: Agritourism and local food Climate Change Climate Legislation Climate legislation and forestry CNR Conservation COVID-19 Emergency Legislation COVID Response and Local Food Systems Email communication encouraging sign-on to a letter authored by Senator Tester and Rep. Kaptur to the USDA asking for improvements to the proposed rule addressing "undue preference" under the Packers & Stockyards Act ERS/NIFA Farm Opportunities Training and Outreach Farm to School LAMP Dear Colleague SARE VAPG WFPR H.R. 2436, S. 2404 - Organic Agriculture Research Act - a bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative. H.R. 4316 - Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act - a bill to provide for the reform and continuation of the beginning farmer and rancher program, and for other purposes. S. 1947, H.R. 3941 - Local Food and Regional Supply Act - a bill to improve food safety, to encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality of production, to reauthorize and expand Department of Agriculture support of those efforts, and for other purposes. S. 2487 - Agriculture Data Act - a bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide certain data on conservation practices, and for other purposes. S. 2619 - Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act - a bill to amend the Farm Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize through FY2023 several Department of Agriculture (USDA) energy programs. H.R. 5188, S. 2874 - Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act - a bill to enhance working lands programs for farmers by retaining and strengthening EQIP and CSP and improving coordination between the two. S. 2557 - Give our Resources the Opportunities to Work Act - a bill to lay out a comprehensive strategy for supporting farmers' efforts to improve soil health and water quality across three major USDA conservation programs. H.R. 4865 - Crop Insurance Modernization Act of 2018 - a bill to expand access to risk management tools for diversified and beginning farmers and create stronger link between federal risk management programs and conservation priorities. S. 2762 - Next Generation in Agriculture Act - a bill to address our nation's looming shortage of farmers and ranchers by connecting retiring and aspiring producers and helping to facilitate the transfer of knowledge, skills, and resources. S. 2839, H.R. 5824 - Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers Act - a bill to create opportunities for farmers or color and military veterans by authorizing essential outreach and technical assistance programs H.R. 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - to provide appropriations for USDA and FDA activities. S. 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - to provide appropriations for USDA and FDA activities. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - to reauthorize the farm bill H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - to reauthorize the farm bill S. 897 - Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 - A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the definition of "family farmer". H.R. 641 - Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
Client expense: $6,017 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
S. 175 and H.R. 641, Agricultural Worker Program Act; Legalization of undocumented farm workers; Issues relating to H-2A visas; H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agricultural workers. NMPF supports legislation to ensure that farmers can keep their existing workforce while also creating an effective mechanism to allow them to access new workers. NMPF has worked on legislation including the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act (H.R. 1778), the Agricultural Worker Protection Act (H.R. 641, S. 175), the Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act (H.R. 2801), an amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3931) to allow year-round workers to access the H-2A program, and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038).
Client expense: $210,839 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agricultural workers. NMPF supports legislation to ensure that farmers can keep their existing workforce while also creating an effective mechanism to allow them to access new workers. NMPF has worked on legislation including the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act (H.R. 1778), the Agricultural Worker Protection Act (H.R. 641, S. 175), the Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act (H.R. 2801), an amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3931) to allow year-round workers to access the H-2A program, and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038).
Client expense: $685,446 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
HR 5038; "The Farm Workforce Modernization Act;" Impacts on dairy producers HR 641; S 175; "Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019;" impacts on dairy producers Negotiations for potential legislation to address the farm labor crisis; impacts on dairy producers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office