Combating International Islamophobia Act

Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, ACoE related issues Bureau of Reclamation grant related issues Water Resources Development Act of 2024, Water infrastructure related issues PFAS related issues Monitor the following: H.R.4394/S.2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Utility related issues, Bureau of Reclamation Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) programs, Desalination and Water Recycling issues; and ACoE program issues H.R.4821/S.2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, EPA Water programs Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, Utility related issues, Bureau of Reclamation Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) programs, Desalination and Water Recycling issues; and ACoE program issues; and EPA Water programs 2023 Farm Bill, Utility related issues H.R.4368/S.2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Rural Utility Services issues H.R.4365/S.2587, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2024, Infrastructure issues H.R.5665/S.2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY2024, Utility related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Utility related issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

October 1 - December 31 H.R. 5344 -- To preserve conditions for, and improve the likelihood of, a two-state solution that secures Israels future as a democratic state and a national home for the Jewish people, a viable, democratic Palestinian state, an end to Israels occupation of the Palestinian territories, and peaceful relations between the two states, and to direct the Department of State and other relevant agencies to take steps to accomplish these ends. H.R. 4373 / Senate State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill -- A bill to provide FY2022 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Full funding of the $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Israel pledged in the US-Israel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on security assistance, with new provisions in the bill and its accompanying report that ensure that equipment purchased with FMF is used in a manner consistent with US law and national security policies, including specifying that items supplied pursuant to the MOU may not be used in any way that undermines the prospects of a negotiated two-state solution; $225 million in Economic Support Funds (ESF) for assistance to the West Bank and Gaza; a 12% increase to the Migration and Refugee Account, from which funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is drawn, as well as easing requirements to allow funds to flow faster and praising the Biden administration for reestablishing a relationship with UNRWA; Funding of at least $50 million for programs in the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act; and Robust overall funding for global US assistance, State Department personnel and operations, financial commitments to multilateral organizations and related programs supporting peace and diplomacy. H.R. 5665 - To establish within the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia and address related issues. S Amdt. 4068 to S. Amdt. 3867 - Requires a report by the Secretary of State on Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, including data on settlement planning and construction, number of permits issued to Palestinians, and impact of settlements on Palestinian livelihood and quality of life, among related issues. S. Amdt. 4533 to S.Amdt. 3867 - Requires a GAO report on the humanitarian impact of severe restrictions on movement, access, and goods in and out of Gaza. S.1061 / H.R.2748 - Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021 - would require the Department of State to take certain actions promoting the normalization of relations between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions. H.R. 5323 / S. 2789 -- To provide $1 billion in supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense to provide to the government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats. Letter led by Re. Mark Pocan urged the Department of State to exert diplomatic pressure to prevent E-1 settlement construction and requested that the Department provide an update on its steps to discourage the advancement of settlements in E-1 by mid-December.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office