New Way Forward Act

Legislation: S.3663-Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.686-Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S.4-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.2747- Freedom to Vote Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1207-Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2023 or the EARN IT Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.1080-Cooper Davis Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy, 4th Amendment concerns. S.1199-Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.673-Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S.1291-Protecting Kids on Social Media Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S.1939-FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1677-Democracy Restoration Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights restoration. S.1473-A bill to authorize the immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter the United States by fraud or without a necessary entry document, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Asylum, expedited removal. S.441-American Opportunity Accounts Act-Issues Lobbied: Systemic equity. S.1912-Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act-Issues Lobbied: Emergency powers. S.1722-AIR PUMP Act-Issues Lobbied: Breastfeeding protections for flight crew. S.728-Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Pay equity. S.1664-Healthy Families Act-Paid sick leave. H.R.734-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights. H.R.2374-New Way Forward Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.Res.314-Acknowledging that the United States Supreme Courts decisions in the Insular Cases and the territorial incorporation doctrine are contrary to the text and history of the United States Constitution, rest on racial views and stereotypes from the era of Plessy v. Ferguson that have long been rejected, are contrary to our Nations most basic constitutional and democratic principles, and should be rejected as having no place in United States constitutional law-Issues Lobbied: Colonialism, insular cases. H.R.2757-Puerto Rico Status Act-Issues Lobbied: Colonialism, self-determination. H.R.2-Secure the Border Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Asylum, criminal penalties for arriving immigrants, smuggling, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. H.R.1041-American Opportunity Accounts Act-Issued Lobbied: Systemic equity. H.R.3988-Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act-Issues Lobbied: Emergency powers. H.R.2670-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, data broker loophole, LGBTQ+ rights, civil rights, civil liberties. H.R.3887-Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights. H.R.3163-End Judge Shopping Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. H.Res.468-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.12) to protect a persons ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care providers ability to provide abortion services-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. H.R.4121-Right to Contraception Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. H.Res.309-Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration has the authority to approve drugs for abortion care-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. H.R.3420-My Body, My Data Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, data privacy. H.R.4303-To expand access to abortion care-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Legislation with No Bill Number: Senate bill version-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, racial discrimination. Senate bill version-Preventing Election Subversion Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, election subversion by state officials, mass voter challenges. House bill version-Inclusive Democracy Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights restoration. House bill version-Expanding the Vote Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, language access when voting. Native American Voting Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Indigenous justice, Indigenous protections, voting rights. Fair College Admissions for Students Act-Issues Lobbied: Educational equity. Veteran Service Recognition Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigrant rights, deported veterans, immigrant veterans. Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act-Issues Lobbied: Cannabis decriminalization. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978-Issues Lobbied: Reauthorization of Section 702, civil liberties, national security. Communications Decency Act of 1996-Issues Lobbied: Section 230, free speech, maintaining Internet integrity. AI Commission Act-Issues Lobbied: Algorithmic justice. Algorithmic Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Algorithmic justice. Additional legislation not yet introduced-Creation of National Human Rights Institution, preventing funding for Counter Violent Extremism legislation, potential Israeli admission to the visa waiver program, FISA Section 702 reauthorization, classification reform, District of Columbia non-citizen voting, District of Columbia self-governance, legislation to invalidate statutes passed by the District of Columbia Council and Mayor, consumer privacy, patenting of genes, gene research, Supreme Court ruling on gene patenting, affirmative action, racial justice, immigration, asylum, asylum ban, Title 42, family separation, accountability for Customs and Border Protection, Operation Lonestar, equity, free speech, affordable connectivity, protestors rights, freedom of the press, reproductive rights, abortion, contraception rights, judicial nominations, algorithmic justice, privacy, electoral college, LGBTQ+ rights, civil rights, civil liberties, 2024 appropriations, breastfeeding protections for legislative staff, preventing the ban on gender-affirming care from passing via federal funding bills, consumer privacy, access to medication abortion, reproductive health patient navigators, policing, Police Week, United Nations Police, Equal Rights Amendment, womens rights, gender equity. Agencies: Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Notice of proposed rulemaking Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, rebuilding a more humane asylum system, U.S.-Mexico border policy reform, end to Title 42, immigration, CBP accountability, challenging the asylum ban, CBP policing policies and practices, demanding a Title 6 civil rights investigation into Texass Operation Lonestar trespass arrest program, migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants; Customs and Border Protection-Directive 4510-026A, vehicular pursuit, CBP accountability, demanding a Title 6 civil rights investigation into Texass Operation Lonestar trespass arrest program, detention conditions, treatment of pregnant and nursing persons; Immigration Customs and Enforcement-Interior enforcement, 287(g) program. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Reducing the federal clemency backlog, Executive Order 14074-Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, policing, public safety, clemency, pardons, notice of proposed rulemaking Circumvention of Lawful Pathways; Executive Office for Immigration Review-Notice of proposed rulemaking Circumvention of Lawful Pathways; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Notice of proposed rulemaking Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, voter registration, federal agency designation; Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: White House Office-Executive Order 14074-Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, policing, public safety, clemency, reproductive rights, Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, rebuilding a more humane asylum system, U.S.-Mexico border policy reform, end to Title 42, immigration, notice of proposed rulemaking Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, TikTok ban, national security, free speech, privacy, District of Columbia Criminal Code reform, District of Columbia policing reforms, due process considerations, self-governance, veto override attempt, civil liberties, civil rights, counterterrorism policies and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, Guantanamo Bay, clemency for crack and powder cocaine sentencing discrepancies; Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives-migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants. Agency-Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Agency-CDC-Issues Lobbied: End to Title 42, immigration. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights, voter education, access to voting registration, Agency-DOD-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay. Agency-USCCR-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive health, immigration.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, White House Office

Administrative Relief Advance Parole Parole in place and parole at the border Cancellation of removal procedures Nonimmigrant visa access Provisional waiver backlog reduction Asylum NPRM on Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) / Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP) Expansion of expedited removal at the border H.R. 2697 Fairness to Freedom Act Cornyn asylum ban in the Congressional Review Act Delayed asylum adjudications for Afghan asylum-seekers who entered the U.S. through humanitarian parole Benefits Access H.R. XX LIFT the BAR Act S.J.Res.18 A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility" Protecting Healthcare for Immigrants and Mixed Status Families Border and Interior Enforcement CBP Data for Encounters at the Southern Border in March, April, & May 2023 H.R. 2374 New Way Forward Act H.R. 2640 Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023 H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 2494 Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act of 2023 S. 1600 Border Management, Security, and Assistance Act of 2023 Oppose sending of military to southern border Opposing H.R. 2 amendment on debt ceiling bill Opposing border wall construction H. Res. 461 Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States Oppose further border militarization United States v. Texas Better conditions in light of the death of an eight-year-old in CBP custody Children Unaccompanied and separated children Childrens dockets in immigration courts H.R. 4285/ S. 1885 Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for DACA recipients Affordable Care Act (ACA) for DACA recipients Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for ACA for DACA recipients 2022 DACA rule Expanding affirmative relief options for DACA recipients (TN visas, access to pre-certification/affirmative non-LPR cancellation of removal, and reducing provisional waiver backlog) H.R. 16 American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 Detention Alternatives to detention Cuts to ICE detention funding S. 1208 Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2023 Opposing detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing people and their families ICE release Baldomero Juarez from detention Employment Authorization Streamlining Employment Authorization Document (EAD) application process Pilot program for domestic work visa renewals Family Separation ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy H.R. XX Reuniting Families Act Bringing deportees back to the U.S. 3- and 10- year bars Labor Julie Su for DOL Secretary H.R. 1325 Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3043/S. 1392 Citizenship for Essential Workers Act H.J.Res.59/S.J.Res. 25 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States" S. XX Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act Legalization H.R. XX Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 H.R. 3050/S. 1343 Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act H.R. 3194 U.S. Citizenship Act H.R. 3599 Salazar-Escobar Bill Afghan Adjustment Act Naturalization and Integration FY 2024 appropriations funding to support naturalization/C&I program Parole Parole program for Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans Record number of applications for parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela Extension of parole duration for Afghans Significant Public Benefit Parole in the context of labor shortages Refugees H.R. XX Lady Liberty Act Reuniting refugee families H. Res. 526 Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world Supporting LGBTQ refugees Regional Migration Management DOS/DHS Regional Migration Plan Post Title-42 (return to expedited removal, expanded access to CBP One App appointments, expanding parole including new family reunification parole processes for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, and creation of regional processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala) U.S./Mexico Migration Measures (including combating human smugglers and traffickers, continuing efforts to address root causes of migration and extend legal pathways, and modernizing the shared border) Amplifying the Menendez Plan Climate Migration Working Group U.S. and Guatemala Launch Initial Phase of Movilidad Segura program Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua Redesignation of TPS for Honduras Designation of TPS for Guatemala Redesignation and extension of TPS for Somalia Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania Initial designation of TPS for Mali TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen & Ramos v. Mayorkas) Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo Initial designation of TPS for Nigeria Redesignation of TPS for Sudan Initial designation of TPS for South Sudan Redesignation of TPS for Cameroon Initial designation of TPS for Turkiye Redesignation of TPS for Afghanistan Redesignation of TPS for Nepal Redesignation of TPS for Haiti Title 42 Ending Title 42 Reductions in Encounters at the Southern Border Following End of Title 42 Prevention of codifying or expanding T42 S. 1473/H.R. 3234 A bill to authorize the immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter the United States by fraud or without a necessary entry document, and for other purposes Visas Diversity Visas Unused family & employment based visas Clear family immigration backlogs Department of State funding to decrease visa backlogs Other DED for Colombia Garifuna Caucus Censuring Rep. Gosar H.R. XX Protecting Our Democracy Act H.R. 3205 Project Precursor Act Juneteenth Racial equity in immigration policy

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office