No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

A letter led by Senator Durbin urging the Biden administration to consider certain Palestinians fleeing Gaza for refugee status H.R.6679 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act H.R. 895 - Condemning calls from Members of Congress for the expulsion of Palestinians from the United States

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Lobbied in support of gun control legislation, specifically in H.R. 625: Keep Americans Safe Act; H.R. 905/S.321: Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act 2023; H.R. 2403: Enhanced Background Checks Act 2023; H.R. 2870: Raise the Age Act; H.R. 3018: Federal Extreme Risk Protection Act 2023; H.R. 8427: Stop Arming Cartels Act; H.R. 7746: Destroy Zombie Guns Act; H.R. 7834: Prevent Illegal Resales Act; H.R. 2390/S. 1026: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act 2023; H.R. 2770: Prevent Family Fire Act 2023; H.R. 4679: Ghost Guns and Undetectable Firearms Act of 2023; H.R. 6679: Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act; H.R. 4184/S. 2048: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; H.R. 5003/S. 2638: Break the Cycle of Violence Act; H.R. 5467: Gun Suicide Prevention Act; H.R. 6014: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act; H.R. 6172/S. 3233: Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight Act; H.R. 7040: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act; H.R. 7272: Shining a Spotlight on Safer Communities Act; H.R. 7352: Identify Gun Stores Act; H.R. 8600/S. 3369: GOSAFE Act; H.R. 8719: Secure Storage Information Act of 2023; H.R. 8764: Clean Hands Firearm Procurement Act; H.R. 8768: Restoring Trust in Public Safety Act; S. 1116: Background Check Completion Act; S. 1819: 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2023; S. 1909: Banning Unlawful Machine Gun Parts Act of 2023; S. 3212: Federal Firearm Licensee Act; S. 3677: Permanently Authorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1998; H.R. 2670: National Defense Authorization Act, 2024; H.R. 2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4366: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 2670: National Defense Authorization Act of 2024; Storing All Firearms Effectively and Safely Act (SAFES Act, pending introduction); Gun Theft Prevention Act (pending introduction); and Prioritizing Resources for Outreach, Safety, Violence Prevention, Youth Empowerment and Resilience Act of 2024 (PROSPER Act, pending introduction). Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; H.R. 152/S. 401: Hearing Protection Act; H.R. 354: LEOSA Reform Act of 2024; H.R. 3269/S. 4255: Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act; H.R. 6824: NICS Data Reporting Act; S.J.Res.83: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms"; H.J.Res.144: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms"; and H.J.Res.164: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Revision of Firearms License Requirements".

Issues pertaining to Articles of Impeachment of Against Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security. H Res 957 "Denouncing the Biden administration's open-borders policies," all provisions. HR 5585 "Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act," all provisions. HR 6678 "Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act," all provisions. HR 6679 "No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act," all provisions. HR 6976 "Protect our Communities from DUIs Act," all provisions. HR 7322 "SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act," all provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Endorsed H.R. 6679 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

Client expense: $14,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Endorsed H.R. 6679 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

Client expense: $14,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Refugee Protection Act of 2024 (not yet introduced): To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 7755 Stateless Protection Act of 2024: To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes. S.3987 - Stateless Protection Act of 2024: To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.7511 - Laken Riley Act: This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. S.3933 - Laken Riley Act: This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. H.R.661 - Sarah's Law: This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. ICE must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts. S.160 - Sarah's Law: This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. ICE must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts. H.R.1325 - Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023: This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice. H.R. 2882, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5860, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, H.R. 5860, H.R.2872, H.R. 815, S. 2625, S. 2438 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act: These acts provide continuing FY2024 appropriations to federal agencies. Lobbied for key programs to be funded adequately to support processing and benefits to people seeking asylum, and the functioning of relevant agencies (USCIS, ICE, CBP within DHS and the Bureau for Populations, Refugees and Migration within the State Department), and against funding to increase immigration detention and increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, or to otherwise undermine the due process and fair functioning of the asylum system. H.R. 6678 - Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act: This bill makes certain acts related to Social Security or identification document fraud a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. H.R. 6679 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act: This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel. H.R. 5585 - Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act: This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol officer or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol. H.R. 6976 - Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act: This bill makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. H.R. 815 - Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024: Division A would provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024 to respond to the situation in Ukraine and Israel and to provide other related assistance. Division B would provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for additional border security and for combatting fentanyl. The legislation would designate amounts provided by those divisions as emergency requirements in keeping with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. H.R.815 - National Security Act, 2024: This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system. Additionally, the bill extends through December 28, 2031, higher rates for certain loan fees under the VA home loan program. H.R.7372 - Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act: Making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide defense support to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes. H.R.4627 - Afghan Adjustment Act: To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. S.2327 - Afghan Adjustment Act: To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Executive Branch: Affirmative Asylum Processing: urged a number of recommendations to improve processing of affirmative asylum claims before USCIS. Asylum Ban (Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule): Encouraged the administration to terminate the rule, increase processing of asylum seekers at ports of entry. Humanitarian parole processing improvements and humanitarian parole programs: Encouraged the State Department to improve humanitarian parole process, including adjudication and ensuring that USCIS adjudicators receive special training. Asylum Processing Rule: Encouraged the administration to make amendments and crucial updates in finalizing the asylum processing rule. Requested data regarding operation of the policy. Families in Expedited Removal Program: encouraged the administration to cease use of expedited removal for families or if continuing to use this program to lengthen time deadlines for people to have meaningful access to counsel. Requested data regarding operation of the policy. Credible Fear in BP Custody: Encouraged administration to cease conducting credible fear interviews for individuals in BP custody. Requested data regarding operation of the policy. Funding to Panama for deportations: Encouraged the administration and State Department to not provide funding to Panamas government to conduct deportations, and to ensure oversight of any removals are done with observance of non-refoulement obligations. ICE Detention: Urged end to use of solitary confinement in ICE custody, reduction in bed numbers, and individualized case release consideration. Work Permit Processing: Urged the publication of a final rule to extend the automatic validity period of work permits. Haiti: Urged end of interdiction policy to screen and return Haitians interdicted at sea, end of detention of Haitians at Guantanamo, redesignation and extension of TPS, halt all deportation flights due to conditions on ground.

H.R.869 - REGIME Act of 2023 H.Res.382 - Recognizing the significance of Jewish American Heritage Month as a time to celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans to the society and culture of the United States H.R. 6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 H.R. 895 - Condemning calls from Members of Congress for the expulsion of Palestinians from the United States H.Res. 907 - To condemn the rise in antisemitism, call on all Americans to combat antisemitism in the United States, and implement aspects of the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism S.Res.413 - A resolution condemning foreign nationals in the United States who have endorsed and espoused the actions of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) in Gaza who, on October 7, 2023, launched attacks against the State of Israel, and killed innocent Israeli and United States citizens H.Res.894 - Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world H.R.6578 - Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States Act H.R.6679 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

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S. 2824 / H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 S. 4051, Verifying that all Aliens have Legitimate Identification Documents Act H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H. Res. 863 / Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas Senate Amendment toH.R. 815 / Biden Administration Supplemental Funding Request H.R. 5585, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act H.R. 6678, Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act H.R. 6679, No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act H.R. 6976, Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act Republican Study Committee Fiscal Year 2025 budget Biden Administration Fiscal Year 2025 budget request House Budget Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act H.R. 7511, Laken Riley Act

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H.R. 2454 & S.1143 - United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act H.R. 3774 & S. 1829 - The Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act H.R. 3792 - U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act H.R. 4076 - To authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies. H.R. 3907 & S.2240 - United States-Israel International Development Cooperation Act H.R.3103 - Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act Iran International Criminal Court H.R.3033 & S.1390 - Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023 S. 2336 - Missiles Act S. 2413 - Reginal Integration and Normalization Act H.R.3016 - IGO Anti-Boycott Act S.2626 MAHSA Act H.R. 5917 - Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act S. 3347 - A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism. S. 3041 - A bill to reinstate certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iran. S.Res. 408 - A resolution condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes. H.R. 6046/S. 3912/S. 3347 - Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act S. Res. 462 - A resolution emphasizing the urgency of responding to attacks in Israel and the greater region from the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies, and for other purposes. H.Res. 786 - Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine. S.J. Res. 51 - A joint resolution directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Syria that have not been authorized by Congress. H.Res. 935 - Calling for the safe, timely, and sufficient delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip. S.Res.505 - A resolution condemning the use of sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war by the terrorist group Hamas against the people of Israel. S.Res.504 - A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. H.R. 6201/S. 3197 - Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act H.R.7256 - U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act. H.Res. 966 - Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel. H.R. 6679 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel. S.Res. 504 - A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. S.3707 - Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act H.Res.1068 - Condemning rape and sexual violence against women. S.3874. - Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2024