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Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act or the SECURE Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the U.S. southern border and to deter and detect illegal activity in high traffic areas. The bill authorizes National Guard and Department of Defense support to secure such border. DHS shall establish: (1) a National Border Security Advisory Committee, (2) the Integrated Border Enforcement Team program, (3) Tunnel Task Forces, and (4) a biometric exit data system to complete the required integrated biometric entry and exit data system. The bill provides for: (1) additional border control and immigration personnel, (2) reimbursement to state and local prosecutors for federally initiated immigration-related criminal cases, (3) expansion of biometric technology and data, and (4) immigration detention capacity increases. Operation Stonegarden is established in DHS. DHS shall reinstate and operate the Secure Communities immigration enforcement program. DHS may construct new ports of entry along the northern and southern borders. The bill revises provisions regarding: (1) alien apprehension and detention, (2) nonimmigrant admissions, (3) parole authority, (4) sanctuary jurisdictions, (5) unaccompanied alien children, (6) human smuggling and trafficking, (7) drug trafficking and crimes of violence committed by illegal aliens, (8) visa and passport security, (9) background checks, (10) status adjustment, (11) naturalization, (12) asylum, (13) terrorists, (14) expedited removal, (15) immigration-related crimes and penalties, and (16) DHS positions in U.S. territories.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Issues related to DHS technology in land ports of entry H.R. 6776 / S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S.1757 - Building America's Trust Act S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 S.2464 - Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.R.3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Issues related to DHS technology in land ports of entry H.R. 6776 / S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S.1757 - Building America's Trust Act S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 S.2464 - Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.R.3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4777, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2293, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) 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-2 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; 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; 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
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1889, Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, all provisions S. 820, A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, all provisions H.R. 49, American Energy Independence and Job Creation Act, all provisions S. 49, Alaska Oil and Gas Production Act, all provisions H.R. 1784/S. 991, Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 218/S.101, King Cove Road Land Exchange Act, all provisions S. 785, Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act, all provisions H.R. 2248/S. 985, A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022, all provisions S. 883, OPENS Alaska Act, all provisions H.R. 2242/S. 750, Keep it in the Ground Act, all provisions S. 665, Unleashing American Energy Act, all provisions S. 956, OCEAN Act, all provisions H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act, all provisions Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, provisions relating to the Tongass National Forest (Sec. 508 and 509) H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act, all provisions S. 2192 - SECURE Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4426, Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act, all provisions S. 1491, ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1483, ANCSA Shee Atika Land Exchange Settlement Act, all provisions S. 1484, ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1481, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Improvement Act, all provisions S. 2319 - ONSHORE Act, all provisions H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, all provisions S. 720, Clean Coasts Act, all provisions H.R. 5911 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, all provisions Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
KIND advocated on the following legislation: S. 2192, the Secure Act of 2017, all provisions related to unaccompanied children S. 3093/H.R. 6190/H.R. 6181, Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act, all provisions related to detention of migrant and refugee families and expansion of family detention facilities S. 3091/H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act, all provisions related to detention of migrant and asylum-seeking families, processing of asylum cases, and family separation S. 3227, REUNITE Act, all provisions addressing the separation and reunification of migrant and refugee children and families, and restoration of the Family Case Management Program H.R. 2043/S.2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids, all provisions related to access to legal representation for unaccompanied children S. 3478, The FAMILIES Act, all provisions related to protections for unaccompanied children and the Flores Settlement Agreement, and treatment, detention, or separation of migrant and asylum-seeking children and families. S. 3540, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration, preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption, and impunity; promoting access to legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection. H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act, all provisions addressing the separation and reunification of migrant and refugee children and families S. 3474, Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act, all provisions related to oversight for unaccompanied children following release, sponsors for unaccompanied children, and post-release services. H.R. 7030, Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes H.R. 7047/S. 3558, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. H.R. 6135/S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity S. 3567, No Internment Camps Act, all provisions related to family detention, alternatives to detention, Flores Settlement Agreement H.R. 6692, Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018, all provisions related to alternatives to detention and creation of an alternatives to detention coordinator. FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bills, report language related to preventing family separation, promoting use of alternatives to detention, and preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes. FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all provisions related to funding for Unaccompanied Alien Children program and processing of unaccompanied children and families; report language related to access to legal services, prevention of use of information for sponsorship for enforcement, mental health services for unaccompanied children, and a plan for reunifying separated families. FY 2019 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity; promoting legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection. FY 2019 Appropriations "minibus" and continuing resolution, provisions and amendments related to the above appropriations bills. House, legislation related to the creation of an ORR ombudsperson Senate, legislation related to legal status for separated families Senate, legislation related to promoting community-based alternatives to family detention House, legislation addressing interagency tracking, linkage, and sharing of information/records about arriving migrant and refugee families and children House, legislation addressing use of and screening by child welfare professionals at the border Issues/Administrative: Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers; TPS) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings; discretion and independence of immigration judges Administration of benefits and protections for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Conditions and safety of children in federal immigration custody (including prevention of sexual abuse and assault) Proposed regulations related to interagency information-sharing; enforcement against sponsors of unaccompanied children Proposed regulations related to the Flores Settlement Agreement Proposed regulations related to public charge
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| Tom Cotton | Republican | AR |
| HR 2626 |
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| Related bill |
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Issues related to DHS technology in land ports of entry H.R. 6776 / S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S.1757 - Building America's Trust Act S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 S.2464 - Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.R.3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Issues related to DHS technology in land ports of entry H.R. 6776 / S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S.1757 - Building America's Trust Act S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 S.2464 - Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.R.3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; 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; 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; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
S. 3109: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3091: Protect Kids and Parents Act S. 3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3036: Keep Families Together Act S. 2367: Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 S. 2344: Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act S. 1852: SUCCEED Act S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 H.Res.774: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 6326: Reunite Separated Families Act of 2018 H.R. 1468: Recognizing America's Children (RAC) Act H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3591: American Hope Act of 2017 H.R. 392: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 4760: Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796: Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4944: Reuniting Families Act H.R. 5510: Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018 H.R. 5952: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Discharge Petition No. 115-10 P.L. 115-96: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 P.L. 115-90: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 P.L. 115-56: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Ac
Client expense: $39,259 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1468: Recognizing America's Children (RAC) Act H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3591: American Hope Act of 2017 H.R. 392 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 4796: Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 5510 - Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.Res.774 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4944: Reuniting Families Act P.L. 115-56: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 P.L. 115-90: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 P.L. 115-96: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 S. 1852: SUCCEED Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act S. 2367 Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 S.2344: Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act
Client expense: $25,893 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1889, Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, all provisions S. 820, A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, all provisions H.R. 49, American Energy Independence and Job Creation Act, all provisions S. 49, Alaska Oil and Gas Production Act, all provisions H.R. 1784/S. 991, Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 218/S.101, King Cove Road Land Exchange Act, all provisions S. 785, Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act, all provisions H.R. 2248/S. 985, A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022, all provisions S. 883, OPENS Alaska Act, all provisions H.R. 2242/S. 750, Keep it in the Ground Act, all provisions S. 665, Unleashing American Energy Act, all provisions S. 956, OCEAN Act, all provisions H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act, all provisions Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, provisions relating to the Tongass National Forest (Sec. 508 and 509) H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act, all provisions S. 2192 - SECURE Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4426, Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act, all provisions S. 1491, ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1483, ANCSA Shee Atika Land Exchange Settlement Act, all provisions S. 1484, ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1481, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Improvement Act, all provisions S. 2319 - ONSHORE Act, all provisions H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, all provisions S. 720, Clean Coasts Act, all provisions H.R. 5911 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, all provisions Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
KIND advocated on the following legislation: H.R. 3548 Border Security of America Act (McCaul), H.R. 3697 Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (Comstock), S. 1757 Building Americas Trust Act of 2017 (Cornyn), S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Cornyn), S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 (Graham/Durbin), S.1937, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act (Flake), S. 2192, The Secure Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. /(H.R.2579 amendment in nature of substitute) Secure and Succeed Act (Grassley/Cotton)H.R. 5850/S. 3106 (past Congress) H.R.4796, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (Hurd-Aguilar)S.2367, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (McCain-Coons) H.R. 2043/S. 2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Issues/Administrative Detention of and immigration enforcement against families and children (including separation of families and treatment at the border; enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores regs; TVPRA; designation of UAC; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings Administration of benefits for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (temporary protected status .)
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
KIND advocated on the following legislation: Queen of the Hill resolution/discharge petition (House) S. 1757 Building Americas Trust Act of 2017 (Cornyn) S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (Grassley) S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Cornyn) H.R. 3440, DREAM Act of 2017(8) S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 (Graham/Durbin) S.1937, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act (Flake) S. 2192, The Secure Act of 2017 (Grassley) S. /(H.R.2579 amendment in nature of substitute) Secure and Succeed Act (Grassley/Cotton) H.R. 5850/S. 3106 (past Congress) Secure the Northern Triangle Act (Lofgren/Reid) H.R.4796, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (Hurd-Aguilar) S.2367, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (McCain-Coons) H.R. 2043/S. 2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act H.R. 6135/S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 2572, Protect Family Values at the Border Act H.R. 5950/S. 2937 - the HELP Separated Children Act H. Res. 927, Condemning the Trump administrations zero tolerance policy (DeLauro) H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act S.___, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act Issues/Administrative: Legal services Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families and treatment at the border; screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; designation of UAC; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings; discretion and independence of immigration judges Administration of benefits and protections for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding to address violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems)
Client expense: $74,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
S. 3109: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3091: Protect Kids and Parents Act S. 3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3036: Keep Families Together Act S. 2367: Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 S. 2344: Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act S. 1852: SUCCEED Act S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 H.Res.774: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 6326: Reunite Separated Families Act of 2018 H.R. 1468: Recognizing America's Children (RAC) Act H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3591: American Hope Act of 2017 H.R. 392: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 4760: Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796: Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4944: Reuniting Families Act H.R. 5510: Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018 H.R. 5952: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Discharge Petition No. 115-10 P.L. 115-96: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 P.L. 115-90: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 P.L. 115-56: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Ac
Client expense: $39,259 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Issues related to DHS technology in land ports of entry S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriati ons Act, 2019 S.1757 - Building America's Trust Act S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 S.2464 - Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.R.3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Issues related to DHS technology in land ports of entry S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S.1757 - Building America's Trust Act S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 S.2464 - Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.R.3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6195, To limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; 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 reform; 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; 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; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3670, Securing Americas Future Act, all provisions H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, all provisions H.R.3479, Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act, all provisions H.R. 4796, USA Act, all provisions H.Res. 744, Queen of the Hill Resolution, all provisions and discharge petition S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017, all provisions S.2192, SECURE Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2367, USA Act, all provisions
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
Administrative and legislative monitoring and outreach on issues related to immigration bonding. Monitoring and outreach related to the implementation of H.R. 1625, Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations 2018 (P.L. 115-124). H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018. H.R. 6089, E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018. S. 2192, SECURE Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.391: Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 Opposed provisions that would block access to asylum or other protection in the United States H.R.3362: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY2018 Support for continuation of FY17 funding for refugee resettlement H.R.3267: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Support for funding for additional immigration judge teams H.R.495: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes Opposed provisions that would block access to asylum or other protection in the United States H.R.2826: To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes H.R.3004: To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to reentry of removed aliens Opposed broadening the definition of illegal reentry to possibly include those arriving at an official U.S. port of entry to seek asylum H.R.2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program S.1519: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Section 1217 - Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Allies S.1615: A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes (Dream Act of 2017) S.1852: Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation Act (SUCCEED Act) Opposed creation of difficult and lengthy pathway to citizenship, expansion of detention, and restrictions on asylum S.Amdt.1955: To provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States before reaching the age of 18, improve border security, foster United States engagement in Central America, and for other purposes S.Amdt.1958: Immigration Security and Opportunity Act Opposed endangering children by eliminating the ability to sponsor unmarried children over 21 S.Amdt.1959: Secure and Succeed Act Opposed targeting of the most vulnerable immigrants, including asylum seekers S.2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act or the SECURE Act of 2017 Opposed elimination of protections for unaccompanied children, increased criminalization of migrants and asylum seekers, and blocking refugees with well-founded fears from asylum protections S.Amdt.1948: To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States. Opposed targeting innocent victims of crime and persecution Oversight of Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at our ports of entry, family separation, criminal prosecutions, and detention Oversight of Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1889, Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, all provisions S. 820, A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, all provisions H.R. 49, American Energy Independence and Job Creation Act, all provisions S. 49, Alaska Oil and Gas Production Act, all provisions H.R. 1784/S. 991, Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 218/S.101, King Cove Road Land Exchange Act, all provisions S. 785, Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act, all provisions H.R. 2248/S. 985, A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022, all provisions S. 883, OPENS Alaska Act, all provisions H.R. 2242/S. 750, Keep it in the Ground Act, all provisions S. 665, Unleashing American Energy Act, all provisions S. 956, OCEAN Act, all provisions H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act, all provisions Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, provisions relating to the Tongass National Forest (Sec. 508 and 509) H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act, all provisions S. 2192 - SECURE Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4426, Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act, all provisions S. 1491, ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1483, ANCSA Shee Atika Land Exchange Settlement Act, all provisions S. 1484, ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1481, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Improvement Act, all provisions S. 2319 - ONSHORE Act, all provisions H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, all provisions S. 720, Clean Coasts Act, all provisions H.R. 5911, To amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and for other purposes, all provisions Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1468: Recognizing America's Children (RAC) Act H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3591: American Hope Act of 2017 H.R. 392 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 4796: Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 5510 - Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.Res.774 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4944: Reuniting Families Act P.L. 115-56: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 P.L. 115-90: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 P.L. 115-96: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 S. 1852: SUCCEED Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act S. 2367 Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 S.2344: Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act
Client expense: $25,893 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S301-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. S361-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S367-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S595-Boots on the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. S642-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S811-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. S823-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S860-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S1006-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1085-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1101-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination. S1134-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S1588-Democracy Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting. S1593-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. S1654-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1820-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1828-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. S1856-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1917-Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. S2019-Fair Employment Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: . S2192-Secure Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration/border. S2227-EMPOWER Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Medicaid and disability rights. S2236-Congressional Harassment Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Sex harassment. S2311-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Abortion rights. S2383-CLOUD Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surv. S 2401-Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment/discrimination. S2521-Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order-Issue Lobbied: Guns. S2525-First Amendment Defense Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. S2584-Student Non-Discrimination Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H. Res 724-Requiring each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the office's workplace, establishing the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance and consultation to employees o-Issue Lobbied: Harassment and discrimination. HR 12-Voter Rights Empowerment Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR 36-Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: . HR115-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 387-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR 482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. HR 620-ADA Education and Notification Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. HR 644-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. HR 957-FAIR Surveillance Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR 1021-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. HR 1039-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR. 1094-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR 1497-ICE Body Camera Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Body Cameras. HR 1498-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H. R. 1555-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR 1556-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR 1608-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issue Lobbied: DHS body cameras. HR 1625-Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration; Reproductive rights - abortion coverage restrictions, ACA stabilization, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, Conscience Protection Act, fetal tissue research, sexual health education; Privacy/Surveillance; Law Enforcement; Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR 1795-The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR 1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. HR 1865-Allow States to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech, LGBT Rights. HR 1881-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. HR 2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Housing. HR 2152-The Citizens Right to Know Act-Issue Lobbied: Pre trial Data. HR 2228-Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 2282-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR 2417-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination. HR 2437-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 2579-Broader Options for America Act-Issue Lobbied: Dream/Immigration. HR 2676-Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 2899-Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. HR 2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR 3020-Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3060-Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 3222-Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Freedom. HR3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Anti-busing rider, Sex Education Coalitions funding and other reproductive rights issues; Racial Justice, Census. HR3356-Prison Reform and Redemption Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform. HR 3548-Border Security for America Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. HR3672-Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Disaster Relief. HR 3923-"Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act"-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. HR 3944-Police CAMERA Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 3977-Demanding Oversight from Justice Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 4019-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. HR 4041-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR 4170-Disclosing Foreign Influence Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/Surv. HR 4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. HR 4666-ACA stabilizaton bill-Issue Lobbied: Abortion. HR 4712-Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. HR 4760-Securing Americas Future Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration/border. HR 4796-Uniting and Securing America Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Border/Dream). HR 4822-Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment/discrimination. HR 4833-The Bail Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail. HR 4909-STOP School Violence Act of 2018-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, School Discipline. HR 4924-Congressional accountability act of 1995 reform act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment and discrimination. HR 4943-CLOUD Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surv. HR 5123-Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Freedom. HR 5306-EMPOWER Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Medicaid and disability rights. HR 5374-Student Non-Discrimination Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Legislation with No Bill Number: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Freedom. Gina Haspel nomination-Issue Lobbied: Torture; National Security. Mike Pompeo nomination-Issue Lobbied: Torture; National Security. Oversight of Department of Justice-Issue Lobbied: Civil Liberties. House CJS appropriations bill-Issue Lobbied: civil forfeiture amendments. FY19 funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program and CDC school-based HIV prevention-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights. FY 2019 appropriations bill increased funding for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice. NDAA-Issue Lobbied: Women in combat. EMPOWHER Act-Issue Lobbied: harassment. Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: housing. Title VII Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment and discrimination. -Issue Lobbied: Hearing before HJC on examining class action lawsuits against facilities for people with disabilities. Nomination of Alex Azar-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Abortion restrictions for unaccompanied minors in ORR care-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. ICE detention of pregnant women-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights, Immigrants rights. The Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Biometric identification-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Border device searches-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. Driver and Officer Safety Education Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. Military Education Savings Accounts (Impact Aid)-Issue Lobbied: School vouchers. Agencies: Agency-Defense-Issue Lobbied: Trans Military Ban. Agency-Education-Issue Lobbied: Dear Colleague Letter on Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline; Trans Students and Title IX; Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, STPP, ESSA, Student Loans. Agency-HHS-Issue Lobbied: Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care, Delegations of Authority; Medicaid Work Requirements; Guidance on lifesaving treatment for people with disabilities; Settings Rule. Agency-DHS-Issue Lobbied: ICE detention of pregnant women. Agency-HUD-Issue Lobbied: Suspension of Small Area Fair Market Rent Designations; The disparate impact rule; Maintaining antidiscrimination language in HUDs mission statement; The suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule; Discriminatory lending; Disaster relief. Agency-DOJ-Issue Lobbied: Rescinding ADA guidance; Law Enforcement; Racial Porfiling. Agency-EOP-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights enforcement. Agency-OMB-Issue Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of Existing Data Collection; National Longitudinal Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NLSOAAP); Preschool suspensions, STPP, data collection. Agency-State-Issue Lobbied: Education, civil rights, immigration enforcement, racial profiling, AMEMSA, criminal justice, voting. Agency-Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. Agency-Commerce-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Census
Client expense: $244,936 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S301-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. S361-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S367-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S595-Boots on the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. S642-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S811-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. S823-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S860-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S1006-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1085-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1101-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination. S1134-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S1588-Democracy Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting. S1593-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. S1654-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1820-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1828-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. S1856-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1917-Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. S2019-Fair Employment Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: . S2192-Secure Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration/border. S2227-EMPOWER Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Medicaid and disability rights. S2236-Congressional Harassment Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Sex harassment. S2311-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Abortion rights. S2383-CLOUD Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surv. S 2401-Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment/discrimination. S2521-Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order-Issue Lobbied: Guns. S2525-First Amendment Defense Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. S2584-Student Non-Discrimination Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H. Res 724-Requiring each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the office's workplace, establishing the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance and consultation to employees o-Issue Lobbied: Harassment and discrimination. HR 12-Voter Rights Empowerment Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR 36-Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: . HR115-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 387-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR 482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. HR 620-ADA Education and Notification Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. HR 644-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. HR 957-FAIR Surveillance Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR 1021-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. HR 1039-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR. 1094-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR 1497-ICE Body Camera Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Body Cameras. HR 1498-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H. R. 1555-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR 1556-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR 1608-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issue Lobbied: DHS body cameras. HR 1625-Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration; Reproductive rights - abortion coverage restrictions, ACA stabilization, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, Conscience Protection Act, fetal tissue research, sexual health education; Privacy/Surveillance; Law Enforcement; Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR 1795-The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR 1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. HR 1865-Allow States to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech, LGBT Rights. HR 1881-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. HR 2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Housing. HR 2152-The Citizens Right to Know Act-Issue Lobbied: Pre trial Data. HR 2228-Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 2282-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR 2417-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination. HR 2437-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 2579-Broader Options for America Act-Issue Lobbied: Dream/Immigration. HR 2676-Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 2899-Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. HR 2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR 3020-Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3060-Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 3222-Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Freedom. HR3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Anti-busing rider, Sex Education Coalitions funding and other reproductive rights issues; Racial Justice, Census. HR3356-Prison Reform and Redemption Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform. HR 3548-Border Security for America Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. HR3672-Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Disaster Relief. HR 3923-"Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act"-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. HR 3944-Police CAMERA Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 3977-Demanding Oversight from Justice Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 4019-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. HR 4041-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR 4170-Disclosing Foreign Influence Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/Surv. HR 4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. HR 4666-ACA stabilizaton bill-Issue Lobbied: Abortion. HR 4712-Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. HR 4760-Securing Americas Future Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration/border. HR 4796-Uniting and Securing America Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Border/Dream). HR 4822-Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment/discrimination. HR 4833-The Bail Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail. HR 4909-STOP School Violence Act of 2018-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, School Discipline. HR 4924-Congressional accountability act of 1995 reform act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment and discrimination. HR 4943-CLOUD Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surv. HR 5123-Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Freedom. HR 5306-EMPOWER Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Medicaid and disability rights. HR 5374-Student Non-Discrimination Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Legislation with No Bill Number: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty. Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Freedom. Gina Haspel nomination-Issue Lobbied: Torture; National Security. Mike Pompeo nomination-Issue Lobbied: Torture; National Security. Oversight of Department of Justice-Issue Lobbied: Civil Liberties. House CJS appropriations bill-Issue Lobbied: civil forfeiture amendments. FY19 funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program and CDC school-based HIV prevention-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights. FY 2019 appropriations bill increased funding for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice. NDAA-Issue Lobbied: Women in combat. EMPOWHER Act-Issue Lobbied: harassment. Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: housing. Title VII Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Harassment and discrimination. -Issue Lobbied: Hearing before HJC on examining class action lawsuits against facilities for people with disabilities. Nomination of Alex Azar-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Abortion restrictions for unaccompanied minors in ORR care-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. ICE detention of pregnant women-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights, Immigrants rights. The Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Biometric identification-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Border device searches-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. Driver and Officer Safety Education Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. Military Education Savings Accounts (Impact Aid)-Issue Lobbied: School vouchers. Agencies: Agency-Defense-Issue Lobbied: Trans Military Ban. Agency-Education-Issue Lobbied: Dear Colleague Letter on Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline; Trans Students and Title IX; Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, STPP, ESSA, Student Loans. Agency-HHS-Issue Lobbied: Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care, Delegations of Authority; Medicaid Work Requirements; Guidance on lifesaving treatment for people with disabilities; Settings Rule. Agency-DHS-Issue Lobbied: ICE detention of pregnant women. Agency-HUD-Issue Lobbied: Suspension of Small Area Fair Market Rent Designations; The disparate impact rule; Maintaining antidiscrimination language in HUDs mission statement; The suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule; Discriminatory lending; Disaster relief. Agency-DOJ-Issue Lobbied: Rescinding ADA guidance; Law Enforcement; Racial Porfiling. Agency-EOP-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights enforcement. Agency-OMB-Issue Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of Existing Data Collection; National Longitudinal Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NLSOAAP); Preschool suspensions, STPP, data collection. Agency-State-Issue Lobbied: Education, civil rights, immigration enforcement, racial profiling, AMEMSA, criminal justice, voting. Agency-Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. Agency-Commerce-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Census
Client expense: $246,077 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.391: Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 Opposed provisions that would block access to asylum or other protection in the United States H.R.3362: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY2018 Support for continuation of FY17 funding for refugee resettlement H.R.3267: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Support for funding for additional immigration judge teams H.R.495: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes Opposed provisions that would block access to asylum or other protection in the United States H.R.2826: To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes H.R.3004: To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to reentry of removed aliens Opposed broadening the definition of illegal reentry to possibly include those arriving at an official U.S. port of entry to seek asylum H.R.2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program S.1519: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Section 1217 - Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Allies S.1615: A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes (Dream Act of 2017) S.1852: Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation Act (SUCCEED Act) Opposed creation of difficult and lengthy pathway to citizenship, expansion of detention, and restrictions on asylum S.Amdt.1955: To provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States before reaching the age of 18, improve border security, foster United States engagement in Central America, and for other purposes S.Amdt.1958: Immigration Security and Opportunity Act Opposed endangering children by eliminating the ability to sponsor unmarried children over 21 S.Amdt.1959: Secure and Succeed Act Opposed targeting of the most vulnerable immigrants, including asylum seekers S.2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act or the SECURE Act of 2017 Opposed elimination of protections for unaccompanied children, increased criminalization of migrants and asylum seekers, and blocking refugees with well-founded fears from asylum protections S.Amdt.1948: To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States. Opposed targeting innocent victims of crime and persecution Oversight of Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at our ports of entry, family separation, criminal prosecutions, and detention Oversight of Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to immigration reform; H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act; S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018; S. 2192, SECURE Act of 2017
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
Administrative and legislative monitoring and outreach on issues related to immigration bonding. H.R. 1625, Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations 2018 (P.L. 115-124). S. 2192, SECURE Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 496 - BRIDGE Act, all provisions H.R. 3020 - Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1468 - Recognizing Americas Children Act, all provisions H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017, all provisions H. Res. 508 - Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1084 (discharge petition on Dream Act) H.R. 3548 - the Border Security for America Act, all provisions H.R. 3697 - Criminal Alien Gang Removal Act, all provisions H.R. 3670 - Securing Americas Future Act, all provisions H.R.3479 - Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act, all provisions H.R. 4796 - USA Act, all provisions S. 128 - BRIDGE Act, all provisions S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1852 - the SUCCEED Act, all provisions S. 1757 - Building Americas Trust Act, all provisions S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017, all provisions S.354 - RAISE Act, all provisions S. 2367 - USA Act, all provisions H.R. 2579 - the vehicle for immigration related Senate votes, amendments #1955 (Coons), #1948 (Toomey), #1958 (Schumer), #1959 (Grassley)
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Issues related to DHS technology in land ports of entry Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 2018-19 S.1757 - Building America's Trust Act S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 S.2464 - Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.R.3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
I. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: a. Final Rule and Amendments: Prepaid Accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); II. FDIC a. Frequently Asked Questions on Identifying, Accepting, and Reporting Brokered Deposits. b. U.S. Representative Scott Tipton (R-CO), H.R. 6161 (114th Congress) - Protect Prepaid Accounts Act of 2016. III. Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 (S. 1241) sponsored by U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) a. Section 13 - PREPAID ACCESS DEVICES, DIGITAL CURRENCIES, OR OTHER SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS. IV. Senate Immigration Bill, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) amendment (1959) to H.R. 2579 a. Section 1609 - Criminal proceeds laundered through prepaid access devices, digital currencies, or other similar instruments. V. S.2192 - SECURE Act of 2017 Sponsored by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) a. Section 1409 - Criminal proceeds laundered through prepaid access devices, digital currencies, or other similar instruments.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Programs; L-1 Visa Programs; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; 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; immigration reform; 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; 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; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Client expense: $15,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
KIND advocated on the following legislation: H.R. 3548 Border Security of America Act (McCaul), H.R. 3697 Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (Comstock), S. 1757 Building Americas Trust Act of 2017 (Cornyn), S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Cornyn), S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 (Graham/Durbin), S.1937, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act (Flake), S. 2192, The Secure Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. /(H.R.2579 amendment in nature of substitute) Secure and Succeed Act (Grassley/Cotton)H.R. 5850/S. 3106 (past Congress) H.R.4796, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (Hurd-Aguilar)S.2367, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (McCain-Coons) H.R. 2043/S. 2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Issues/Administrative Detention of and immigration enforcement against families and children (including separation of families and treatment at the border; enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores regs; TVPRA; designation of UAC; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings Administration of benefits for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (temporary protected status .)
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
KIND advocated on the following legislation: H.R. 3548 Border Security of America Act (McCaul), H.R. 3697 Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (Comstock), S. 1757 Building Americas Trust Act of 2017 (Cornyn), S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Cornyn), S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 (Graham/Durbin), S.1937, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act (Flake), S. 2192, The Secure Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. /(H.R.2579 amendment in nature of substitute) Secure and Succeed Act (Grassley/Cotton)H.R. 5850/S. 3106 (past Congress) H.R.4796, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (Hurd-Aguilar)S.2367, Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act) (McCain-Coons) H.R. 2043/S. 2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Issues/Administrative Detention of and immigration enforcement against families and children (including separation of families and treatment at the border; enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores regs; TVPRA; designation of UAC; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings Administration of benefits for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (temporary protected status .)
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017 S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act H.R. 1468: Recognizing Americas Children Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act H.R. 170 - Protect and Grow American Jobs Act S. 2144: Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act H.R. 4384: ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 H.R. 4253: American Promise Act of 2017 H.R. 4184: Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency Act of 2017 H.R. 4092: Agricultural Guestworker Act (AG Act) S. 1937: Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act I-Squared Act P.L. 115-96: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 P.L. 115-90: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 P.L. 115-56: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Client expense: $14,724 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017 S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act H.R. 1468: Recognizing Americas Children Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act H.R. 170 - Protect and Grow American Jobs Act S. 2144: Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act H.R. 4384: ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 H.R. 4253: American Promise Act of 2017 H.R. 4184: Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency Act of 2017 H.R. 4092: Agricultural Guestworker Act (AG Act) S. 1937: Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2192: Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act I-Squared Act P.L. 115-96: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 P.L. 115-90: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 P.L. 115-56: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Client expense: $14,724 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
KIND advocated on the following legislation: H.R. 3548 Border Security of America Act (McCaul), H.R. 3697 Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (Comstock), S. 1757 Building Americas Trust Act of 2017 (Cornyn), S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Cornyn), S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 (Graham/Durbin), S.1937, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act (Flake), S. 2192, The Secure Act of 2017 (Grassley), H.R. 5850/S. 3106 (past Congress) Secure the Northern Triangle Act (Lofgren/Reid)Fair Day in Court for Kids Act KIND also advocated with the Department of Justice (Executive Office of Immigration Review) Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of State on administrative measures and policy related to access to justice for unaccompanied immigrant children, access to counsel and due process for unaccompanied immigrant children and addressing root causes of violence in the northern triangle, the Central American Refgees minors (CAMS) program and return and reintegration including: Detention of and immigration enforcement against families and children (including separation of families; enforcement against sponsors) Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores regs; TVPRA; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings Administration of benefits for child asylum seekers and victims of trafficking (including interim benefits through OTIP) Root causes of migration/regional stability (TPS; funding, etc.)
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S301-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. S361-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S367-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S595-Boots on the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. S642-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S811-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. S823-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S845-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Sensitive Locations. S860-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S946-Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act-Issue Lobbied: Veterans Courts. S. 957-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1006-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1085-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 1101-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S1114-A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1134-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1339-FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. S1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S1588-Democracy Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting. S1593-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. S1615-Dream Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Dreamers). S1654-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1693-Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Free speech, internet speech. S1757-Building America's Trust Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S1820-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. S1828-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. S1852-The SUCCEED Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Dreamers). S1856-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1872-TSA Modernization Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. S1917-Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. S1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - contraception. S1994-Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act-Issue Lobbied: . S1997-USA Rights Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. S2010-FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. S2158-USA Liberty Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. S. 2159-ME TOO Congress Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Sexual harassment. S2192-Secure Act-Issue Lobbied: Border issues, DACA. S. 2227-Money Follows the Person Reauthorization-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. S2259-Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - contraception. H. Con. Res. 71-Budget for FY 2018-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion; Religious Liberty. HR12-Voter Rights Empowerment Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Abortion rights. HR115-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR387-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R 490-Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. HR620-ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR644-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. HR781-Free Speech Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR957-FAIR Surveillance Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR1021-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. HR1039-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR. 1094-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR1497-ICE Body Camera Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Body Cameras. HR1498-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H. R. 1555-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR1556-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1608-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issue Lobbied: DHS body cameras. HR1795-The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. HR1815-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Sensitive Locations. HR1881-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. HR2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Housing. H.R. 2180-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2282-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. H.R. 2417-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R. 2418-Pay Equity for All Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2437-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR2676-Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR2810-National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Law Enforcement Militarization. HR2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR3020-Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3060-Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR3222-Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. HR3239-Voting Rights Amendments Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Anti-bussing rider, Sex Education Coalitions funding and other reproductive rights issues; Law Enforcement Civil Asset Forfeiture; Racial Justice; Census. HR3356-Prison Reform and Redemption Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform. HR3440-Dream Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Dreamers). HR3548-Border Security for America Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Security; Privacy, surveillance. HR3672-Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Disaster Relief. HR3711-Legal Workforce Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, E-Verify. HR3943-Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Wall. HR3944-Police CAMERA Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR3989-USA Liberty Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. HR4019-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. HR4041-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR 4124-USA Rights Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. HR 4170-Disclosing Foreign Influence Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. HR 4219-Workflex in the 21st Century Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 4396-ME TOO Congress Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Sexual harassment. HR4398-Safe Emergency Response Act-Issue Lobbied: Enforcement during disasters. HR4478-FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. HR4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. Legislation/Policy Without Bill Numbers: FY18 Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, Conscience Protection Act, Mexico City Policy, fetal tissue research, sexual health education. Abortion restrictions for unaccompanied minors in ORR care-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. ACA contraceptive coverage - Interim Final Rules on Religious and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act.-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- contraception. ACA Repeal/Replace and Medicaid Cuts/Reform-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights/Womens Rights. HHS Request for Information Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations To Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding-Issue Lobbied: Religious refusals. Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Refusals. Nomination of Janet Dhillion-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious refusals; Women's rights/employment. Nomination of Daniel Gade-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious refusals. Nomination of Kenneth Marcus-Issue Lobbied: Civil rights; free speech; racial justice. Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. Oversight of Department of Justice-Issue Lobbied: Civil Liberties. Steven Bradbury nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. ADA Notification Legislation-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. Presidential Commission on Election Integrity-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Dont Block LGBT Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Free Speech. The Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Biometric identification-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Border device searches-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. Disaster Aid Supplemental Funding-Issue Lobbied: School vouchers. FY 19 Budget-Issue Lobbied: Abortion; Hyde Amendment. Congressional sexual harassment reform-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Sexual harassment. Department of Education oversight-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights enforcement - school discipline, Title IX, significant disproportionality; school vouchers. ADA Notification Legislation-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HCBS Settings Rule-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. Subminimum wage-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. VA abortion ban-Issue Lobbied: Women's rights. Nuisance ordinance legislation-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights, violence against women. Agencies: Administration for Community Living-Issues Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). Defense-Issues Lobbied: Transgender military ban. Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, STPP, ESSA, Student Loans. HHS-Issues Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP); HHS Strategic Plan for FY 2018-2022 (Disability rights, LGBT rights, reproductive rights, religious freedom); HCBS Settings Rule. DHS-Issues Lobbied: Sensitive locations, DACA, UACs, Rosa Maria Hernandez; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing (disparate impact; AFFH), regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief. DOJ-Issues Lobbied: Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband; EO 13798-Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty; Law Enforcement; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Racial profiling. EEOC-Issues Lobbied: Nomination of Janet Dhillion, Daniel Gade; Pay equity/data collection. EOP-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights. OMB-Issues Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP); Preschool suspensions, STPP, data collection; Pay equity/data collection. CBP-Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight. State-Issues Lobbied: Education, civil rights, immigration enforcement, racial profiling, AMEMSA, criminal justice, voting. ICE-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices. Veterans Affairs-Issues Lobbied: VA Abortion Ban. White House-Issues Lobbied: FY19 Hyde Amendment and other abortion related issues; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity-Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting.
Client expense: $246,077 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; 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 reform; 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; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number or ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Client expense: $16,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), 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 Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
White House, Office of the Vice President: - J-1 Visas (short term cultural exchanges) DHS: - Buy American Hire American Executive Order (instruction to federal agencies for proposal of new rules to protect U.S. workers and reforms to the H-1B program) -Transformation (project to move the filing and adjudication of USCIS benefits from the current paper-based model to a person-centric, account-based business model) -Known employer pilot program (intended to create efficiencies and save resource by allowing under 10 employers to voluntarily engage in a one-time registration of their bona fides with the government -Trusted Employer Concept (intended to create efficiencies and save resources by requiring DHS to create a voluntary program whereby any employer may engage in a one-time registration of their bona fides, and recurring job classifications and descriptions with the government) -H-1B pre-registration (USCIS initiative to move away from todays H-1B lottery system and require employer pre-filing or registration of H-1B requests to reduce wasted government and employer resources) U.S. Senate: - Immigration Innovation Act of 2017 (High-skilled, employment-based immigration bill addressing concerns over displacement of U.S. workers in the H-1B program, and providing better access to talent). -S. 1615 - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and Dreamers, creating a green card and citizenship solution) -S. 1852 - The Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and create a green card and eventual citizenship solution with restrictive eligibility requirements and stringent education and work requirements) -S. 1720 - The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the employment-based green card system and replace it with a merit or points based system) -S. 2192 - The Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients with temporary status, increase border and interior enforcement, including strengthening E-Verify, and limit asylum and family sponsored immigration) U.S. House: H.R. 3711 - The Legal Workforce Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to create mandatory requirements for use of the E-Verify system). H.R. 1468 - The Recognizing Americas Children Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, creating a green card and eventual citizenship solution with restrictive eligibility requirements) H.R.3440 - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and Dreamers, creating a green card and citizenship solution) H.R. 3591 - The Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment (HOPE) Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and Dreamers, creating a green card and citizenship solution) H.R. 3775 - Immigration in the National Interest Act (amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the employment-based green card system and replace it with a merit or points based system) H.R. 170 - The Protect and Grow American Jobs Act (Increases the wage below which H-1B employers must make special attestations and eliminates the attestation exemption for those employing personnel with masters degrees or higher)
Client expense: $67,230 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Administrative and legislative monitoring and outreach on issues related to immigration bonding. H.R. 4092, AG Act. S. 2192, SECURE Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 2145 No Ban on Refugees Act, all provisions S. 1979 A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States, all provisions H.R. 496, BRIDGE Act, all provisions H.R. 3020, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1468, Recognizing Americas Children Act, all provisions H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017, all provisions H. Res. 508, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1084) to address slow economic growth and spur investment and development in underserved communities across America. H.R. 3548, the Border Security for America Act, all provisions H.R. 3697, Criminal Alien Gang Removal Act, all provisions S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1852, the SUCCEED Act, all provisions S. 128, BRIDGE Act, all provisions S. 1757, Building Americas Trust Act, all provisions S.2192, SECURE Act of 2017, all provisions S.354, RAISE Act, all provisions
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE