Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019
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Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase the number of field operations officers to specified levels. If the CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the Government Accountability Office must report on CBP hiring practices.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-264.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S.1004, Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act, all provisions related to Customs and Border Protection staffing levels.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 705 - To authorize the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to utilize the security service fee to pay Transportation Security officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 911/S. 911 - To require the installation of secondary barriers on existing aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 1108 - To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 1171/S. 762 - FASTER Act; H.R. 1549/S. 669 - To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 919 - Space Frontier Act; S. 1112/H.R. 2208 - Cabin Air Safety Act of 2019; H.R. 3480 - Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2019; H.R. 3481 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for other purposes; S. 1178 - Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019; S. 1206 - Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3791 - Investing in America: Re-building Americas Airport Infrastructure Act; H.R. 3851 - Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019; S. 2134/S. 2203 - Brand USA Extension Act; S. 2181 - Cyber AIR Act; H.R. 2223 - AIRWAVES Act; S. 2341 - Airline Passengers Bill of Rights; H.R. 4374 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes; S. 2506 - A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 4547 - Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019; S. 2623 - A bill to require the Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans; H.R. 4952 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to revise title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans during travel; H.R. 5106 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow airports to impose an access restriction for certain hours, to assess certain penalties against air carriers or aircraft operators, and for other purposes; H.R. 5109 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the priorities of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in developing plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace; S. 2837/H.R. 5450 - A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to require a National Aeronautics and Space Administration initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 5195/S. 2908 - To prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 5118 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce; H.R. 5119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; H.R. 5139 - Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 5292 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a policy with respect to family seating on air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 3043 / H.R. 5427 - A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, and for other purposes; S. 2968 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a policy with respect to family seating on air transportation; S. 2881 - 5G Spectrum Act; S. 2703 - Aviation Automation and Human Factors Safety Act of 2019; H.R. 3694 - Helping Families Fly Act of 2019; and H.R. 4855 - Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act; H.R. 535 - PFAS Action Act of 2020; H.R. 5571 - Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020, performance-based rulemaking; H.R. 5827 - to exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 5874 - To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to amend regulations concerning the day-night average sound level, and for other purposes; H.R. 5977 - National Evaluation of Aviation and Aerospace Solutions on Climate Change Act of 2020; S. 3360 - A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; S. 3337 - Restoring Aviation Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6038 -Aviation-Impacted Communities Act; H.R. 6074 -Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - establishment of a CDC website or mobile app to contract trace airline passengers; H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act - sick leave policies; S. 3045 - Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019; S. 3456 - A bill to protect the privacy of consumers; S. 3473 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes; H.R. 748/PL-116-136 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) - air carrier payroll support and loans and tax provisions; H.R. 6566 - Airline Travelers Equity Act of 2020; H.R. 6606 - Clean Skies Act; S. 3598 - A bill to require commercial airlines to provide cash reimbursements, and to authorize the Secretary of State to waive or reimburse travel expenses, for any United States citizen who is evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions implemented in response to COVID-19 or any future pandemic or international crisis; H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act, provisions relating to airline operations and CARES Act airline relief provisions; S. 3681 / H.R. 7177 - A bill to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel during and after COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; H.R.7095 / H.R. 2 - INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to airline operations and joint task force on air travel; S.3866 / S. 3969 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification process, and for other purposes; S.4049 / H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), provisions relating to spectrum and cybersecurity; S. 3828 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020; H.R. 7128 - Air Travel Public Health Emergency Protection Act; H.R. 7651 - A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct a pilot program to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security, and for other purposes; H.R. 7616 - A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, provisions relating to airline operations, financial assistance, and fees; H.R. 7471 - SAFE While Traveling Act; H.R. 7523 - TIFIA for Airports Act; S. 4133 - REAL ID Modernization Act; H.R. 7669 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to aviation security, TSA and COVID response; S. 4293 - MIDDLE Act of 2020; S. 4335 - Fly Together Act; S. 4623 - A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 4626 - SAFE DATA Act; H.R. 8319/H.R. 8337/PL 116-159 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, provisions relating to CARES Act extensions; H.R. 8345/S. 4634 - To provide support for air carrier workers, and for other purposes; H.R. 8406 - The Heroes Act; H.R. 8408 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to require certain safety standards relating to aircraft, and for other purposes; S. 4774 - Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020; S. 4577 - A bill to require online enrollment for the PreCheck Program of the Transportation Security Administration; S. 1004 - A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry; S. 3831 - Visit America Act; S. 4775 - Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; S. 4391 - Masks Work Act of 2020; and S. 4565 - Federal Aviation Administration Accountability Enhancement Act; H.R. 8504 - Payroll Support Program Extension Act; H.R. 8309 - Keep America Secure Act; H.R. 8589 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide vouchers to air carriers to purchase more fuel-efficient and quieter aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 8712 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; S. 4847 - Protecting Tourism in the United States Act; H.R. 8737 - To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 8769 - To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; S. 4967 - A bill to amend the CARES Act to extend the excise tax holiday period for aviation taxes; H.R. 133/PL 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, provisions relating to Payroll Support Program and aviation excise tax suspension extensions. In the Matter of: Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine in Docket CDC-2020-0013. Interim Final Rule - Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033. Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013). NPRM, Traveling by Air with Service Animals in DOT-OST-2018-0068. ANPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770. In the Matter of LightSquared Technical Working Group, et al., in FCC-20-48. Essential Air Service at Lanai, Hawaii, Molokai, Hawaii in DOT-OST-2020-0217. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control modernization; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, reimbursable services agreements, REAL ID implementation, and facial recognition technology); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, reimbursable services agreements, biometric entry/exit); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; customer service issues including travel waivers and refund policies; passengers with disabilities issues; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; FAA ATC operations issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; revenue diversion; Information Technology issues; labor issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization implementation; regulatory reform; sexual assault/harassment response training and reporting requirements; commercial space; Green New Deal; data privacy; emotional support animals; aircraft certification issues; taxes on aviation; information and communications technology and services supply chain, including P.L. 115-232, sec. 889; Coronavirus (COVID-19) including federal assistance to airlines, contact tracing, aircraft cleaning, PPE, distancing, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing pilot programs, minimum service requirements, liability protections, vaccines, health passports, and travel restrictions; communications spectrum issues; carriage of cargo in passenger aircraft; and Essential Air Service.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877/S. 3134, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401/S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6507, COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act H.R. 6717, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6788/S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act H.R. 6870, Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020 H.R. 6905, FIRST COVID-19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 H.R. 6993/S. 3770, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 H.R. 7508, To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes. H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8046, Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020 H.R. 8078, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8089, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2926, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act S. 3470, New Deal for New Americans Act of 2020 S. 3504, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6794/S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Interim final rule on strengthening the H-1B nonimmigrant visa classification program (85 Fed. Reg. 63,918-63,965, October 8, 2020) Interim final rule on strengthening wage protections for the temporary and permanent employment of certain aliens in the United States, (85 Fed. Reg. 63,872-63,915, October 8, 2020) Proposed rule establishing a fixed time period of admission and an extension of stay procedure for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media; 85 Fed. Reg. 60,526-60,598, September 25, 2020) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; I-129 form delay request; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding; Presidential Proclamation 9996, suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of certain additional persons who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, March 14, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, April 22, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak, June 22, 2020; Potential recision of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; comments on modification of registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file cap-subject H-1B petitions; comments on request for 60-Day comment period (30-day extension); high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; Department of Labor Guidance on Labor Condition Application requirements in the wake of COVID-19; temporary Department of Labor procedural changes regarding the Permanent Labor Certification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy accommodations regarding the use of interview waivers for H-2 nonimmigrant workers in the wake of COVID-19; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding shortfalls; Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding shortfalls; clarification of the criteria that makes one eligible for a waiver from the entry restrictions for various employment-based immigrants and nonimmigrants; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; creation/use of digital passports
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 991, Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 8884, To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 178, Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response (UIGHUR) Act of 2019 S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1060, Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 71, A joint resolution withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); Congressional action to pass technical corrections to the USMCA Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); reauthorization of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO); Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); utilization and implementation of Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); medicine and medical product supply chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Brazil trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; USTR section 301 investigation of Frances digital service tax; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; comments on proposed rulemaking for customs broker verification and importers identification; comments on CBP notice of proposed rulemaking on the Modernization of the Customs Brokers Regulations; comments on Economic Impact of Trade Agreements Implemented Under Trade Authorities Procedures (Investigation No. TPA-105-008); comments on Export-Import Bank of the United States [Public Notice: EIB-2020-003]: request to renew Partnership With Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO); extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); letter to USTR urging Congress to renew the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (P.L. 106-200); comments on USTR request for information on China WTO Compliance; Indias non-personal data governance framework; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; issues related to a potential U.S.-Brazil Trade Deal; negotiations on a U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; Fiscal Year 2020 Customs and Boarder Protection supplemental; duty drawback claims; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization: Puerto Rico Electronic Export Information (EEI); comment period extension request on Section 232 investigation; U.S.-Brazil trade package; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; potential Buy American executive order; comments on Export-Import Bank of the United States [Public Notice: EIB-2020-0011]: Proposal To Consider Changes to EXIMs Content Policy With Respect to the Program on China and Transformational Exports; letter to 301 Proposed Rulemaking; renewal/reauthorization of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act in the Omnibus Spending Bill; Submission in response to Federal Register notice on USTR Vietnam 301 investigation; comments regarding the advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning identification and review of controls for certain foundational technologies
2020 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 6395, S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: Regarding all Provisions Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations: Provisions related to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Transportation Safety Administration, border control, Customs and Border Protection, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Science and Technology, Opioids, Cyber Security, and Coast Guard. H.R. 5273, S. 1004 - Securing Americas Ports Act: Provisions related to non-intrusive inspection technology. H.R. 8791 - The Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2020: Regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| MT |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Martha McSally | Republican | AZ |
| Mitt Romney | Republican | UT |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877/S. 3134, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401/S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 H.R. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 H.R. 6507, COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act H.R. 6717, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6788/S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act H.R. 6870, Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020 H.R. 6905, FIRST COVID-19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 H.R. 6993/S. 3770, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 H.R. 7508, To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes. H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8046, Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020 H.R. 8078, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8089, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2926, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act S. 3470, New Deal for New Americans Act of 2020 S. 3504, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Potential legislation updating The Heroes Act (116th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6794/S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; I-129 form delay request; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding; Presidential Proclamation 9996, suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of certain additional persons who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, March 14, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, April 22, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak, June 22, 2020; Potential recision of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; Department of Labor Guidance on Labor Condition Application requirements in the wake of COVID-19; temporary Department of Labor procedural changes regarding the Permanent Labor Certification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy accommodations regarding the use of interview waivers for H-2 nonimmigrant workers in the wake of COVID-19; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding shortfalls; Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding shortfalls; clarification of the criteria that makes one eligible for a waiver from the entry restrictions for various employment-based immigrants and nonimmigrants; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; forthcoming proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 991, Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3843/S. 3026, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4695, Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1060, Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 S. 2641, Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 71, A joint resolution withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Nomination of Paul Shmotolokha for First Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); reauthorization of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO); Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); medicine and medical product supply chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Brazil trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; comments on proposed rulemaking for customs broker verification and importers identification; comments on CBP notice of proposed rulemaking on the Modernization of the Customs Brokers Regulations; comments on Economic Impact of Trade Agreements Implemented Under Trade Authorities Procedures (Investigation No. TPA-105-008); comments on Export-Import Bank of the United States [Public Notice: EIB-2020-003]: request to renew Partnership With Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO); extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); Comments on USTR request for information on China WTO Compliance; Indias non-personal data governance framework; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; issues related to a potential U.S.-Brazil Trade Deal; comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; Fiscal Year 2020 Customs and Boarder Protection supplemental; duty drawback claims; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; Puerto Rico Electronic Export Information (EEI); comment period extension request on Section 232 investigation; U.S.-Brazil trade package; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; potential Buy American executive order
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 705, To authorize the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to utilize the security service fee to pay Transportation Security officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 911 / S. 911, To require the installation of secondary barriers on existing aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 1108, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and or other purposes; H.R. 976, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 1171 / S. 762, FASTER Act; H.R. 1549 / S. 669, To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1775, To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, and for other purposes; S. 826, H.R. 5170, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; S. 919, Space Frontier Act; S. 1112 / H.R. 2208, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2019; S. 670, Sunshine Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 1947, To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 3480, Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2019; H.R. 3481, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for other purposes; S. 1178, H.R. 5401, Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019; S. 1206, Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 1947, To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 3318, Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act of 2019; H.R. 3791, To make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 3851, S. 2134, S. 2203, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019; H.R. 4166, To improve technology and address human factors in aviation safety, and for other purposes; S. 2181, Cyber AIR Act; S. 2198, PLANE Act of 2019; S. 2223, AIRWAVES Act; S. 2341, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; H.R. 4374, To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes; S. 2506, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; S. 2623, A bill to require the Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans; H.R. 4952, A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to revise title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans during travel; H.R. 5105, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to respond to requests for information from Members of Congress, and for other purposes; H.R. 5106, To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow airports to impose an access restriction for certain hours, to assess certain penalties against air carriers or aircraft operators, and for other purposes; H.R. 5107, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program at San Francisco International Airport for purposes of soundproofing residential buildings in surrounding communities; H.R. 5108, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to continue processing the proposed SFO NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the OAK HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition, and for other purposes; H.R. 5109, To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the priorities of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in develop plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace; H.R. 5110, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure representatives of aviation roundtables may participate in the NextGen performance-based navigation implementation process of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 5111, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to notify the public of proposed new Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures, and for other purposes; H.R. 5112, To establish that no Federal statute is intended to preempt a cause of action against an airport maintained in any State small claims or superior court by any individual or city within 5 miles of an airport when an action is brought for noise or nuisance caused by ground-based noise in violation of a State statute as specified, and for other purposes; S. 2837, H.R. 5450, A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to require a National Aeronautics and Space Administration initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 4547, Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019; H.R. 5195, S. 2908, To prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 5118, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce; H.R. 5119, To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; H.R. 5139, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 5195, S. 2908, FAIR Fees Act; H.R. 5292, To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a policy with respect to family seating on air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 3043, H.R. 5427, A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, and for other purposes; S. 2968, A bill to provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement; S. 2881, 5G Spectrum Act; S. 2703, Aviation Automation and Human Factors Safety Act of 2019; H.R. 3694, Helping Families Fly Act of 2019; H.R. 4855, Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act; H.R. 5423, To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain restrictions relating to noise; H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019; H.R. 5571, Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020, performance-based rulemaking; H.R. 5666, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020, Title V Aeronautics; H.R. 5670, Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act; S. 3192, National Air Grant Fellowship Program of 2020; H.R. 5827, To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 5874, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to amend regulations concerning the day-night average sound level, and for other purposes; H.R. 5977, National Evaluation of Aviation and Aerospace Solutions on Climate Change Act of 2020; S. 3360, H.R. 8532, A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; S. 3337, Restoring Aviation Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6038, Aviation-Impacted Communities Act; H.R. 6063, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a task force on pilot manual reform, and for other purposes; H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - establishment of a CDC website or mobile app to contact trace airline passengers; H.R. 6190, To require all-cargo aircraft to be equipped with cockpit doors that meet certain safety requirements, and for other purposes; H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 1784, Healthy Families Act - sick leave policies; S. 3045, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019; S. 3456, A bill to protect the privacy of consumers; S. 3473, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Phase III- Air Carrier Worker Support, Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020, tax provisions; H.R. 6566, Airline Travelers Equity Act of 2020; H.R. 6606, Clean Skies Act; S. 3598, A bill to require commercial airlines to provide cash reimbursements, and to authorize the Secretary of State to waive or reimburse travel expenses, for any United States citizen who is evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions implemented in response to COVID-19 or any future pandemic or international crisis; H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; S. 3681, H.R. 7177, A bill to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel during and after COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; S. 3727, H.R. 6965, A bill to provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during the COVID-19 emergency; H.R. 7095, H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act; S. 3866, S. 3969, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification process, and for other purposes; H.R. 7313, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a pilot program for intermodal transportation infrastructure grants, and for other purposes; S. 4049, H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); H.R. 7651, A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct a pilot program to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security; H.R. 7616 A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes; H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act; H.R. 7523, TIFIA for Airports Act; S. 4133, REAL ID Modernization Act; H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021; S. 4293, MIDDLE Act of 2020; S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recover and Paycheck Protection Program Act; S. 4335, Fly Together Act; S. 4565, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to rename the Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office and to establish an Office of Professional Responsibility and an Office of the Ombudsman in the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; S. 4623, A bill to establish temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 4626 SAFE DATA Act; H.R. 8319, H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8345, S. 4634, To provide support for air carrier workers, and for other purposes; H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act; H.R. 8408, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to require certain safety standards relating to aircraft, and for other purposes; S. 4774, Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020; S. 4577, A bill to require online enrollment for the PreCheck Program of the Transportation Security Administration; S. 1004, A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry; S. 3831, Visit America Act; S. 178 Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act; S. 4775, Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; H.R. 8504, Payroll Support Program Extension Act; H.R. 8309, Keep America Secure Act; H.R. 8589, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide vouchers to air carriers to purchase more fuel-efficient and quieter aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 8712, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; S. 4847, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act; H.R. 8737, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 8769, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; S. 4967, A bill to amend the CARES Act to extend the excise tax holiday period for aviation taxes; H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: FY2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Other Agencies Appropriations FY2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2021 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) DOT Regulatory Reform Government Shutdown Contingencies and Policies Data Privacy REAL ID Commercial Space and Space Ports Cybersecurity Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Facial Recognition Technology Biometric Entry/Exit Aircraft Certification / Boeing 737 MAX Spectrum (FCC Ligado Order) Tariffs NextGen - Air Traffic Control Modernization Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Flight and Duty Time (Part 117) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pilot Oxygen Mask Requirements NDAA Section 889 Contact Tracing Airport Passenger Temperature Checks (TSA) COVID-19 Liability Protections Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Pilot Records Database Excise Tax Relief COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP) Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Proposed Flight Standardization Board Report Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020
Client expense: $1,527,600 · Firm income: Not reported
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Con. Res. 112, Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolution H. J. Res. 94, Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic" H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic. H. Res. 1210, Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of H.R. 51, particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 925, The Heroes Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, Safe Food Act of 2019 H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes S. 3706, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes H.R. 7438, Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act H.R. 7478, COST of Relocations Act S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 7496, COVID PREPARE Act of 2020 H.R. 7524, Wear Your Mask Act S. 4610, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 7864, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020 H.R. 7901, ANTI Viruses Act H.R. 7935, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 7936, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 4438, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 7944, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 S. 4224, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 8111, RNC Act H.R. 8170, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act H.R. 8191, CHARGE Act H.R. 8228, Our Lawn Act H.R. 8381, To prohibit employers from asking the age or date of birth of an individual before the completion and submission of an application for employment by such individual H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8457, To restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. 4777, A bill to restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes H.R. 8501, To establish minimum competency standards for tax return preparers H.R. 8554, To establish the Federal Sunset Commission H.R. 8567, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 75 the required beginning date age for mandatory retirement distributions and to exempt from such distribution rules individuals with lower account balances H.R. 8595, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping H.R. 8629, Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020 S. 4810, Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020 H.R. 8679, To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes H.R. 8687, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 8703, Federal Skills Act H.R. 8711, Federal Workforce Accountability and Modernization Act H.R. 8720, To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes H.R. 8734, A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act H.R. 8800, American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act H.R. 8806, Rise Act of 2020 S. 1460, Rise Act of 2020 H.R. 8855, HERCULES Act H.R. 8952, CFTC Consumer Protection Fund S. 4995, CFTC Consumer Protection Fund H.R. 9001, Prohibiting Annuities for Sexual Abusers in Congress Act H.R. 9029, To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other purposes S. 5070, To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other purposes H.R. 9052, To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. Res. 668, A resolution commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 50th Anniversary S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4323, TRUST Act of 2020 S. 4372, Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020 S. 4374, Federal Jobs Act S. 4476, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 S. 4518, Pandemic Federal Telework Act of 2020 S. 4638, Science and Transparency Over Politics Act S. 4766, A bill to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes S. 4800, The Heroes Act S. 4907, A bill to nullify Executive Order 13957, entitled "Creating Schedule F in The Excepted Service" S. 4965, Public Servant Protection Act of 2020 S. 4977, Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 991, Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3843/S. 3026, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4695, Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1060, Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 S. 2641, Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 71, A joint resolution withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Nomination of Paul Shmotolokha for First Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); reauthorization of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO); Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); medicine and medical product supply chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Brazil trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; comments on proposed rulemaking for customs broker verification and importers identification; comments on CBP notice of proposed rulemaking on the Modernization of the Customs Brokers Regulations; comments on Economic Impact of Trade Agreements Implemented Under Trade Authorities Procedures (Investigation No. TPA-105-008); comments on Export-Import Bank of the United States [Public Notice: EIB-2020-003]: request to renew Partnership With Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO); extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); Comments on USTR request for information on China WTO Compliance; Indias non-personal data governance framework; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; issues related to a potential U.S.-Brazil Trade Deal; comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; Fiscal Year 2020 Customs and Boarder Protection supplemental; duty drawback claims; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; Puerto Rico Electronic Export Information (EEI); comment period extension request on Section 232 investigation; U.S.-Brazil trade package; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; potential Buy American executive order
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877/S. 3134, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401/S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 H.R. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 H.R. 6507, COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act H.R. 6717, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6788/S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act H.R. 6870, Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020 H.R. 6905, FIRST COVID-19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 H.R. 6993/S. 3770, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 H.R. 7508, To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes. H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8046, Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020 H.R. 8078, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8089, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2926, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act S. 3470, New Deal for New Americans Act of 2020 S. 3504, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Potential legislation updating The Heroes Act (116th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6794/S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; I-129 form delay request; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding; Presidential Proclamation 9996, suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of certain additional persons who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, March 14, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, April 22, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak, June 22, 2020; Potential recision of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; Department of Labor Guidance on Labor Condition Application requirements in the wake of COVID-19; temporary Department of Labor procedural changes regarding the Permanent Labor Certification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy accommodations regarding the use of interview waivers for H-2 nonimmigrant workers in the wake of COVID-19; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding shortfalls; Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding shortfalls; clarification of the criteria that makes one eligible for a waiver from the entry restrictions for various employment-based immigrants and nonimmigrants; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; forthcoming proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 705 - To authorize the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to utilize the security service fee to pay Transportation Security officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 911/S. 911 - To require the installation of secondary barriers on existing aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 1108 - To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 1171/S. 762 - FASTER Act; H.R. 1549/S. 669 - To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 919 - Space Frontier Act; S. 1112/H.R. 2208 - Cabin Air Safety Act of 2019; H.R. 3480 - Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2019; H.R. 3481 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for other purposes; S. 1178 - Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019; S. 1206 - Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3791 - Investing in America: Re-building Americas Airport Infrastructure Act; H.R. 3851 - Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019; S. 2134/S. 2203 - Brand USA Extension Act; S. 2181 - Cyber AIR Act; H.R. 2223 - AIRWAVES Act; S. 2341 - Airline Passengers Bill of Rights; H.R. 4374 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes; S. 2506 - A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 4547 - Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019; S. 2623 - A bill to require the Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans; H.R. 4952 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to revise title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans during travel; H.R. 5106 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow airports to impose an access restriction for certain hours, to assess certain penalties against air carriers or aircraft operators, and for other purposes; H.R. 5109 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the priorities of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in developing plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace; S. 2837/H.R. 5450 - A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to require a National Aeronautics and Space Administration initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 5195/S. 2908 - To prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 5118 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce; H.R. 5119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; H.R. 5139 - Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 5292 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a policy with respect to family seating on air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 3043 / H.R. 5427 - A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, and for other purposes; S. 2968 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a policy with respect to family seating on air transportation; S. 2881 - 5G Spectrum Act; S. 2703 - Aviation Automation and Human Factors Safety Act of 2019; H.R. 3694 - Helping Families Fly Act of 2019; and H.R. 4855 - Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act; H.R. 535 - PFAS Action Act of 2020; H.R. 5571 - Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020, performance-based rulemaking; H.R. 5827 - to exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 5874 - To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to amend regulations concerning the day-night average sound level, and for other purposes; H.R. 5977 - National Evaluation of Aviation and Aerospace Solutions on Climate Change Act of 2020; S. 3360 - A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; S. 3337 - Restoring Aviation Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6038 -Aviation-Impacted Communities Act; H.R. 6074 -Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - establishment of a CDC website or mobile app to contract trace airline passengers; H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act - sick leave policies; S. 3045 - Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019; S. 3456 - A bill to protect the privacy of consumers; S. 3473 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes; H.R. 748/PL-116-136 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) - air carrier payroll support and loans and tax provisions; H.R. 6566 - Airline Travelers Equity Act of 2020; H.R. 6606 - Clean Skies Act; S. 3598 - A bill to require commercial airlines to provide cash reimbursements, and to authorize the Secretary of State to waive or reimburse travel expenses, for any United States citizen who is evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions implemented in response to COVID-19 or any future pandemic or international crisis; H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act, provisions relating to airline operations and CARES Act airline relief provisions; S. 3681 / H.R. 7177 - A bill to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel during and after COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; H.R.7095 / H.R. 2 - INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to airline operations and joint task force on air travel; S.3866 / S. 3969 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification process, and for other purposes; S.4049 / H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), provisions relating to spectrum and cybersecurity; S. 3828 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020; H.R. 7128 - Air Travel Public Health Emergency Protection Act; H.R. 7651 - A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct a pilot program to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security, and for other purposes; H.R. 7616 - A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, provisions relating to airline operations, financial assistance, and fees; H.R. 7471 - SAFE While Traveling Act; H.R. 7523 - TIFIA for Airports Act; S. 4133 - REAL ID Modernization Act; H.R. 7669 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to aviation security, TSA and COVID response; S. 4293 - MIDDLE Act of 2020; S. 4335 - Fly Together Act; S. 4623 - A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 4626 - SAFE DATA Act; H.R. 8319/H.R. 8337/PL 116-159 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, provisions relating to CARES Act extensions; H.R. 8345/S. 4634 - To provide support for air carrier workers, and for other purposes; H.R. 8406 - The Heroes Act; H.R. 8408 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to require certain safety standards relating to aircraft, and for other purposes; S. 4774 - Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020; S. 4577 - A bill to require online enrollment for the PreCheck Program of the Transportation Security Administration; S. 1004 - A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry; S. 3831 - Visit America Act; S. 4775 - Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; S. 4391 - Masks Work Act of 2020; and S. 4565 - Federal Aviation Administration Accountability Enhancement Act. In the Matter of: Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine in Docket CDC-2020-0013. Interim Final Rule - Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033. Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013). Joint Application of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements, in DOT-OST-2018-0084. NPRM, Traveling by Air with Service Animals in DOT-OST-2018-0068. ANPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770. Continuation of Certain Air Service Under Public Law 116-136 sections 4005 and 4114(b) in DOT-OST-2020-0037. In the Matter of LightSquared Technical Working Group, et al., in FCC-20-48. FAR Case 2019-009 - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control modernization; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, reimbursable services agreements, REAL ID implementation, and facial recognition technology); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, reimbursable services agreements, biometric entry/exit); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; customer service issues including travel waivers and refund policies; passengers with disabilities issues; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; FAA ATC operations issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; revenue diversion; Information Technology issues; labor issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization implementation; regulatory reform; sexual assault/harassment response training and reporting requirements; commercial space; Green New Deal; data privacy; emotional support animals; aircraft certification issues; taxes on aviation; information and communications technology and services supply chain, including P.L. 115-232, sec. 889; Coronavirus (COVID-19) including federal assistance to airlines, contact tracing, aircraft cleaning, PPE, distancing, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing pilot programs, minimum service requirements, and liability protections; communications spectrum issues; and carriage of cargo in passenger aircraft.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
S.1004, Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act, all provisions related to Customs and Border Protection staffing levels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 6395, S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: Regarding all Provisions Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations: Provisions related to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Transportation Safety Administration, border control, Customs and Border Protection, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Science and Technology, Opioids, Cyber Security, and Coast Guard. H.R. 5273, S. 1004 - Securing Americas Ports Act: Provisions related to non-intrusive inspection technology.
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 991, Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3843/S. 3026, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4695, Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1060, Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 S. 2641, Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 71, A joint resolution withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Nomination of Paul Shmotolokha for First Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); reauthorization of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO); Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); medicine and medical product supply chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Brazil trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; comments on proposed rulemaking for customs broker verification and importers identification; comments on CBP notice of proposed rulemaking on the Modernization of the Customs Brokers Regulations; comments on Economic Impact of Trade Agreements Implemented Under Trade Authorities Procedures (Investigation No. TPA-105-008); comments on Export-Import Bank of the United States [Public Notice: EIB-2020-003]: request to renew Partnership With Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO); extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 98-67); Comments on USTR request for information on China WTO Compliance; Indias non-personal data governance framework; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; issues related to a potential U.S.-Brazil Trade Deal; comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; Fiscal Year 2020 Customs and Boarder Protection supplemental; duty drawback claims; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; Puerto Rico Electronic Export Information (EEI); comment period extension request on Section 232 investigation; U.S.-Brazil trade package; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; potential Buy American executive order
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877/S. 3134, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401/S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 H.R. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 H.R. 6507, COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act H.R. 6717, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6788/S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act H.R. 6870, Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020 H.R. 6905, FIRST COVID-19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 H.R. 6993/S. 3770, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 H.R. 7508, To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes. H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8046, Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020 H.R. 8078, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8089, Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2926, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act S. 3470, New Deal for New Americans Act of 2020 S. 3504, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Potential legislation updating The Heroes Act (116th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6794/S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; I-129 form delay request; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding; Presidential Proclamation 9996, suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of certain additional persons who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, March 14, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, April 22, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak, June 22, 2020; Potential recision of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; Department of Labor Guidance on Labor Condition Application requirements in the wake of COVID-19; temporary Department of Labor procedural changes regarding the Permanent Labor Certification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy accommodations regarding the use of interview waivers for H-2 nonimmigrant workers in the wake of COVID-19; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding shortfalls; Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding shortfalls; clarification of the criteria that makes one eligible for a waiver from the entry restrictions for various employment-based immigrants and nonimmigrants; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; forthcoming regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; forthcoming proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 705, To authorize the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to utilize the security service fee to pay Transportation Security officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 911 / S. 911, To require the installation of secondary barriers on existing aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 1108, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and or other purposes; H.R. 976, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 1171 / S. 762, FASTER Act; H.R. 1549 / S. 669, To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1775, To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, and for other purposes; S. 826, H.R. 5170, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; S. 919, Space Frontier Act; S. 1112 / H.R. 2208, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2019; S. 670, Sunshine Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 1947, To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 3480, Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2019; H.R. 3481, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for other purposes; S. 1178, H.R. 5401, Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019; S. 1206, Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 1947, To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 3318, Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act of 2019; H.R. 3791, To make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 3851, S. 2134, S. 2203, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019; H.R. 4166, To improve technology and address human factors in aviation safety, and for other purposes; S. 2181, Cyber AIR Act; S. 2198, PLANE Act of 2019; S. 2223, AIRWAVES Act; S. 2341, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; H.R. 4374, To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes; S. 2506, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; S. 2623, A bill to require the Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans; H.R. 4952, A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to revise title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans during travel; H.R. 5105, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to respond to requests for information from Members of Congress, and for other purposes; H.R. 5106, To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow airports to impose an access restriction for certain hours, to assess certain penalties against air carriers or aircraft operators, and for other purposes; H.R. 5107, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program at San Francisco International Airport for purposes of soundproofing residential buildings in surrounding communities; H.R. 5108, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to continue processing the proposed SFO NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the OAK HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition, and for other purposes; H.R. 5109, To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the priorities of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in develop plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace; H.R. 5110, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure representatives of aviation roundtables may participate in the NextGen performance-based navigation implementation process of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 5111, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to notify the public of proposed new Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures, and for other purposes; H.R. 5112, To establish that no Federal statute is intended to preempt a cause of action against an airport maintained in any State small claims or superior court by any individual or city within 5 miles of an airport when an action is brought for noise or nuisance caused by ground-based noise in violation of a State statute as specified, and for other purposes; S. 2837, H.R. 5450, A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to require a National Aeronautics and Space Administration initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 4547, Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019; H.R. 5195, S. 2908, To prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 5118, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce; H.R. 5119, To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; H.R. 5139, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 5195, S. 2908, FAIR Fees Act; H.R. 5292, To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a policy with respect to family seating on air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 3043, H.R. 5427, A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, and for other purposes; S. 2968, A bill to provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement; S. 2881, 5G Spectrum Act; S. 2703, Aviation Automation and Human Factors Safety Act of 2019; H.R. 3694, Helping Families Fly Act of 2019; H.R. 4855, Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act; H.R. 5423, To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain restrictions relating to noise; H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019; H.R. 5571, Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020, performance-based rulemaking; H.R. 5666, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020, Title V Aeronautics; H.R. 5670, Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act; S. 3192, National Air Grant Fellowship Program of 2020; H.R. 5827, To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 5874, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to amend regulations concerning the day-night average sound level, and for other purposes; H.R. 5977, National Evaluation of Aviation and Aerospace Solutions on Climate Change Act of 2020; S. 3360, A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; S. 3337, Restoring Aviation Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6038, Aviation-Impacted Communities Act; H.R. 6063, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a task force on pilot manual reform, and for other purposes; H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - establishment of a CDC website or mobile app to contact trace airline passengers; H.R. 6190, To require all-cargo aircraft to be equipped with cockpit doors that meet certain safety requirements, and for other purposes; H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 1784, Healthy Families Act - sick leave policies; S. 3045, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019; S. 3456, A bill to protect the privacy of consumers; S. 3473, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Phase III- Air Carrier Worker Support, Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020, tax provisions; H.R. 6566, Airline Travelers Equity Act of 2020; H.R. 6606, Clean Skies Act; S. 3598, A bill to require commercial airlines to provide cash reimbursements, and to authorize the Secretary of State to waive or reimburse travel expenses, for any United States citizen who is evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions implemented in response to COVID-19 or any future pandemic or international crisis; H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; S. 3681, H.R. 7177, A bill to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel during and after COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; S. 3727, H.R. 6965, A bill to provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during the COVID-19 emergency; H.R. 7095, H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act; S. 3866, S. 3969, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification process, and for other purposes; H.R. 7313, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a pilot program for intermodal transportation infrastructure grants, and for other purposes; S. 4049, H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); H.R. 7651, A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct a pilot program to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security; H.R. 7616 A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes; H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act; H.R. 7523, TIFIA for Airports Act; S. 4133, REAL ID Modernization Act; H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021; S. 4293, MIDDLE Act of 2020; S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recover and Paycheck Protection Program Act; S. 4335, Fly Together Act; S. 4595, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to rename the Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office and to establish an Office of Professional Responsibility and an Office of the Ombudsman in the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; S. 4623, A bill to establish temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; S. 4626 SAFE DATA Act; H.R. 8319, H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8345, S. 4634, To provide support for air carrier workers, and for other purposes; H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act; H.R. 8408, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to require certain safety standards relating to aircraft, and for other purposes; S. 4774, Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020; S. 4577, A bill to require online enrollment for the PreCheck Program of the Transportation Security Administration; S. 1004, A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry; S. 3831, Visit America Act; S. 178 Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act; S. 4775, Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: FY2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Other Agencies Appropriations FY2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2021 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) DOT Regulatory Reform Government Shutdown Contingencies and Policies Data Privacy REAL ID Commercial Space and Space Ports Cybersecurity Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Facial Recognition Technology Biometric Entry/Exit Aircraft Certification / Boeing 737 MAX Spectrum (FCC Ligado Order) Tariffs NextGen - Air Traffic Control Modernization Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Flight and Duty Time (Part 117) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pilot Oxygen Mask Requirements NDAA Section 889 Contact Tracing Airport Passenger Temperature Checks (TSA) COVID-19 Liability Protections Excise Tax Relief COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP)
Client expense: $1,421,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Con. Res. 112, Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolution H. J. Res. 94, Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic" H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 925, The Heroes Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, Safe Food Act of 2019 H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes S. 3706, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes H.R. 7438, Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act H.R. 7478, COST of Relocations Act S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 7496, COVID PREPARE Act of 2020 H.R. 7524, Wear Your Mask Act S. 4610, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 7864, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020 H.R. 7901, ANTI Viruses Act H.R. 7935, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 7936, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 4438, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 7944, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 S. 4224, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 8111, RNC Act H.R. 8170, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act H.R. 8191, CHARGE Act H.R. 8228, Our Lawn Act H.R. 8381, To prohibit employers from asking the age or date of birth of an individual before the completion and submission of an application for employment by such individual H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8457, To restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. 4777, A bill to restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. Res. 668, A resolution commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 50th Anniversary S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4323, TRUST Act of 2020 S. 4372, Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020 S. 4374, Federal Jobs Act S. 4476, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 S. 4518, Pandemic Federal Telework Act of 2020 S. 4638, Science and Transparency Over Politics Act S. 4766, A bill to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877/S. 3134, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 H.R. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6404, To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 H.R. 6507, COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act H.R. 6717, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6788/S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6870, Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020 H.R. 6905, FIRST COVID-19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 H.R. 6993/S. 3770, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2926, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act S. 3470, New Deal for New Americans Act of 2020 S. 3504, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; I-129 form delay request; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; immigration and non-immigrant temporary worker visa policy; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding; Presidential Proclamation 9996, suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of certain additional persons who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, March 14, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, April 22, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak, June 22, 2020; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; Department of Labor Guidance on Labor Condition Application requirements in the wake of COVID-19; temporary Department of Labor procedural changes regarding the Permanent Labor Certification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy accommodations regarding the use of interview waivers for H-2 nonimmigrant workers in the wake of COVID-19; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding shortfalls; Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding shortfalls
Client expense: $12,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3843/S. 3026, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4695, Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1060, Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 S. 2641, Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 71, A joint resolution withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Nomination of Paul Shmotolokha for First Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization; Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); medicine and medical product supply chain; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Brazil trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; antitrust policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; comments on proposed rulemaking for customs broker verification and importers identification; comments on fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; Fiscal Year 2020 Customs and Boarder Protection supplemental; duty drawback claims; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; Puerto Rico Electronic Export Information (EEI); comment period extension request on Section 232 investigation; U.S.-Brazil trade package; implementation of the Merchandise Processing Fee in the USMCA; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; potential Buy American executive order; Executive Order 13920, Securing the United States Bulk-Power System; section 232 investigation into imports of laminations and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers, and transformer regulators
Client expense: $12,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 6395, S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: Regarding all Provisions Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations: Provisions related to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Transportation Safety Administration, border control, Customs and Border Protection, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Science and Technology, Opioids, Cyber Security, and Coast Guard. H.R. 5273, S. 1004 - Securing Americas Ports Act: Provisions related to non-intrusive inspection technology.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Port Security Grant Program for transportation infrastructure security needs and U.S. Customs and Border Protection resources and staffing for the maritime sector, including S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 which requires Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act of 2019, increase the number of CBP officers and support staff and requires reports that identify staff, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry also continuing a working group with Custom and Border Protection on facility and employment issues. s. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a bill that would authorize port infrastructure development and security (Sec. 8520, $600M for Port Infrastructure Development Program grants for coastal and inland ports, Sec. 8521 DOD study on Strategic Port needs. AAPA has begun to have conversations about drones and 5G interference.
Client expense: $365,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
S.1004, Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act, all provisions related to Customs and Border Protection staffing levels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 949, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week, the week of May 3 through 9, 2020 S. Res. 569, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, Safe Food Act of 2019 H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes S. 3706, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
S.1004, Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act, all provisions related to Customs and Border Protection staffing levels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Port Security Grant Program for transportation infrastructure security needs and U.S. Customs and Border Protection resources and staffing for the maritime sector, including S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 which requires Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act of 2019, increase the number of CBP officers and support staff and requires reports that identify staff, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry also continuing a working group with Custom and Border Protection on facility and employment issues. s. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a bill that would authorize port infrastructure development and security (Sec. 8520, $600M for Port Infrastructure Development Program grants for coastal and inland ports, Sec. 8521 DOD study on Strategic Port needs. AAPA has begun to have conversations about drones and 5G interference.
Client expense: $365,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Government Issues
House FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 748, CARES Act S. 3548, CARES Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, To Establish the Food Safety Administration H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6442, To provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families S. 3513, a bill to provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, A bill to require Federal agencies to permit employees to telework full-time during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2020 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3843/S. 3026, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4695, Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1060, Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 S. 2641, Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization; Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; antitrust policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; comments on proposed rulemaking for customs broker verification and importers identification; comments on fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; potential Buy America executive order; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Client expense: $15,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 H.R. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6404, A bill to extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 due to COVID-19 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2926, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act S. 3134, A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program S. 3504, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; I-129 form delay request; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; Department of Labor Guidance on Labor Condition Application requirements in the wake of COVID-19; temporary Department of Labor procedural changes regarding the Permanent Labor Certification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy accommodations regarding the use of interview waivers for H-2 nonimmigrant workers in the wake of COVID-19; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents
Client expense: $15,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R.1171 - FASTER Act, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act H.R.705 - Pay Our TSA Screeners Act of 2019 H.R.1598 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2019 H.R.1639 - CBP Workload Staffing Model Act S. 1004 - Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 H.R. 1609 - Anti Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1867, DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act S. 731 - Anti Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R.3694 - Helping Families Fly Act of 2019 H.R.3691 - TRANSLATE Act H.R.3246 - Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 H.R.3675 - Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 S.2035 - TSA Credential and Endorsement Harmonization Act of 2019 S.1349 - Secure Traveler Act H.R.2203 - Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R.3318 - Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act of 2019 H.R.3356 - Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act S.1881 - Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act S.2502 - American Security Drone Act of 2019 H.R.1140 - Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020 H.R.5811 - TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 5827 Trusted Traveler REAL ID Relief Act Insider Threat TSA Checkpoint wait times TSA PreCheck Customs and Border Protection - Staffing and Hiring Exit Lane Staffing Biometrics Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement TSA Reimbursable Agreements TSA Gift and Donation Authority TSA Janitorial Service Contracts TSA Counter-UAS Strategy Aviation Cybersecurity TSA Watchlist and Rap Back CBP Public - Private Partnership Aviation Security Screening Technologies Real ID International Preclearance
Client expense: $886,233 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Port Security Grant Program for transportation infrastructure security needs and U.S. Customs and Border Protection resources and staffing for the maritime sector, including S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 which requires reports that identify staff, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry also continuing a working group with Custom and Border Protection on facility and employment issues. s. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a bill that would authorize port infrastructure development and security (Sec. 8520, $600M for Port Infrastructure Development Program grants for coastal and inland ports, Sec. 8521 DOD study on Strategic Port needs.
Client expense: $277,448 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Port Security Grant Program for transportation infrastructure security needs and U.S. Customs and Border Protection resources and staffing for the maritime sector, including S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 which requires reports that identify staff, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry also continuing a working group with Custom and Border Protection on facility and employment issues. s. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a bill that would authorize port infrastructure development and security (Sec. 8520, $600M for Port Infrastructure Development Program grants for coastal and inland ports, Sec. 8521 DOD study on Strategic Port needs.
Client expense: $277,448 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
S. 2582/H.R. 3931, DHS Appropriations; S.1004 Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act; S.472/H.R.1171 FASTER Act; TSA: staffing, operations, technology, Trusted Traveler programs, user fees, canine screening, checkpoint security, public area security, employee screening exit lanes, employee vetting, access controls, perimeter security, law enforcement reimbursement; CBP: staffing, operations, technology, Trusted Traveler programs, user fees, biometric entry-exit, preclearance, reimbursement; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Southern Border; Biometrics; Drones/UAS; S.2107/H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food & Agriculture Act; Real ID program.
Client expense: $543,798 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Contacted Congressional offices regarding Regional Offices and Ports of Entry with Customs and Border Protection. S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act, All provisions relating to Customs and Border Protection staffing levels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2019 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1025, UIGHUR Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 2641, Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; universal postal union; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; comments on proposed rulemaking for customs broker verification and importers identification; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax
Client expense: $16,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 5174, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act S. 2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019 S. 2778, Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act S. 2863, E Visa Integrity Act of 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; 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
Client expense: $16,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R.1171 - FASTER Act, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act H.R.705 - Pay Our TSA Screeners Act of 2019 H.R.1598 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2019 H.R.1639 - CBP Workload Staffing Model Act S. 1004 - Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 H.R. 1609 - Anti Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1867, DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act S. 731 - Anti Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R.3694 - Helping Families Fly Act of 2019 H.R.3691 - TRANSLATE Act H.R.3246 - Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 H.R.3675 - Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 S.2035 - TSA Credential and Endorsement Harmonization Act of 2019 S.1349 - Secure Traveler Act H.R.2203 - Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R.3318 - Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act of 2019 H.R.3356 - Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act S.1881 - Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act Insider Threat TSA Checkpoint wait times TSA PreCheck Customs and Border Protection - Staffing and Hiring Exit Lane Staffing Biometrics Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement TSA Reimbursable Agreements TSA Gift and Donation Authority TSA Janitorial Service Contracts TSA Counter-UAS Strategy Aviation Cybersecurity TSA Watchlist and Rap Back CBP Public - Private Partnership Aviation Security Screening Technologies Real ID International Preclearance
Client expense: $1,354,083 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 S. 928, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2265, Relocation Expense Parity Act S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 3851, Brand USA Extension Act S. 2203, Brand USA Extension Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, To Establish the Food Safety Administration H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5214, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3104, a bill to make technical corrections relating to parental leave for federal employees
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Port Security Grant Program for transportation infrastructure security needs and U.S. Customs and Border Protection resources and staffing for the maritime sector, including S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 which requires reports that identify staff, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry also continuing a working group with Custom and Border Protection on facility and employment issues. s. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a bill that would authorize port infrastructure development and security (Sec. 8520, $600M for Port Infrastructure Development Program grants for coastal and inland ports, Sec. 8521 DOD study on Strategic Port needs.
Client expense: $277,448 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 353, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week, the week of May 5 through 12, 2019 S. Res. 180, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 639, To Allow Federal Employees to be on National Urban Search and Rescue Response Systems Task Forces H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act S. 546, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 S. 928, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2265, Relocation Expense Parity Act S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 3851, Brand USA Extension Act S. 2203, Brand USA Extension Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
Contacted Congressional offices regarding Regional Offices and Ports of Entry with Customs and Border Protection. S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act, All provisions relating to Customs and Border Protection staffing levels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2019 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R.1171 - FASTER Act, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act H.R.705 - Pay Our TSA Screeners Act of 2019 H.R.1598 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2019 H.R.1639 - CBP Workload Staffing Model Act S. 1004 - Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 H.R. 1609 - Anti Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1867, DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act S. 731 - Anti Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R.3694 - Helping Families Fly Act of 2019 H.R.3691 - TRANSLATE Act H.R.3246 - Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 H.R.3675 - Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 S.2035 - TSA Credential and Endorsement Harmonization Act of 2019 S.1349 - Secure Traveler Act H.R.2203 - Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R.3318 - Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act of 2019 H.R.3356 - Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act S.1881 - Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act Insider Threat TSA Checkpoint wait times TSA PreCheck Customs and Border Protection - Staffing and Hiring Exit Lane Staffing Biometrics Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement TSA Reimbursable Agreements TSA Gift and Donation Authority TSA Janitorial Service Contracts Aviation Cybersecurity TSA Watchlist and Rap Back CBP Public - Private Partnership Aviation Security Screening Technologies Real ID International Preclearance
Client expense: $923,247 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act ]H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Client expense: $12,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 251, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act H.R. 269/S. 1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 1374, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1668/S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 1731/S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1975, Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2968/S. 2474, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020, including provisions relating to operational cybersecurity H.R. 3256, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2019 H.R. 3270, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 3320, Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2019 H.R. 3401/S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3710, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act H.R. 3719, CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 S. 602, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 S. 893, Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1457, Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act of 2019 S. 1625, United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2316, Manufacturing, Investment, and Controls Review for Computer Hardware, Intellectual Property, and Supply (MICROCHIPS) Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Cyber Collaborative Operations Act Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act Draft legislation titled SECURE Small Business Act Draft legislation titled Cyber Collaborative operations Act Nomination of William Evanina to lead the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security; small and midsize business cybersecurity assistance; 5G; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; apprenticeships; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; Internet of Things (IoT) security; core capability baselines; Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)s cyber customer services; 21st century customs framework initiative; Bureau of Industry and Security final rule, addition of entities to the entity list; Bureau of Industry and Security final rule, temporary general license; interim final rule amendments to OFACs reporting procedures and penalties regulations; state of counterfeit and pirated goods trafficking and recommendations; proposed changes to hours of service rules for interstate truck drivers; federal acquisition regulation, prohibition on contracting for certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) standards for safeguarding customer information; security clearance reform legislation; Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act (P.L. 115-271, Title VIII, Subtitle A) implementation; Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; World Customs Organizations e-commerce framework of standards; potential privacy legislation, including data security; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8259, Core Cybersecurity Feature Baseline for Securable IoT Devices: A Starting Point of IoT Device Manufacturers
Client expense: $12,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, 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 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; 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; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Client expense: $12,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
S. 2582/H.R. 3931, DHS Appropriations; S.1004 Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act; S.472/H.R.1171 FASTER Act; TSA: staffing, operations, technology, Trusted Traveler programs, user fees, canine screening, checkpoint security, public area security, employee screening exit lanes, employee vetting, access controls, perimeter security, law enforcement reimbursement; CBP: staffing, operations, technology, Trusted Traveler programs, user fees, biometric entry-exit, preclearance, reimbursement; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Southern Border; Biometrics; Drones/UAS; S.2107/H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food & Agriculture Act.
Client expense: $596,232 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 353, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week, the week of May 5 through 12, 2019 S. Res. 180, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 639, To Allow Federal Employees to be on National Urban Search and Rescue Response Systems Task Forces H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act S. 546, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 S. 928, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2265, Relocation Expense Parity Act S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 3851, Brand USA Extension Act S. 2203, Brand USA Extension Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2019 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Port Security Grant Program for transportation infrastructure security needs and U.S. Customs and Border Protection resources and staffing for the maritime sector, including S.1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 which requires reports that identify staff, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry also establishing a working group with Custom and Border Protection on facility issues.
Client expense: $277,448 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 251, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act H.R. 269/S. 1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 1374, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1668/S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 1731/S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1975, Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2968, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3256, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2019 H.R. 3270, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act S. 602, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 S. 893, Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1457, Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act of 2019 S. 1625, United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled CTPAT reauthorization act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act Draft legislation titled Manufacturing, Investment, and Controls Review for Computer Hardware, Intellectual Property, and Supply (MICROCHIPS)Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 Nomination of William Evanina to lead the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; security clearance reform; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security; small and midsize business cybersecurity assistance; 5G; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; apprenticeships; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; Internet of Things (IoT) security; core capability baselines; Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)s cyber customer services; 21st century customs framework initiative; Bureau of Industry and Security final rule, addition of entities to the entity list; draft NIST internal report (NISTIR) 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things; cybersecurity and privacy risks; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTIC proposal to amend the Safeguards Rule; NIST considerations for a core IoT cybersecurity capabilities baseline; security clearance reform legislation; supplemental funding request for Customs and Border Protection operations; Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; World Customs Organizations e-commerce framework of standards
Client expense: $12,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, 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 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; 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; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Client expense: $12,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office