Legislative Progress
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
91pct
93d open
vs 5,086 other S bills in the 116th — cohort avg 30d
Secure and Protect Act of 2019 This bill makes changes to the handling of unaccompanied alien children and asylum applications. The Flores settlement (a court settlement imposing conditions on the treatment of detained alien minors) shall not restrict any activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall have sole discretion as to detention standards of alien minors. Statutory provisions governing the handling of unaccompanied alien children from U.S.-bordering countries shall now govern all unaccompanied alien children. The bill provides for requirements relating to the handling of such alien children. Certain immigration officer determinations relating to unaccompanied alien children shall be unreviewable. DHS may detain accompanied alien children pending the completion of removal proceedings (some courts have ruled that Flores limits the detention of certain alien children to 20 days). States may not impose licensing requirements for family detention facilities. An unaccompanied alien child shall not be released from custody while immigration or removal proceedings are pending, with some exceptions. The bill limits asylum eligibility to aliens entering the United States at a designated port of entry and provides for additional grounds for asylum ineligibility. A credible fear of persecution is redefined to mean that it is more likely than not that the alien would be able to establish eligibility for asylum. The Department of State shall establish refugee application and processing centers in Mexico and Central America. The bill requires the hiring of additional immigration judges, support staff, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys.
These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.
Filing registrants (13)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
2021 · first_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R.571 - Safe from the Start Act of 2021 S.765 - A bill to improve United States consideration of, and strategic support for, programs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence from the onset of humanitarian emergencies and to build the capacity of humanitarian actors to address the immediate and long-term challenges resulting from such violence, and for other purposes. [Safe From the Start] H.R.556 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act S.142 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act HI H.R.12 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS //HCR 11 SCR8 SD2 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398)Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) Chamber: Senate Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate The Libya Stabilization Act Chamber: House and Senate Senate Human Rights Commission Resolution Chamber: Senate Egypt Human Rights Caucus Resolution Chamber: House PEACE Act 2021 (not yet introduced) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 2021 HR 1280 Chamber: House Maryland State legislature: MD HB 139 MD SB 626 MD SB 71
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Community Violence Prevention The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494)
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Community Violence Prevention The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494)
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R.571 - Safe from the Start Act of 2021 S.765 - A bill to improve United States consideration of, and strategic support for, programs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence from the onset of humanitarian emergencies and to build the capacity of humanitarian actors to address the immediate and long-term challenges resulting from such violence, and for other purposes. [Safe From the Start] H.R.556 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act S.142 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act HI H.R.12 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS //HCR 11 SCR8 SD2 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398)Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) Chamber: Senate Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate The Libya Stabilization Act Chamber: House and Senate Senate Human Rights Commission Resolution Chamber: Senate Egypt Human Rights Caucus Resolution Chamber: House PEACE Act 2021 (not yet introduced) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 2021 HR 1280 Chamber: House Maryland State legislature: MD HB 139 MD SB 626 MD SB 71
2021 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Community Violence Prevention The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494)
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| Referred to |
| May 15, 2019 |
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · first_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R.571 - Safe from the Start Act of 2021 S.765 - A bill to improve United States consideration of, and strategic support for, programs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence from the onset of humanitarian emergencies and to build the capacity of humanitarian actors to address the immediate and long-term challenges resulting from such violence, and for other purposes. [Safe From the Start] H.R.556 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act S.142 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act HI H.R.12 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS //HCR 11 SCR8 SD2 REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398)Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) Chamber: Senate Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate The Libya Stabilization Act Chamber: House and Senate Senate Human Rights Commission Resolution Chamber: Senate Egypt Human Rights Caucus Resolution Chamber: House PEACE Act 2021 (not yet introduced) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 2021 HR 1280 Chamber: House Maryland State legislature: MD HB 139 MD SB 626 MD SB 71
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate
Client expense: $27,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $25,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671) This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients. Chambers: House and Senate Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. (H.R. 6453) Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act ((H.R. 4092, S. 4003); directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. We have lobbied for Senate introduction and co-sponsors in House and Senate. Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). This legislation is necessary to better coordinate law enforcement and build necessary data regarding MMIWG. Savannas Act has passed the Senate, but now waits for House passage. We have lobbied for House introduction and co-sponsors. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). The WGDP bill is a bi-partisan, bicameral bill that is championed by the White House to codify the WDGP Initiative, including establishing an Office of Womens Economic Equality at the State Department. The bill drafts include dangerous rollbacks on US gender definitions as well as cutting response from Gender-based violence prevention and response initiatives. We oppose this bill and have been working with both chambers to prevent introduction and mitigate harm. Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $9,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate
Client expense: $27,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
S. 1243/H.R. 2415, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, in support of standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of Department of Homeland Security are detained; H.R. 3452, Help Separated Families Act, in support of keeping immigrant families together protecting immigrant children who are separated from their families; S. 557/H.R. 1012, REUNITE Act, in support of reuniting children and their parents or legal guardians separated at the border; S. 874/H.R. 6, Dream Act of 2019, in support of DACA and other provisions; S. 874/H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, in support of allowing undocumented students raised in the United States to access college and retain a pathway to citizenship; S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act of 2019, in support of more humane reforms that would address the root causes of the humanitarian crisis at our border; H.R. 3451, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019, in support of protecting children affected by immigration enforcement actions; S. 992/H.R. 2034, Dignity Act, in support of humane treatment for federal prisoners who are primary caretakers.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $21,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $25,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
S. 1243/H.R. 2415, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, in support of standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of Department of Homeland Security are detained; H.R. 3452, Help Separated Families Act, in support of keeping immigrant families together protecting immigrant children who are separated from their families; S. 557/H.R. 1012, REUNITE Act, in support of reuniting children and their parents or legal guardians separated at the border; S. 874/H.R. 6, Dream Act of 2019, in support of DACA and other provisions; S. 874/H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, in support of allowing undocumented students raised in the United States to access college and retain a pathway to citizenship; S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act of 2019, in support of more humane reforms that would address the root causes of the humanitarian crisis at our border; H.R. 3451, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019, in support of protecting children affected by immigration enforcement actions; S. 992/H.R. 2034, Dignity Act, in support of humane treatment for federal prisoners who are primary caretakers.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1147 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms Chamber: House EARN IT Act (S. 3398) Chamber: Senate House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190 Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178 Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38 Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123 Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671 Chambers: House and Senate (H.R. 6453) Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936 Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494 Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112 Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act (H.R. 4092, S. 4003) Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $25,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671) This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients. Chambers: House and Senate Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. (H.R. 6453) Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act ((H.R. 4092, S. 4003); directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. We have lobbied for Senate introduction and co-sponsors in House and Senate. Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). This legislation is necessary to better coordinate law enforcement and build necessary data regarding MMIWG. Savannas Act has passed the Senate, but now waits for House passage. We have lobbied for House introduction and co-sponsors. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). The WGDP bill is a bi-partisan, bicameral bill that is championed by the White House to codify the WDGP Initiative, including establishing an Office of Womens Economic Equality at the State Department. The bill drafts include dangerous rollbacks on US gender definitions as well as cutting response from Gender-based violence prevention and response initiatives. We oppose this bill and have been working with both chambers to prevent introduction and mitigate harm. Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $9,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
S. 1243/H.R. 2415, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, in support of standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of Department of Homeland Security are detained; H.R. 3452, Help Separated Families Act, in support of keeping immigrant families together protecting immigrant children who are separated from their families; S. 557/H.R. 1012, REUNITE Act, in support of reuniting children and their parents or legal guardians separated at the border; S. 874/H.R. 6, Dream Act of 2019, in support of DACA and other provisions; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, in support of allowing undocumented students raised in the United States to access college and retain a pathway to citizenship; S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act of 2019, in support of more humane reforms that would address the root causes of the humanitarian crisis at our border; H.R. 3451, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019, in support of protecting children affected by immigration enforcement actions; S. 992/H.R. 2034, Dignity Act, in support of humane treatment for federal prisoners who are primary caretakers.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The NO BAN Act (H. R. 2214/ S. 1123) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chambers: House and Senate Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671) This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients. Chambers: House and Senate Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. (H.R. 6453) Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019. Chamber: House Appropriations advocacy on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY21 bills; specifically advocacy to include gun violence prevention and intervention funds in this funding cycle. Chambers: House and Senate Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House The Safe From the Start Act ((H.R. 4092, S. 4003); directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. We have lobbied for Senate introduction and co-sponsors in House and Senate. Chamber: House and Senate Savanna's Act (S. 227, H.R. 2733) directs the Justice Department to develop protocols to address missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). This legislation is necessary to better coordinate law enforcement and build necessary data regarding MMIWG. Savannas Act has passed the Senate, but now waits for House passage. We have lobbied for House introduction and co-sponsors. Chamber: House Womens Global Development and Prosperity Act (bill not yet introduced). The WGDP bill is a bi-partisan, bicameral bill that is championed by the White House to codify the WDGP Initiative, including establishing an Office of Womens Economic Equality at the State Department. The bill drafts include dangerous rollbacks on US gender definitions as well as cutting response from Gender-based violence prevention and response initiatives. We oppose this bill and have been working with both chambers to prevent introduction and mitigate harm. Chamber: House and Senate The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 Chamber: House and Senate
Client expense: $9,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
Legislation and policies related to: Immigration, visa status, and deportation of children and families with children, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) Dream Act of 2019 (H.R. 2820) American Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 2821) No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 (H.R. 3222/S. 2483) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act (H.R. 3239) U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act (H.R. 3525) Secure and Protect Act (S. 1494) Securing Americas Borders Act of 2019 (S. 2162) Protect American Values Act (S. 2482)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
S. 1243/H.R. 2415, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, in support of standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of Department of Homeland Security are detained; H.R. 3452, Help Separated Families Act, in support of keeping immigrant families together protecting immigrant children who are separated from their families; S. 557/H.R. 1012, REUNITE Act, in support of reuniting children and their parents or legal guardians separated at the border; S. 874/H.R. 6, Dream Act of 2019, in support of DACA and other provisions; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, in support of allowing undocumented students raised in the United States to access college and retain a pathway to citizenship; S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act of 2019, in support of more humane reforms that would address the root causes of the humanitarian crisis at our border; In support of prohibiting the use of federal funds to carry out the Department of Homeland Security's public charge rule.
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The No Ban Act (H. R. 2214) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chamber: House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) (H. R. 7291)Act Bill repeals the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, expedites asylum claims for those fleeing violence on the basis of sexual orientation, supports foreign assistance tools that the U.S. government uses to support LGBTI human rights groups abroad and more. Chamber: House International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857) bill would codify the position of Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons at the U.S. State Department and enshrine U.S. policies into law to help protect the human rights of LGBTQ people around the globe. Chamber: House
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Legislation and policies related to: Immigration, visa status, and deportation of children and families with children, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) "Homeland Security Improvement Act" (H.R. 2203) Dream Act of 2019 (H.R. 2820) American Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 2821) No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 (H.R. 3222) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act (H.R. 3239) U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act (H.R. 3525) Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 (H.J. Res. 46) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (S. 386) Secure and Protect Act (S. 1494) Securing Americas Borders Act of 2019 (S. 2162) A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 (S. J. Res. 54)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. XX (draft bill) - Investor Choice Act (Rep. Hank Johnson) H.J.Res.46 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 H.R. 7 - Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 76 - Protect the Gig Economy Act H.R. 77 - Injunctive Authority Clarification Act H.R. 518 - Barring PPACA Supreme Court Cases from Citation Act H.R. 856 - Physician Pro Bono Care Act of 2019 H.R. 903 - Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 1332 - Fair Care Act H.R. 1423 - FAIR Act H.R.1232 - Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act H.R.1233 - Borderland Takings Defense Fund Act H.R.1234 - Preventing the Taking of Americans' Land to Build Trump's Wall Act H.R. 1500 - Consumers First Act H.R. 2749 - Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 3656 - Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive Lawsuits Act H.R. 3668 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act H.R. 4099- ACCESS Act S.J.Res.10 - A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 S. 92 - REINS Act S. 328 - Startup Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1303- HUMANE Act S.1419 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S.1420 - SMART Act of 2019 S. 1480 - Back the Blue Act S. 1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019 S. 1976 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2396 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered From Detention Act Rulemakings Nominations Nomination of William Barr, U.S. Attorney General Nomination of Patrick Wyrick, United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Nomination of Eric Miller, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nomination of Neomi Rao, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Nomination of Kenneth Lee, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $146,341 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one-year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Refugee Protection Act of 2019 (S.2936) is a comprehensive blueprint for restoring and reinvigorating our refugee and asylum systems Chamber: Senate S.2565 - A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. Chamber: Senate Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186), bill would ban high capacity magazines Chamber: House the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill would provide funds to support programs facilitate the ability of law enforcement (in all states), family members to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who is behaving dangerously and at risk of suicide or harming others. Chamber: House the Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill would prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or the transport of a firearm by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. Chamber: House the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H. R. 8) The bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties and prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. Chamber: House Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) The bill strengthens background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensed gun dealer to an unlicensed person. Chamber: House The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. Chamber: House The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber: House Uyghur Human Rights Act (S. 178) - This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Chamber: Senate Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chambers: Senate and House The No Ban Act (H. R. 2214) This bill limits the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions. Chamber: House The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (H.R. 3524) would support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) would provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes. Chambers: House and Senate Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Chamber: House The (H.R. 4359) Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, would change the use of force to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. The bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact similar legislation. Chamber: House the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) (H. R. 7291)Act Bill repeals the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, expedites asylum claims for those fleeing violence on the basis of sexual orientation, supports foreign assistance tools that the U.S. government uses to support LGBTI human rights groups abroad and more. Chamber: House International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857) bill would codify the position of Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons at the U.S. State Department and enshrine U.S. policies into law to help protect the human rights of LGBTQ people around the globe. Chamber: House
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
-S.2097 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act -S. 2256 Coordinating Care for Children Affected by Immigration Enforcement Act -H.R.3222 No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019. -H.R.4155: Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act -S. 2389: FAIR Proceedings Act -S. 1494: Secure and Protect Act of 2019 - H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 - H.R.2820 Dream Act of 2019 - S. 874 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 - H.R. 5327 Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act - H.R. 5383 A New Way Forward
Client expense: $14,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
Comments regarding the expansion of expedited removal Communication regarding the implementation of Presidential Proclamation 9645, known as the Travel Ban. Communications regarding immigration court reforms, including establishing an Art. I court. General communications relating to access to counsel, decreasing use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention, increasing resources for the Legal Orientation Program. Issues relating to revising the National Detention Standards applicable to specified facilities. Communication regarding decision to remove the right of certain asylum seekers to receive a bond hearing before an immigration judge. S. 1494, the Secure and Protect Act
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
Secure and Protect Act (S. 1494)
Client expense: $85,121 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 532 - Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 HR 2407 - Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act HR 3670 - Short-Term Detention Standards Act HR 3229 - Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act S 1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019 HR 3451 - Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019 HR 3452 - Help Separated Families Act of 2019 HR 2203 - Homeland Security Improvement Act
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration H.R. 2836/S. 1781, Central American Women and Child Protection Act of 2019, all provisions S. 3540, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions, including funding for efforts to address root causes of migration, expanding refugee processing and resettlement, providing legal counsel for children, supporting care of and services for unaccompanied children H.R. 3729/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 541/S. 292, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 3452, Help Separated Children Act, provisions related to separated children H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, provisions related to ombudsperson H.R. 3239/S. 2135, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, provisions related to standards for children in custody S.2219, Access to Counsel Act, all provisions S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act, all provisions House, legislation related to processing of children and families Senate, legislation related to hiring child welfare professionals to ensure safety and well-being of children in CBP facilities Senate, legislation related to standards for influx facilities housing unaccompanied children Senate, legislation related to refugee and asylum protections House and Senate FY20 DHS appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, increasing the use of alternatives to detention, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes. House and Senate FY20 SFOPs appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity; increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY20 LHHS appropriations, funding of UAC program, legal services for UACs, preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, standards for influx facilities H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, funding for UAC program Issues -Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children in federal custody -Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border and related oversight; family reunification process; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; separations of extended family members; DHS-HHS Memorandum of Agreement/screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) -Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse) -Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including the Flores Settlement Agreement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; determinations of unaccompanied child status; Central American Minors Program) -Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings -Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status -Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) -Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols) -Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families; barriers to accessing asylum protection (third country transit ban (interim final rule), safe third country and asylum agreements) -USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims -Prevention of abuse and sexual harassment, abuse and sexual assault in facilities housing migrant and refugee children -DHS and HHS proposed and final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement -Proposed safe third country agreements, asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
Legislation and policies related to: Immigration, visa status, and deportation of children and families with children, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) "Homeland Security Improvement Act" (H.R. 2203) Dream Act of 2019 (H.R. 2820) American Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 2821) No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 (H.R. 3222) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act (H.R. 3239) U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act (H.R. 3525) Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 (H.J. Res. 46) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (S. 386) Secure and Protect Act (S. 1494) A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 (S.J. Res. 54)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
HR 532 - Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 HR 2407 - Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act HR 3670 - Short-Term Detention Standards Act HR 3229 - Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act S 1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019 HR 3451 - Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019 HR 3452 - Help Separated Families Act of 2019 HR 2203 - Homeland Security Improvement Act
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
-S.2097 Protecting Sensitive Locations Act -S. 2256 Coordinating Care for Children Affected by Immigration Enforcement Act -H.R.3222 No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019. -H.R.4155: Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act -S. 2389: FAIR Proceedings Act -S. 1494: Secure and Protect Act of 2019 - H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 - H.R.2820 Dream Act of 2019 - S. 874 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
Issue: The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) ) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House Issue: The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Chamber: House Issue: Saudi Arabia Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Issue: Venezuela The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Issue: Refugees The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Refugees The No Ban Act (H. R. 2214) Chamber: House Issue: Refugees rights and asylum The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate Issue: Refugees Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (HR 3524) bill addresses the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Issue: Refugees Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) the bill provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained. Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Gun Violence Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Issue: Gun violence Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill supports State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders. Chamber: House Issue: Gun Violence Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. Chamber: office Issue: Gun Violence Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Issue: Afghanistan Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House Issue: Gun Violence The Background Check Expansion Act (S. 42) bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Chamber: Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 (S.398) bill supports the peaceful resolution of the civil war in Yemen, to address the resulting humanitarian crisis, and to hold the perpetrators responsible for murdering a Saudi dissident. Chamber: Senate Issue: Human Rights National Defense Authorization Act NDAA (S. 1790) Chamber: Senate Issue: Civilian casualties from US military strikes NDAA FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Issue: Hong Kong The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber House Issue: Israel Occupied Territories House Res.246: Condemns the BDS movement while not criminalizing or banning the use of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against the State of Israel Chamber: House Issue: Yemen Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate Issue: Yemen House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Issue: Yemen the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 (S.398) Chamber: Senate Issue: Refugees The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate Issue: Venezuela The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Issue: Refugees (S.J.Res.54) joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced) Climate Change & displacement bills (not yet introduced) Issue: Criminal Justice Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act (H.R. 4488), bill would establish a commission to study solitary confinement in its currently practice, with the hope of collecting more data on people most likely to be referred to solitary confinement and the implementation of more humane national standards informed by best practices, ultimately seeking to reduce the use of solitary confinement . Chamber: House Issue: Criminal Justice the Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone, PEACE Act, (HR 4359) bill would restrict the use of deadly force by federal law enforcement officers to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. At the discretion of the Attorney General, the bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact a substantially similar standard. Chamber: House Issue: Sexual orientation rights Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) (H. R. 7291) Act bill repeals the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, expedites asylum claims for those fleeing violence on the basis of sexual orientation, supports foreign assistance tools that the U.S. government uses to support LGBTI human rights groups abroad and more. Chamber: House Issue: LGBTI rights International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857) bill would codify the position of Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons at the U.S. State Department and enshrine U.S. policies into law to help protect the human rights of LGBTQ people around the globe. Chamber: House
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 2415/S. 1243, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act - Immigration, detention conditions, youth justice H.R. 1011/S. 2097, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act - Immigration, youth justice S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act of 2019 - Immigration, youth justice
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. XX (draft bill) - Investor Choice Act (Rep. Hank Johnson) H.J.Res.46 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 H.R. 7 - Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 76 - Protect the Gig Economy Act H.R. 77 - Injunctive Authority Clarification Act H.R. 1423 - FAIR Act H.R.1232 - Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act H.R.1233 - Borderland Takings Defense Fund Act H.R.1234 - Preventing the Taking of Americans' Land to Build Trump's Wall Act H.R. 1500 - Consumers First Act H.R. 2749 - Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 3668 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act S.J.Res.10 - A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 S.1419 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S.1420 - SMART Act of 2019 S. 1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019 S. 1976 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2396 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered From Detention Act Rulemakings Nominations Nomination of William Barr, U.S. Attorney General Nomination of Patrick Wyrick, United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Nomination of Eric Miller, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nomination of Neomi Rao, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Nomination of Kenneth Lee, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $75,728 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
General support for immigration reform, focusing on entry to our nation based on merit and not lottery or chain migration. H.R. 2278 - The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act - ACT for America supports this legislation. S. 1103 - The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act - ACT for America supports this legislation. H.R. 153 - The Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act - ACT for America supports this legislation. H.R. 147 - The Visa Overstay Enforcement Act - ACT for America supports this legislation. H.R. 140 - The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2019 - ACT for America supports this legislation. S. 2059 - The Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act - ACT for America supports this legislation. H.R. 546 - The Border Bonds for America Act of 2019 - ACT for America supports this legislation. H.R. 4030 - The Asylum Abuse Reduction Act - ACT for America supports this legislation. S. 2292 - The Asylum Abuse Reduction Act - ACT for America supports this legislation. S. 1494 - The Secure and Protect Act - ACT for America supports this legislation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
Interior Enforcement ICE raids H.R. 3451 - HELP Separated Children Act of 2019 H.R. 3452 - Help Separated Families Act of 2019 H.R. 1011/S. 2097 - Protecting Sensitive Locations Act Notice on fast-track deportation, Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal Conditions at the Southern Border H.R. 2203 - Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3525 - U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act H.R. 3239 - Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act H.R. 3731 - Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act S. 2162 - Securing Americas Borders Act of 2019 Misuse of U.S. military personnel at the southern border. Asylum S.1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019 Interim final rule on third country transit asylum Employment and Family-Based Immigration H.R. 1044/S.386 - Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act H.R. 3799 - Reuniting Families Act Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure Termination of TPS designations Oversight of TPS and DED programs. H.R. 549 - Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 Unaccompanied Immigrant Children H.R. 7311 - William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 H.R. 898 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997) Final rule on Flores settlement Zero Tolerance/Family Separation H.R. 3918/S. 2113 - Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act Access to Counsel H.R. 3775 - Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019 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 Emergency Declaration S.J.Res 54 - A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Muslim Ban Refugee Resettlement Proposed elimination of refugee resettlement for FY2020. Executive Order on Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement H.Res. 444 - Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons DACA U-Visas H.R. 5058 - Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 Medical Deferred Action Non-military deferred action requests Citizenship of Military Children Born Abroad USCIS policy alert on citizenship of military children born abroad H.R. 4226 - Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019 USCIS Processing Backlog Public Charge Final rule on public charge
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
Legislation and policies related to: Immigration, visa status, and deportation of children and families with children, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) Dream Act of 2019 (H.R. 2820) American Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 2821) No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 (H.R. 3222) Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 (H.J. Res. 46) Secure and Protect Act (S. 1494)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
Communications regarding immigration court reforms, including establishing an Art. I court. General communications relating to access to counsel, decreasing use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention, increasing resources for the Legal Orientation Program. Issues relating to revising the National Detention Standards applicable to specified facilities. Communication regarding decision to remove the right of certain asylum seekers to receive a bond hearing before an immigration judge. H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act S. 1494, the Secure and Protect Act Supporting supplemental appropriations for the Office of Refugee Resettlement to continue essential services to unaccompanied children in government custody.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S.411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.860-Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S.1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1588-Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. S.1593-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Bail Reform, cash bail. S.593-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. S.3158- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education, desegregation. S.2754-Handle with Care Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. S.2261-Secure Elections Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. S.387-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, ban the box. S.1082-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.311-Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion, reproductive rights. S.1068-Democracy Restoration Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, criminal justice, reentry. S.358-Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy (IDEA) Act-Issues Lobbied: Census. S.263-FACE Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. S.788-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. S.758-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. S.160-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.488-Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.3279-Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.1123-A Bill to Transfer and Limit Executive Branch Authority to Suspend or Restrict the Entry of a Class of Aliens-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrants rights, national security. S.213-SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: School vouchers, religious liberty, disability rights. S.Res.120-Opposing Efforts to Delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement Targeting Israel: Free speech, first amendment. S.852-Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, first amendment. S.274-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. S.373-A Bill to Provide for the Retention and Service of Transgender Individuals in the Armed Forces-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1790-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: Torture, national security, abortion, womens rights. S.894-Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: National security, AMEMSA issues. S.2007-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1791-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1083-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. S.1900-Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019-Issues Lobbied: DHS, DOD, DOJ, HHS, and ICE funding. S.1733-Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act-Issues Lobbied: Asylum. S.264-A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. S.662-Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Counsel for children. S.731-Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: CBP oversight. S.631-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, civil rights. S.507-Save Voters Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1762-Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment. S.1214-Privacy Bill of Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, consumer rights. S.1108-Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, discrimination. S.1205-Protections in Consumer Lending Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1789-Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.1938-Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. S.1645-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.1847-Affordability is Access Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, birth control, over the counter contraceptives. S.Con.Res.18-A concurrent resolution supporting reproductive health care in the United States-Issues Lobbied: Abortion. S.1764-Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Detention facilities, civil rights. S.949-For the People Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Campaign finance. S.1247-Duty to Report Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S.2065-Deepfake Report Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S.Res.233-A resolution recognizing the importance of protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S.1494-Secure and Protect Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Asylum. S.1472-Protective American Votes and Elections Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Election security. S.1606-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. S.1552-Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. S.561-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.265-Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, criminal justice. H.R.482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R.1498-End Racial Profiling Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H.R.1895-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil asset forfeiture. H.R.1714-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement militarization, police reform. H.R.1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Housing, racial justice. H.R.2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.1450-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, census, desegregation. H.R.120-Police CAMERA Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform, body-worn cameras. H.R.4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, higher education. H.R.5199-Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education. H.R.5242- School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018- Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.6122-Save Voters Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.12-Voter Empowerment Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.2840-Automatic Voter Registration Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.5011-Election Security Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.5793-Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R.6723-Ensuring American Voters Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.6011-A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. H.R.1585- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, housing protections, compelling testimony, tribal jurisdiction, protections against sexual misconduct by law enforcement officers, non-discrimination requirements, alternative justice, women in federal custody, unemployment insurance, TANF access. H.R.1-For the People Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights, campaign finance. H.R.7209-School Resource Officer Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.1112-Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Gun reform. H.R.8-Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Gun reform. H.R.1076-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reentry, ban the box. H.R.6-American Dream and Promise Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Dreamers. H.R.1999-Fair Licensing Access for Governments Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Trademarks. H.R.873-Transformation to Competitive Employment Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. H.R.1232-Rescinding DHS Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. H.R.1233-Borderland Takings Defense Fund Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. H.R.1234-Preventing the Taking of Americans Land to Build Trumps Wall Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. H.R.365-This Land is Our Land Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. H.R.1013-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Body cameras. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. H.R.1692- Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. H.R.784- Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.4-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.1799-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.494-Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.3157-Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.Res.246-Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, first amendment. H.Res.124-Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.787-SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: School vouchers, religious liberty, disability rights. H.R.2214- NO BAN Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrants rights, national security. H.R.897-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. H.R.1032-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.1942-Ending Mass Collection of Americans Phone Records Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R.2148-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.2500-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: Torture, surveillance, national security, privacy, womens rights, reproductive rights, birth control, abortion, family planning, military sexual trauma, school vouchers, transgender military service. H.R.1931-Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: National security, AMEMSA issues, profiling, surveillance, discrimination, free speech. H.R.3106-Domestic Terrorism DATA Act-Issues Lobbied: National security, AMEMSA issues, profiling, surveillance, discrimination, free speech. H.R.2740-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance, LGBTQ rights, religious liberty, religious refusals, transgender military service, Commission on Unalienable Rights, reproductive rights, abortion coverage and restrictions, Title X family planning program, State Department appropriations. H.R.3018-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3114-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.2275-Disctrict of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.2931-SERVE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3055-Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage, census, census appropriations, civil forfeiture, solitary confinement, marijuana, reentry, opioids, LGBTQ rights, juvenile justice, racial justice, surveillance, privacy, criminal justice, housing rights. H.R.2537-Deferred Removal for Iraqi Nationals Including Minorities Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, national security. H.R.3545-National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Hate crimes. H.R.40-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. H.R.3524-A bill to support the people of Central American and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Border issues. H.R.3239-Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrant detention. H.R.2203-Homeland Security Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: CBP oversight. H.R.2662-Asylum Seeker Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Migrant protection protocols. H.R.51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, civil rights, D.C. statehood. H.R.3201-Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.2722-SAFE Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.2300-Eliminating Debtors Prison for Kids Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.732-2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy (IDEA) Act-Issues Lobbied: Census. H.R.3494-A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. H.R.2514-COUNTER Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. H.R.2694-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.J.Res.35-Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.J.Res.38-Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.1839-Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. H.R.1230-Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. H.R.2975-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.3296-Affordability is Access Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.2091-Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Abortion. H.R.2513-Corporate Transparency Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, over-criminalization. H.R.3412-Election Security Assistance Act-Issues Lobbied: Campaign finance. H.R.2896-SHIELD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R.2842-POD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, detention center access. H.R.3401-Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, emergency funding, border crisis. H.R.1994-Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Expansion of 529 savings accounts. H.R.3164-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, FDA electrical stimulation devices ban. H.R.3253-Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, reauthorization of Money Follows the Person program. H.R.3351-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage and restrictions, DC Opportunity Scholarship program, Election Assistance Commission appropriations. H.Res.499-Condemning the Trump Administrations systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border-Issues Lobbied: Child detention, CBP, immigration. H.R.2415-Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrant detention. H.J.Res.1-A bill making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Abortion, ICE. H.R.794-Correct the Census Count Act-Issues Lobbied: Census, voting rights. H.R.727-Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, school safety. H.R.2925-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. H.R.2843-Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. H.R.2233-Bail Fairness Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. H.R.2842-POD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrant detention. H.R.1274-Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.838-Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, criminal justice. Legislation with No Bill Number: Continuing resolution for FY19 spending-Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties and civil rights. Senate bill version-Fair Chance Licensing Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, licensing. Senate bill version-Fair and Just Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: Right to counsel. Supporting Working Mothers Act/PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. Draft of Corporate Transparency Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Reauthorization of NSA Surveillance, Section 215-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Section 101 of the Patent Act-Issues Lobbied: First amendment. Reauthorization of Section 215 of the Patriot Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Proposed revision to Civil Rights/Conscience and Religious Freedom Discrimination Complaint Form, 0945-0002-60D-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. Judge Damon Keith Congressional Gold Medal Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights. Closing Digital Car Search Loophole Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. Senate bill version-Police CAMERA Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform, body-worn cameras. Judicial Accountability and Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Prosecutorial reform, criminal justice, drug reform. Senate bill version-REAL Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, Pell grant. Draft legislation-Patent Eligibility Reform-Issues Lobbied: Patent eligibility. Reauthorization of Higher Education Act-Issues Lobbied: Title IX. Keeping All Students Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. SCOTUS Amicus Brief from Members of Congress-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. Unnumbered Anti-BDS Amendment to State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill-Issues Lobbied: First amendment. Additional legislation not yet introduced - encryption, facial recognition, commercial privacy legislation, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, CAA Enhancement Act, combatting white nationalism, free speech, Foreign Agent Registration Act reform, free speech and association, free press, consumer privacy legislation, beneficial ownership reporting, privacy, over-criminalization, government transparency, Espionage Act reform, DOD sexual harassment prohibitions, federal critical infrastructure prohibitions, data gathering at the border, federal and local immigration enforcement, family separation, legal counsel for immigrants, preventing bad domestic terrorism legislation, Guantanamo detention policy, oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, sensitive locations. Agencies: Agency-Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, school-to-prison pipeline, Every Student Succeeds Act, student loans, civil rights investigations, Affirmative Action, Title IX, womens rights, disability rights, school vouchers, civil rights enforcement, First Amendment. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: OCR complaint form, reproductive rights, abortion coverage, birth control, religious liberty, disability rights, LGBTQ rights, Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care Delegations of Authority, Compliance with Statutory Program Integrity Requirements, Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, Home and Community-Based Services settings rule. Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Appropriations, Expeditious Asylum Processing Pilot Program, Custom and Border Protection - border enforcement, CBP oversight, Immigration and Customs Enforcement - deportation and detention practices. Agency-HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing, the disparate impact rule, AFFH rule, regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief, rent increases. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, juvenile justice, school-to-prison pipeline. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights enforcement. Agency-OMB-Issues Lobbied: Preschool suspensions, school-to-prison pipeline, data collection. Agency-Commerce-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, census. Agency-State-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. Agency-Interior-Issues Lobbied: National Park Service Demonstrations and Special Events on the National Mall and Memorial Parks, right to protest.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration H.R. 2836/S. 1781, Central American Women and Child Protection Act of 2019, all provisions S. 3540, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions, including funding for efforts to address root causes of migration, expanding refugee processing and resettlement, providing legal counsel for children, supporting care of and services for unaccompanied children S. __, Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced), child welfare professionals at border, TVPRA, and redeterminations of UAC stratus H.R. ___/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 663, Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 H.R. 541/S. 292, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 6, Dream and Promise Act H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3239, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, all provisions related to standards for children in custody S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act, all provisions H.R. 2522/S. 1303, Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nations Enforcement (HUMANE) Act of 2019 H.R. 2347 Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 S. 1165, Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes Budget/Appropriations H.R. __, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to use of DOD facilities to house UACs Emergency border supplemental legislation, House and Senate, provisions related to standards for influx facilities, MOA/information sharing about sponsors between DHS and ORR for enforcement, funding for UAC program, funding for educational, recreational, and legal services House and Senate FY20 DHS appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, increasing the use of alternatives to detention, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes. House and Senate FY20 SFOPs appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY20 LHHS appropriations, funding of UAC program, legal services for UACs Issues Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; DHS-HHS Memorandum of Agreement/screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Conditions in CBP custody (promoting hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved medical care for children, monitoring and oversight, standards for separations, prevention of abuse) Use, oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, and the Migrant Protection Protocols) Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims Proposed discussions/negotiations related to a safe third country agreement with Mexico, Guatemala, and countries in the region Recommendations of Homeland Security Advisory Committee regarding care of children in CBP custody
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
-H.R.3222 (116th Congress): No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019. -H.R.3451 Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019 - H.R.3452 Help Separated Families Act of 2019 - H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 - H.R.2820 Dream Act of 2019 - S. 874 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 - S. 1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019
Client expense: $18,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
Legalization (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure) â--�H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 â--�H.Res. 415 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes â--�H.R. 2820 - Dream Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 2821 - American Promise Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 549 - Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 â--�S. 879 - SECURE Act â--�S.874 - Dream Act of 2019 â--�House Judiciary Committee markup, H.R. 2820, the Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 2821, the American Promise Act of 20191; and H.R. 549, the Venezuelan TPS Act of 2019 â--�House Rules Committee hearing, H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 3312 - Family Reunification Act of 2019 â--�S.1862 - Citizenship Affordability Act â--�H.R. 3328 - Citizenship Affordability Act Asylum â--�Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) â--�Safe Third Country Agreements â--�S.1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 2662 - Asylum Seeker Protection Act of 2019 â--�Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, The Secure and Protect Act: a Legislative Fix to the Crisis at the Southwest Border Unaccompanied Immigrant Children â--�H.R. 7311 - William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 â--�H.R. 898 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 â--�Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997) â--�S. 1303 - HUMANE Act â--�H.R. 2522 - HUMANE Act of 2019 Refugee Resettlement â--�S. 1088 - Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 2146 - GRACE Act of 2019 â--�S.Res. 254 - A resolution commemorating June 20, 2019, as World Refugee Day â--�H.Res.444 - Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons â--�House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Markup Notice: H.R. 3190, H.R. 2327, H.R. 1632, H.R. 3252, H.Res. 259, H.Res. 432, H.Res. 441, H.Res. 444, H.R. 2229 Central American Migration â--�H.R. 3524 - Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act â--�S. 1445 - Central America Reform and Enforcement Act â--�H.R. 2347 - Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 â--�House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing: "The Importance of U.S. Assistance to Central America" â--�Memorandum of Cooperation with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador on border security cooperation in Central America â--�Memorandum of Cooperation with Guatemala to target human smuggling and trafficking networks Muslim-Travel Ban â--�H.R. 2214 - No BAN Act â--�S. 1123 - No BAN Act Zero Tolerance/Family Separation â--�House Oversight and Reform Committee Hearing, "Failure of Administration to Comply with Subpoenas on Child Separation Policy" Interior Enforcement â--�H.R. 2792 - PROTECT Act â--�S. 1440 - PROTECT Immigration Act â--�H.R. 532 - Alternatives to Detention Act â--�H.R. 3451 - Humane Enforcement and Legal Protection (HELP) for Separated Children Act of 2019 â--�H.R. 3452 - Help Separated Families Act of 2019 â--�S.1591 - End Mass Deportation Act Border Security â--�S.Amdt. 514 to S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 â--�Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, "At the Breaking Point: The Humanitarian and Security Crisis at Our Southern Border" â--�Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing, "Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: By the Numbers" â--�Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing, "Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: Perspectives from the Frontline" â--�House Homeland Security Hearing, "Examining the Dept. of Defense's Deployment to the U.S. Mexico Border" â--�Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: The Exploitation of Migrants through Smuggling, Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude â--�Office of the Attorney General Memorandum - Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement Detention Standards â--�H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act â--�S. 1243 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act â--�H.R. 3239 - Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act â--�Family Case Management Program â--�Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Compliance in ICE and ORR facilities Public Charge â--�H.R. 3222 - No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 Social Security No-Match Letters
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE