Coronavirus Language Access Act

Access to Counsel S. 2389/H.R.4155, FAIR Proceedings Act H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 Appropriations H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act H.R. 7667, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Asylum Notice of proposed rulemaking, Security Bars and Processing. Joint notice of proposed rulemaking, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review. Border S. 4224, the Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 Census Executive Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens from the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census Coronavirus H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 4526, Coronavirus Language Access Act S. 4381, Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act S. 4071, American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act The HEALS (Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools) Act S. 4318, To provide assistance to American workers, families, and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. S. 4317, To lessen the burdens on interstate commerce by discouraging insubstantial lawsuits relating to COVID-19 while preserving the ability of individuals and businesses that have suffered real injury to obtain complete relief. S. 4319, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the deduction for business meals provided at a restaurant. S. 4320, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. S. 4321, To establish the Paycheck Protection Program Second Draw Loan and amend the 7(a) loan guaranty program for recovery sector business concerns, and for other purposes. S. 4322, To help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes. S. 4323, To save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government. S. 4324, To facilitate the availability, development, and production of domestic re- sources to meet national personal protective equipment and material needs, and ensure American leadership in advanced research and develop- ment and semiconductor manufacturing. Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic Executive Order on Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act Department of Homeland Security memo, Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children. Detention H. Res. 1153, Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent. Employment-Based Immigration H.R. 1044/S. 386, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 Family Separation H.R. 2214/S. 1123, NO BAN Act H.R. 2731/S. 1554, Adoptee Citizenship Act H.R. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act Immigration Courts Notice of proposed rulemaking, Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure. Integration H.R. 8046, the Improving New Americans Act Interior Enforcement H.R.7569/ S.4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act Deployment of DHS officers to protests in Portland S. 285, Sarahs Law International Students Notice of proposed rulemaking, Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media. Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Nominations Nomination of Chad Wolf to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Racial Justice H.R. 585, BREATHE Act H.R. 7120/S.3912, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Refugees Transmission of the Presidents Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) Designation of TPS for Venezuela 18 month Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan 18 month Designation of TPS or DED for Lebanon H.R. 549, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 USCIS H.R. 8089, the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act Final rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements. Policy alert, Changes to USCIS Policy Manual, Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications. Unaccompanied Migrant Children Detention of children in hotels Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997) Final rule, Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

United Spinal Association was saddened and outraged by the events surrounding the death of Michael Hickson, age 46, in Austin, Texas on June 11, 2020. Mr. Hickson, a black man and father of five, was a quadriplegic and had a brain injury due to a sudden cardiac arrest while driving in 2017. United Spinal called on HHS Office for Civil Rights to investigate the death of Mr. Hickson. United Spinal signed a letter to House and Senate leadership asking that they take specific steps to make voting and voter registration processes more accessible. These include emphasizing website accessibility, protecting and expanding in-person and early voting options, requiring multiple accessible voting options, and providing funding to research, create, and test systems to improve access for voters with disabilities. United Spinal engaged with House and Senate officers in conducting a series of ADA30 briefings throughout the summer. Support Coronavirus Language Access Act (S. 4526). Was asked to speak to the Office of Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE). Discussed disability rights issues including transportation issues, autonomous vehicles and Money Follows the Person funding which allows for states to help individuals transition out of institutional care into their communities.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $85,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Council on Disability, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

For Coronavirus Language Access Act, S. 4526/H.R. 6623; For racial and ethnic diversity of witnesses called to testify in Congressional hearings; For creation of Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Client expense: $14,762 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of the Census, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE