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Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint or provide counsel, at the government's expense, to aliens in removal proceedings and related appeals. An unaccompanied alien child shall be represented by counsel paid for and appointed by the government at every stage of such proceedings. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide a complete copy of an alien's immigration file to the alien (or the alien's counsel) within seven days of a notice to appear for an immigration proceeding, and failure to provide the file shall result in a delay in the proceeding. DHS shall provide access to counsel for all detained aliens. The bill authorizes the DOJ to enter into contacts or award grants for providing immigration-related legal services to children. The Executive Office for Immigration Review shall develop model guidelines for representing alien children in immigration proceedings.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.3729/S.661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act H.R.4155/S.2389, Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act H.R.883, Families Belong Together Act H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (provisions related to standards for influx facilities; limits on information sharing about unaccompanied children between the Office of Refugee Resettlement and Department of Homeland Security; transparency and oversight of family separations; provisions in DHS and LHHS sections related to protections of unaccompanied children) S.662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 Issues related to Title 42 expulsions of unaccompanied children Issues related to the oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement Issues related to the hiring of child welfare professionals at Customs and Border Protection facilities Issues related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement fingerprinting of unaccompanied children in the Office of Refugee Resettlement custody Issues related to facility monitoring and processing of children at the border Issues related to ensuring processing of unaccompanied children under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Issues related to COVID-19 precautions during border processing and at the Office of Refugee Resettlement Issues related to remedies for families affected by Zero Tolerance/family separation Issues related to maintaining to Flores Settlement and standards Issues related to federal transition priorities related to children in immigrant families Issues related to legal counsel for unaccompanied children Issues related to investigations and oversight of Administration's family separation policies Issues related to shelter capacity and use of influx facilities Issues related to expulsions of unaccompanied children at the border Issues related to repatriations/removals of unaccompanied children
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
S.2389, FAIR Proceedings Act S.662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 Issues related to Title 42 expulsions of unaccompanied children Issues related to the prevention of family separation at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities Issues related to NARA-20-0017-0014 and Control Number DAA-0568-2018-0001 Senate, legislation regarding standards to improve care and conditions for children in immigration custody and post-release services Issues related to the protection of unaccompanied children at the border Issues related to due process and fair proceedings for unaccompanied children EOIR Docket No. 19-0022; A.G. Order No. 4800-2020; RIN 1125-AA96 (issues related to appellate procedures and decisional finality in immigration proceedings and administrative closure) EOIR Docket No. 18-0002; A.G. Order No. 4714-2020] RIN 1125-AA94 (issues related to procedures for asylum and withholding of removal; credible fear and reasonable fear review) Collection of Information, Form I-589 OMB Control Number 1615-0067, Relating to USCIS RIN 1125-AA94, EOIR Docket Number 18-0002 (revisions to the Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal DHS-USCIS Policy Manual revisions, Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · first_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, the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019, all provisions 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. 3239/S. 2135, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, provisions related to standards for children in custody S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities H.R.5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020, 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 Budget/appropriations: House and Senate FY21 Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions. House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 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, and 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 FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations-- provisions related to funding of UAC program and legal services; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - provisions referenced above. Issues: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (including importance of postponement of EOIR hearings, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods) Impact of COVID-19 response and related border closure on access to protection for unaccompanied children and asylum seekers (expulsions of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers, TVPRA protections, international legal obligations) Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families and related oversight; DHS-HHS MOA and sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions) 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) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, duplicate proceedings/notices to appear (MPP) on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic). 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 U.S. to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure/guidance in relation to COVID-19) 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 DHS and HHS final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6537/S. 3645, Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and Security Together (FIRST) Act, provisions related to children. H.R. 6798, Haitian Deportation Relief Act, all provisions. H.R. __/S. 4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act, provisions related to unaccompanied children. H.R.5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020, all provisions. 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. Senate, legislation related to standards for treatment of children in immigration custody Senate, legislation related to standards for influx facilities housing unaccompanied children Budget/appropriations: House and Senate FY21 Department of Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions and report language related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, preventing family separation, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions and sharing of information with EOIR; due process for children affected by Migrant Protection Protocols; compliance with Flores standards; issues related to Title 42 expulsions of unaccompanied children House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs 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 FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations--funding of UAC program and legal services for UACs; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of childrens confidential mental health and case information; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4; due process for children affected by Migrant Protection Protocols House and Senate FY21 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations, issues related to use of video teleconferencing hearings for unaccompanied children H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and related packages, issues related to treatment and processing of unaccompanied children at the border Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (importance of postponement of EOIR hearings and USCIS appointments, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19, and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access U.S. to request humanitarian protection (addressing use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure and expulsions during COVID-19 pandemic) Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families in family detention; DHS-HHS MOA, and sharing of childrens mental health and case information) 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 Flores; TVPRA; determinations of unaccompanied child status) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, and MPP on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic). 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) 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 Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · first_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, the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019, all provisions 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. 3239/S. 2135, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, provisions related to standards for children in custody S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities H.R.5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020, 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 Budget/appropriations: House and Senate FY21 Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions. House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 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, and 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 FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations-- provisions related to funding of UAC program and legal services; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - provisions referenced above. Issues: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (including importance of postponement of EOIR hearings, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods) Impact of COVID-19 response and related border closure on access to protection for unaccompanied children and asylum seekers (expulsions of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers, TVPRA protections, international legal obligations) Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families and related oversight; DHS-HHS MOA and sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions) 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) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, duplicate proceedings/notices to appear (MPP) on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic). 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 U.S. to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure/guidance in relation to COVID-19) 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 DHS and HHS final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
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, provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 4599, Southern Border Communities Relief Act, provisions related to processing of children and families S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities House, legislation related to mental health services for unaccompanied children House, legislation related to separation of family members Senate, legislation related to care of unaccompanied children House and Senate FY20 Department of Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, tracking of family relationships, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, and preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement. House and Senate FY20 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs 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 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations, funding of UAC program, legal services for UACs, preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, standards for facilities, and tracking of family relationships. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, issues above 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, proceeding of unaccompanied children -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, asylum cooperative agreements) -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 cooperative agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) -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
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues related to cyber, tech, free speech and education. S.894; H.R.1931, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act; S.662.; H.R. 1566, No Hate Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
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
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues related to cyber, tech, free speech and education. S.894; H.R.1931, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act; S.662.; H.R. 1566, No Hate Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
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.
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
2019 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Global Security Act, Early Childhood Development Act, USAID Global Health Funding for Nutrition and Vulnerable Children, CDC Global Health Funding for Immunizations, REACH ACT (Maternal and Child Survival), Family First Prevention Services Act, HR 8/S.32: Universal Background Checks, Early Detention to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act (S. 1009), Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Reauthorization, Child Care for Working Families Act (S. 568/H.R. 1364), Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (HR 1185/S 463), Mercury and Air Toxics Standard, Personal Care Products Safety Act (S. 726), CDC Research on Firearm Injuries and Fatalities (appropriations), Plan of Safe Care for substance-exposed infants (appropriations), Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2019 (HR 1128), Indian Health Service Appropriations, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act Implementation, Climate Change, Autism Cares Act (HR 1058), Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2020 Appropriations, FY 2020 Budget Resolution , Seclusion and Restraint/Keeping All Students Safe Act, Federal Campaigns on Vaccinations, FY 2020 LHHSE Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations Bill, Background Check Expansion Act (S 42), New Source Performance Standards, Consumer Product Safety, Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (HR 1243/S 523), IHS Appropriations, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act (HR 776), REMOTE AC (S 412), Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody, Standards in ICE Family Detention, Standards for ORR Facilities, Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Funding for Pediatric Mental Health Access Grants, Funding for HRSA Maternal Depression Grants, OTC Drug Reform, Standards for Airplane EMKs, Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women, Mental Health Services for Students Act HR 1109, HR 269 PAHPAI, Medical Nutrition Equity Act, American Dream and Promise Act (HR 6), WIC Act, WIC, SNAP, School Meals, Summer Feeding, Dietary Guidelines, Funding for Public Health Preparedness, National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters, Family Separation, Family Detention, Breastfeeding, Public Charge, Enforcement at Sensitive Locations, Screening at the Border, Labeling for Dairy Products, Whole Milk in School Meals, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act (S 662), Keep Families Together Act (S 292/HR 541), Menu Labeling, Nutrition Facts Label, Funding for Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program, Section 133Z Waivers, Program Integrity (Medicaid), 1115 Waivers Work Requirements, Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care, Oral Health, Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, MACPAC Nominations, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (S 560/HR 1379), ACE Kids Act (HR 1226/S 317), ACA Lawsuit, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care Affordable Act, Short-Term Plans, Associations Health Plans, Vaccine Payment, Medicare for America, Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act (S 2582), Valuation of Immunization Administration, G-Codes for Virtual Check-In, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Reauthorization (Sec. 775 of the Public Health Service Act), National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment, Qualifying Work Hours for Pediatricians, Youth Prevention and Recovery Initiative Appropriations (Sec. 514(c) of the Public Health Service Act), SBIRT Training for Adolescent Providers Appropriations (Sec. 519B(g) of the Public Health Service Act), Title X Family Planning Program Appropriations, Modified Risk Tobacco Product Application Evaluation and Adolescent Risk Perception, CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health Appropriations, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Appropriations, National Institutes of Health Appropriations, Title VII and Title VIII Health Professions Program Appropriations, Opioid Program Funding, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Appropriations, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization, Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Appropriations, Raising tobacco purchase age to 21, PROTECT Act (H.R. 2111/S.1048), Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Appropriations, Update to Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 748), Over-the-counter drug reform.
2019 · first_quarter · Immigration
National Emergency Declaration Presidential Proclamation 9844: Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States H.J.Res 46 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 S.J.Res.10 - A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Hearing: The National Emergencies Act of 1976 Border Infrastructure S.263 - Full Fair and Complete Exchange Act 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 S.254 - A bill to rescind the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive Federal law to facilitate the construction of border barriers 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 Trumps Wall Act Immigration Detention S. 648 - Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act Legalization (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure) and Payment for Employment for Individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals S.1095/H.R. 668 - American Dream Employment Act of 2019 H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 S. 874 - Dream Act of 2019 S. 879 - A bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other purposes. House Judiciary Committee Hearing: Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients Zero-Tolerance Policy H.R. 883/S.271 - Families Belong Together Act House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing: Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy House Judiciary Committee Hearing: Oversight of the Trump Administration Family Separation Policy House Homeland Security Committee Hearing: The Way Forward on Border Security House Homeland Security Committee: The Department of Homeland Securitys Family Separation Policy: Perspectives from the Border Unaccompanied Immigrant Children H.R. 7311 - William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997) S. 661 - Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019 House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee Hearing: Reviewing the Administrations Unaccompanied Children Program Central American Migration Memorandum of Cooperation on Border Security Cooperation in Central America Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: Oversight of Customs and Border Protection's Response to the Smuggling of Persons at the Southern Border Information Sharing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Following Gun Background Check H.R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (Motion to Recommit) Local Election Policies for Noncitizens H.R. 1 - For the People Act of 2019 (Motion to Recommit) Agricultural Guest Workers H.R. 641 - Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 Muslim-Travel Ban H.R.810/S.246 - A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States Refugee Resettlement S.1088 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes Access to Legal Counsel S. 662 - Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 Immigration Courts S.663 - Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee Hearing: Executive Office for Immigration Review Social Security Administration No-Match letters
2019 · first_quarter · Immigration
S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids, all provisions related to access to legal representation for unaccompanied children 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 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. 7030, Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes (last Congress) S. 3624, Families, Not Facilities Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes (last Congress) 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 Department of Homeland Security 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. State and Foreign Operations 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. Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations, provisions and report language related to funding for the Unaccompanied Alien Child program and contingency fund; reporting on program funding needs, family separation, oversight of and standards for influx facilities; and report language on legal counsel. House, legislation addressing improved medical care for children in CBP custody House and Senate, legislation providing assistance to address and prevent sexual- and gender-based and domestic violence against women and children in Central America. House, legislation to address root causes of migration from Central America; treatment of asylum seekers, including children, in CBP custody Issues/Administrative: Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; 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, and standards for separations) Use, oversight, and conditions of 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; discretion and independence of immigration judges 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) Conditions and safety of children in federal immigration custody (including prevention of sexual abuse and assault; compliance with PREA in ORR facilities) 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 Presidential proclamation and DHS/DOJ interim final rule and related USCIS guidance barring asylum eligibility to certain individuals, including to unaccompanied children Migration Protection Protocols/Remain in Mexico policy and potential impact on migrant and refugee children and families Negotiations related to a safe third country agreement with Mexico and countries in the region
| Democratic |
| NV |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Kamala D. Harris | Democratic | CA |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Client expense: $40,000 · 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)
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)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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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)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)