Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule to modernize H-1B requirements and oversight, 88 Fed. Reg. 72870-72963 USCIS, DHS final rule on Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements, 89 Fed. Reg. 6194-6400 S. 665/H.R. 4942 - The Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 2705 - The SEASONAL Act H.R. 1535 - The Eliminate Backlogs Act of 2023 H.R. 4708 - The H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers (HIRE) Act S. 225/H.R. 1325 - The Asylum Worker Authorization Act

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

H.R. 277, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023 H.R. 788/S. 225, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 925/S. 378, Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act H.R. 1118/S. 512, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2023 H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4696/S. 2347, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act S. 1524, Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2023, including provisions relating to anti-arbitration Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 Nomination of Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as Director of the National Institutes of Health Renomination of Gwynne Wilcox to serve another term as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); urging nomination of a new FAA Administrator; defense industrial base; Camp Lejeune related litigation; oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice; slush fund settlements

Client expense: $13,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 277, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023 H.R. 788/S. 225, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 925/S. 378, Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act H.R. 1118/S. 512, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2023 H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4737/S. 3137, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the SBA Request for Comments on Proposed OMB Circular No. A-4, Regulatory Analysis, Office of Management and Budget; (88 Fed. Reg. 20,915 - 20,916, April 7, 2023) Request for Comments on Guidance Implementing Section 2(e) of the Executive Order of April 6, 2023 (Modernizing Regulatory Review), Office of Management and Budget (88 Fed. Reg. 20,916 - 20,917, April 7, 2023) Various issues relating to application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; urging nomination of a new FAA Administrator; defense industrial base; concerns related to the per claim penalty provision of the False Claims Act and potential legislative reform; 9-47.120 - Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy meaning of extraordinary cooperation and extraordinary remediation to qualify for a declination; Camp Lejeune related litigation; oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice

Client expense: $16,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE