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Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R. 1215: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act H.R. 2410: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (not yet introduced) Preventing the Detention of U.S. Citizens Act (not yet introduced) Advocated for increased funding for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Advocated for reforms of the current asylum system related to gender based persecution, expedited removal, detention, terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility, the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the one year filing deadline, and other due process concerns. Provided questions on asylum and immigration for the oversight hearings of DHS and DOJ. Confirmation of Assistant Secretary for Populations, Refugees, and Migration Eric Schwartz Addressing consequences of U.S. withdrawal on displaced Iraqis Lack of state protection in Iraq for LGBT Iraqis
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HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST via HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
2009 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1215: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act H.R. 2410: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (not yet introduced) Preventing the Detention of U.S. Citizens Act (not yet introduced) Advocated for increased funding for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Advocated for reforms of the current asylum system related to gender based persecution, expedited removal, detention, terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility, the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the one year filing deadline, and other due process concerns. Provided questions on asylum and immigration for the oversight hearings of DHS and DOJ. Confirmation of Assistant Secretary for Populations, Refugees, and Migration Eric Schwartz Addressing consequences of U.S. withdrawal on displaced Iraqis Lack of state protection in Iraq for LGBT Iraqis
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Source: Senate LDA
H.R.1215: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009, to reform immigration detention procedures. Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (not yet introduced in the Senate) to provide due process protections for asylum seekers and detained immigrants. H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009: Lobbied to remove S.AMDT.629 to Sec. 7093 (Kyl Amendment), providing that no funds may be used to resettle Palestinians from Gaza into the United States. Advocated to mitigate the impact upon asylum seekers of Attorney General Mukaseys decision in Matter of Compean regarding ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration proceedings. Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Justice Appropriations: Advocated for increased funding to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to hire more immigration judges and staff and expand the Legal Orientation Program. Fiscal Year 2010 State Department/ Foreign Operations Appropriations: Advocated for Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) account funding, Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance (ERMA) account funding. Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations: Advocated for funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Iraq and Afghanistan Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (not yet introduced): Advocated for funding for the Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) account and funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General. Nomination of Janet Napolitano for Secretary of Homeland Security. Nomination of John Morton for Assistant Secretary of Immigration Customs Enforcement. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2007
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.1215: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009, to reform immigration detention procedures. Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (not yet introduced in the Senate) to provide due process protections for asylum seekers and detained immigrants. H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009: Lobbied to remove S.AMDT.629 to Sec. 7093 (Kyl Amendment), providing that no funds may be used to resettle Palestinians from Gaza into the United States. Advocated to mitigate the impact upon asylum seekers of Attorney General Mukaseys decision in Matter of Compean regarding ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration proceedings. Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Justice Appropriations: Advocated for increased funding to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to hire more immigration judges and staff and expand the Legal Orientation Program. Fiscal Year 2010 State Department/ Foreign Operations Appropriations: Advocated for Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) account funding, Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance (ERMA) account funding. Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations: Advocated for funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Iraq and Afghanistan Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (not yet introduced): Advocated for funding for the Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) account and funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General. Nomination of Janet Napolitano for Secretary of Homeland Security. Nomination of John Morton for Assistant Secretary of Immigration Customs Enforcement. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
H.R. 1215: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act H.R. 2410: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (not yet introduced) Preventing the Detention of U.S. Citizens Act (not yet introduced) Advocated for increased funding for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Advocated for reforms of the current asylum system related to gender based persecution, expedited removal, detention, terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility, the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the one year filing deadline, and other due process concerns. Provided questions on asylum and immigration for the oversight hearings of DHS and DOJ. Confirmation of Assistant Secretary for Populations, Refugees, and Migration Eric Schwartz Addressing consequences of U.S. withdrawal on displaced Iraqis Lack of state protection in Iraq for LGBT Iraqis
Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R. 3674: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007. Section 6, regarding the security screening of refugees. S. 2829: To make technical corrections to section 1244 of Public Law 110-181, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes. H.R. 1585: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 1242 (processing mechanisms) and Section 1243 (United States refugee program processing priorities). Fiscal year 2009 appropriations: lobbying to ensure adequate funding for humanitarian assistance, emergency assistance, reception and placement services and resettlement assistance for Iraqi refugees, special immigrants, and others.
To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees. H.R.2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008, Chapter 4: Department of State and Foreign Operations - Subchapter A: Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, Ch 4: the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. FY 2009 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act. Provided written testimony to the Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.6496: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008; Sec. 2 findings and Sec. 5 bilateral assistance to Jordan. S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishment of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.7255: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act; Section 3 and Section 4 related to conditions of immigration detention, release options, and alternatives to detention. Lobbied for improvements in the implementation, interpretation, and adjudication process related to INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) terrorism grounds of inadmissibility. Lobbied Senate to develop a set of recommendations to improve the quality of the asylum adjudication process and eliminate disparities in that process. Recommendations included strategies to support legislation such as S.3114: A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Also advocated for the expansion of Legal Orientation Programs. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.6496: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008; Sec. 2 findings and Sec. 5 bilateral assistance to Jordan. S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishment of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.7255: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act; Section 3 and Section 4 related to conditions of immigration detention, release options, and alternatives to detention. Lobbied for improvements in the implementation, interpretation, and adjudication process related to INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) terrorism grounds of inadmissibility. Lobbied Senate to develop a set of recommendations to improve the quality of the asylum adjudication process and eliminate disparities in that process. Recommendations included strategies to support legislation such as S.3114: A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Also advocated for the expansion of Legal Orientation Programs. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
A bill to make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R. 3674: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007. Section 6, regarding the security screening of refugees. S. 2829: To make technical corrections to section 1244 of Public Law 110-181, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes. H.R. 1585: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 1242 (processing mechanisms) and Section 1243 (United States refugee program processing priorities). Fiscal year 2009 appropriations: lobbying to ensure adequate funding for humanitarian assistance, emergency assistance, reception and placement services and resettlement assistance for Iraqi refugees, special immigrants, and others.
Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.6496: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008; Sec. 2 findings and Sec. 5 bilateral assistance to Jordan. S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishment of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.7255: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act; Section 3 and Section 4 related to conditions of immigration detention, release options, and alternatives to detention. Lobbied for improvements in the implementation, interpretation, and adjudication process related to INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) terrorism grounds of inadmissibility. Lobbied Senate to develop a set of recommendations to improve the quality of the asylum adjudication process and eliminate disparities in that process. Recommendations included strategies to support legislation such as S.3114: A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Also advocated for the expansion of Legal Orientation Programs. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.6496: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008; Sec. 2 findings and Sec. 5 bilateral assistance to Jordan. S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishment of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.7255: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act; Section 3 and Section 4 related to conditions of immigration detention, release options, and alternatives to detention. Lobbied for improvements in the implementation, interpretation, and adjudication process related to INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) terrorism grounds of inadmissibility. Lobbied Senate to develop a set of recommendations to improve the quality of the asylum adjudication process and eliminate disparities in that process. Recommendations included strategies to support legislation such as S.3114: A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Also advocated for the expansion of Legal Orientation Programs. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees. H.R.2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008, Chapter 4: Department of State and Foreign Operations - Subchapter A: Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, Ch 4: the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. FY 2009 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act. Provided written testimony to the Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R. 2764: Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, Section 699 A, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act H.R. 1591: The Iraq War Supplemental Funding Act, section 592, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act S.A. 1486: Levin-Brownback Amendment to S. 1639 to give access to Iraqis to apply for refugee status under existing U.S. law. H.R. 2265: Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act, Section 1-8 S. 1651: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act: a bill to provide support for Iraqi refugees, Section 1-8
To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.
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S. Res. 155: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala S. Rept. 110-128: Department Of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008. Senate Confirmation of William R. Brownfield as Ambassador to Colombia Senate Confirmation of Cameron Hume as Ambassador to Indonesia H.R.2764: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008 (House and Senate versions) Section 682 (Foreign Military Financing for Indonesia): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Section 687 (International Military Education and Training): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Report: lobbied for language on human rights defenders and accountability H.Res.100: Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes Proposed resolution calling on the government of Syria to release certain political prisoners and encouraging the United States to make democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression a top concern of its foreign policy toward Syria (the resolution has never been introduced) Urged that Members of Congress not pass the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement unless there are verifiable improvements in human rights Participated in State Department certification meetings of U.S. Aid to Colombia; presented concerns about treatment of human rights defenders in Colombia and urged that the State Department should not certify aid as compliant with legislative conditions contained in foreign operations law S. Res. 178: Expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes
A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Closure Act of 2007
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H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
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H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
H.R. 2764: Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, Section 699 A, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act H.R. 1591: The Iraq War Supplemental Funding Act, section 592, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act S.A. 1486: Levin-Brownback Amendment to S. 1639 to give access to Iraqis to apply for refugee status under existing U.S. law. H.R. 2265: Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act, Section 1-8 S. 1651: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act: a bill to provide support for Iraqi refugees, Section 1-8
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
National Security with Justice Act of 2007
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H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
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H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala.
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S. Res. 155: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala S. Rept. 110-128: Department Of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008. Senate Confirmation of William R. Brownfield as Ambassador to Colombia Senate Confirmation of Cameron Hume as Ambassador to Indonesia H.R.2764: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008 (House and Senate versions) Section 682 (Foreign Military Financing for Indonesia): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Section 687 (International Military Education and Training): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Report: lobbied for language on human rights defenders and accountability H.Res.100: Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes Proposed resolution calling on the government of Syria to release certain political prisoners and encouraging the United States to make democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression a top concern of its foreign policy toward Syria (the resolution has never been introduced) Urged that Members of Congress not pass the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement unless there are verifiable improvements in human rights Participated in State Department certification meetings of U.S. Aid to Colombia; presented concerns about treatment of human rights defenders in Colombia and urged that the State Department should not certify aid as compliant with legislative conditions contained in foreign operations law S. Res. 178: Expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes
A resolution expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.
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S. Res. 155: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala S. Rept. 110-128: Department Of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008. Senate Confirmation of William R. Brownfield as Ambassador to Colombia Senate Confirmation of Cameron Hume as Ambassador to Indonesia H.R.2764: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008 (House and Senate versions) Section 682 (Foreign Military Financing for Indonesia): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Section 687 (International Military Education and Training): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Report: lobbied for language on human rights defenders and accountability H.Res.100: Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes Proposed resolution calling on the government of Syria to release certain political prisoners and encouraging the United States to make democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression a top concern of its foreign policy toward Syria (the resolution has never been introduced) Urged that Members of Congress not pass the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement unless there are verifiable improvements in human rights Participated in State Department certification meetings of U.S. Aid to Colombia; presented concerns about treatment of human rights defenders in Colombia and urged that the State Department should not certify aid as compliant with legislative conditions contained in foreign operations law S. Res. 178: Expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes
Airport Emergency Reimbursement Act of 2003
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H.R. 2764: Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, Section 699 A, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act H.R. 1591: The Iraq War Supplemental Funding Act, section 592, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act S.A. 1486: Levin-Brownback Amendment to S. 1639 to give access to Iraqis to apply for refugee status under existing U.S. law. H.R. 2265: Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act, Section 1-8 S. 1651: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act: a bill to provide support for Iraqi refugees, Section 1-8
Expanding Education for Military Families Act of 2003
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S. Res. 155: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala S. Rept. 110-128: Department Of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008. Senate Confirmation of William R. Brownfield as Ambassador to Colombia Senate Confirmation of Cameron Hume as Ambassador to Indonesia H.R.2764: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008 (House and Senate versions) Section 682 (Foreign Military Financing for Indonesia): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Section 687 (International Military Education and Training): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Report: lobbied for language on human rights defenders and accountability H.Res.100: Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes Proposed resolution calling on the government of Syria to release certain political prisoners and encouraging the United States to make democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression a top concern of its foreign policy toward Syria (the resolution has never been introduced) Urged that Members of Congress not pass the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement unless there are verifiable improvements in human rights Participated in State Department certification meetings of U.S. Aid to Colombia; presented concerns about treatment of human rights defenders in Colombia and urged that the State Department should not certify aid as compliant with legislative conditions contained in foreign operations law S. Res. 178: Expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes
Expanding Education for Military Families Act of 2003
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H.R.2764: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Section 691, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
Expanding Education for Military Families Act of 2003
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H.R. 2764: Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, Section 699 A, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act H.R. 1591: The Iraq War Supplemental Funding Act, section 592, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act S.A. 1486: Levin-Brownback Amendment to S. 1639 to give access to Iraqis to apply for refugee status under existing U.S. law. H.R. 2265: Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act, Section 1-8 S. 1651: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act: a bill to provide support for Iraqi refugees, Section 1-8
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST via HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
2009 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R.1215: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009, to reform immigration detention procedures. Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (not yet introduced in the Senate) to provide due process protections for asylum seekers and detained immigrants. H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009: Lobbied to remove S.AMDT.629 to Sec. 7093 (Kyl Amendment), providing that no funds may be used to resettle Palestinians from Gaza into the United States. Advocated to mitigate the impact upon asylum seekers of Attorney General Mukaseys decision in Matter of Compean regarding ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration proceedings. Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Justice Appropriations: Advocated for increased funding to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to hire more immigration judges and staff and expand the Legal Orientation Program. Fiscal Year 2010 State Department/ Foreign Operations Appropriations: Advocated for Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) account funding, Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance (ERMA) account funding. Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations: Advocated for funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Iraq and Afghanistan Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (not yet introduced): Advocated for funding for the Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) account and funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General. Nomination of Janet Napolitano for Secretary of Homeland Security. Nomination of John Morton for Assistant Secretary of Immigration Customs Enforcement. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST via HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R.6496: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008; Sec. 2 findings and Sec. 5 bilateral assistance to Jordan. S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishment of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.7255: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act; Section 3 and Section 4 related to conditions of immigration detention, release options, and alternatives to detention. Lobbied for improvements in the implementation, interpretation, and adjudication process related to INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) terrorism grounds of inadmissibility. Lobbied Senate to develop a set of recommendations to improve the quality of the asylum adjudication process and eliminate disparities in that process. Recommendations included strategies to support legislation such as S.3114: A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Also advocated for the expansion of Legal Orientation Programs. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.
Filing targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
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2008 · third_quarter · 3A
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.6328: To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees. H.R.2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008, Chapter 4: Department of State and Foreign Operations - Subchapter A: Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, Ch 4: the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. FY 2009 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act. Provided written testimony to the Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 3674: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007. Section 6, regarding the security screening of refugees. S. 2829: To make technical corrections to section 1244 of Public Law 110-181, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes. H.R. 1585: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 1242 (processing mechanisms) and Section 1243 (United States refugee program processing priorities). Fiscal year 2009 appropriations: lobbying to ensure adequate funding for humanitarian assistance, emergency assistance, reception and placement services and resettlement assistance for Iraqi refugees, special immigrants, and others.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
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2007 · year_end · YY
H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
H.R.2764: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Section 691, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
Urged that members of Congress not pass the U.S.Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement unless there are verifiable improvements in human rights.
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2007 · mid_year · MM
H.R. 2764: Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, Section 699 A, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act H.R. 1591: The Iraq War Supplemental Funding Act, section 592, a provision to remedy the "Material Support" provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act S.A. 1486: Levin-Brownback Amendment to S. 1639 to give access to Iraqis to apply for refugee status under existing U.S. law. H.R. 2265: Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act, Section 1-8 S. 1651: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act: a bill to provide support for Iraqi refugees, Section 1-8
S. Res. 155: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala S. Rept. 110-128: Department Of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008. Senate Confirmation of William R. Brownfield as Ambassador to Colombia Senate Confirmation of Cameron Hume as Ambassador to Indonesia H.R.2764: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2008 (House and Senate versions) Section 682 (Foreign Military Financing for Indonesia): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Section 687 (International Military Education and Training): urged that conditions be placed on assistance and for reporting on progress on human rights issues Report: lobbied for language on human rights defenders and accountability H.Res.100: Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes Proposed resolution calling on the government of Syria to release certain political prisoners and encouraging the United States to make democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression a top concern of its foreign policy toward Syria (the resolution has never been introduced) Urged that Members of Congress not pass the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement unless there are verifiable improvements in human rights Participated in State Department certification meetings of U.S. Aid to Colombia; presented concerns about treatment of human rights defenders in Colombia and urged that the State Department should not certify aid as compliant with legislative conditions contained in foreign operations law S. Res. 178: Expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes
Filing targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
H.R.1416: To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims S.185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States S.1249: A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes S.1469: A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes S.1876: A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes H.R.1585: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.567: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes S.1547 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.1548 (Sec. 1023): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes S.576: A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights H.R.1415: To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights EO 13440: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Nomination of John Rizzo to General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency H.R.2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes H.R.2710: To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of the detention of enemy combatants
Filing targets: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)