MARIO BEOVIDES

Advocacy with Members of Congress on FY 2026 funding for U.S. Census Bureau; Advocacy with Members of Congress for funding for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Advocated with Members of Congress to oppose HR 151, the Equal Representation Act, which would exclude non-citizens from the decennial Census apportionment count and add a question on immigration status to the decennial Census questionnaire; Advocated with Members of Congress to oppose H.R. 4798, which would provide for a mid-decade Census, and exclude non-citizens from the decennial Census apportionment count; Advocacy with Members of Congress to oppose S.265, the Freedom from Government Surveys Act, which would make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary; Advocacy with Members of Congress to oppose H.R. 4884, the Correct the Count Act, which would exclude non-citizens from the decennial Census apportionment count, and would add a citizenship question to the decennial Census.

Advocacy with Members of Congress on FY 2026 funding for U.S. Census Bureau; Advocacy with Members of Congress for funding for the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino

Advocated with Members of Congress to oppose HR 151, the Equal Representation Act, which would exclude non-citizens from the decennial Census apportionment count and add a question on immigration status to the decennial Census questionnaire; Advocated with Members of Congress in support of H.R. 1331/S. 1304 - Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act - these bills would provide funding for the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino

Advocacy with Members of Congress on FY 2026 funding for U.S. Census Bureau; Advocacy with Members of Congress on FY 2026 discretionary funding for Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program and other immigration services.

Advocated with Members of Congress to oppose HR 22, the SAVE Act, which would place significant restrictions on the ability of Latinos to register to vote and vote.

Advocated with Members of Congress to oppose HR 151, the Equal Representation Act, which would exclude non-citizens from the decennial Census apportionment count and add a question on citizenship to the decennial Census questionnaire.

Advocacy to support anomaly for Census Bureau funding for FY 25 Appropriations' continuing resolutions; Advocacy to support full funding for the Census Bureau in the FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill and to discuss Section 559 and Section 621 of the FY25 CJS bill; advocacy to support funding for Citizenship and Integration grants program and reduction of case backlogs in the FY25 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill; Advocacy to support FY25 funding to establish the Senate Office of Workforce Development and Retention.

Advocacy to oppose H.R. 8281,the "SAVE Act," which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

FY 25 appropriations advocacy on naturalization issues, including funding for backlog reduction, and the USCIS citizenship and integration grants program FY 25 appropriations advocacy to oppose appropriations provisions or amendments which would undermine full Census count of the population for apportionment purposes, and quality of data compiled in Census surveys and censuses; FY 2025 appropriations advocacy for sufficient level of funding for Census Bureau FY 2025 appropriations advocacy with Senate to establish Office of Workforce Development and Retention;

Advocacy to oppose H.R. 8281,the "SAVE Act," which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

Advocacy against H.R. 7109 - legislation to add citizenship question to Census questionnaire and exclude non-citizens from the Census apportionment count.

FY 25 appropriations advocacy on naturalization issues, including funding for backlog reduction, and the USCIS citizenship and integration grants program FY 25 appropriations advocacy to oppose appropriations provisions or amendments which would undermine full Census count of the population for apportionment purposes, and quality of data compiled in Census surveys and censuses; FY 2025 appropriations advocacy for sufficient level of funding for Census Bureau FY 2025 appropriations advocacy with Senate to establish Office of Workforce Development and Retention; FY 2025 appropriations advocacy to oppose language in House Legislative Branch bill that prohibited the use of funds for programs and initiatives in the House of Representatives focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

FY24 appropriations advocacy on the establishment of the Senate Office of Human Capital; FY24 appropriations advocacy on the reintroduction of language that keeps appropriations for the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the same level established in FY23, and is established as its own entity outside the CAO; FY25 appropriations advocacy on the establishment of the Senate Office of Workforce Development and Retention FY 25 appropriations advocacy on naturalization issues, including funding for backlog reduction, and the USCIS citizenship and integration grants program FY 24 appropriations advocacy to oppose appropriations provisions or amendments which would undermine full Census count of the population for apportionment purposes; FY 2024 appropriations advocacy for sufficient level of funding for Census Bureau

Advocacy against H.R. 7109 - legislation to add citizenship question to Census questionnaire and exclude non-citizens from the Census apportionment count

Advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the U.S. Census Bureau; advocacy opposing section 559 of the FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill; advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, including for Citizenship and Integration Grants Program; advocacy for FY 2024 funding of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and for the establishment of the Senate Office of Human Capital

Advocacy to establish U.S. Senate Office of Human Capital, advocacy on structure and organization of House Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Advocacy to oppose dissolution of U.S. House of Representatives Diversity and Inclusion Office, advocacy to establish U.S. Senate Office of Human Capital

Advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the U.S. Census Bureau; advocacy opposing section 559 of the FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill; advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, including for naturalization backlog reduction and the Citizenship and Integration Grants Program; advocacy for FY 2024 funding of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and for the establishment of the Senate Office of Human Capital

Advocacy to establish Senate Office of Human Capital

Advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the U.S. Census Bureau; advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, including for naturalization backlog reduction and the Citizenship and Integration Grants Program, as well as for appropriations report language supporting affordable naturalization and fee waivers; advocacy for FY 2024 funding of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and for the establishment of the Senate Office of Human Capital

Advocacy in support of the Remote Naturalization Act

Advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the U.S. Census Bureau; advocacy for FY 2024 funding for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, including for naturalization backlog reduction and the Citizenship and Integration Grants Program, as well as for appropriations report language supporting affordable naturalization and fee waivers; advocacy for FY 2024 funding of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Advocacy to establish Senate Office of Human Capital; advocacy for appointment of head of House Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

HR 9225, Case Backlog Transparency and Accountability Act of 2022

Appointment and confirmation of nominees for various federal agencies.

FY 2023 appropriations for Census Bureau, Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and USCIS, including Citizenship and Integration grants, naturalization fee waivers and backlog reduction.

Appointment and confirmation of nominees for various federal agencies; outreach to Members of Congress on adoption of the FY 2023 recommendations of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress; Census legislation analysis.

Voting rights legislation

H.R.5319, legislation to reduce financial barriers to naturalization, codify fee waivers, stabilize naturalization fee and authorize funding for backlog reduction

H.R.5319, legislation to reduce financial barriers to naturalization, codify fee waivers, stabilize naturalization fee and authorize funding for backlog reduction

FY 2022 and 2023 appropriations for Census Bureau, Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and USCIS, including Citizenship and Integration grants and backlog reduction.

Appointment and confirmation of nominees for various federal agencies, commissions and judicial appointments (including SEC);confirmationof Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on U.S. Supreme Court; adoption of recommendations of House Select Committee on Modernization of Congress

H.R.5319, legislation to reduce financial barriers to naturalization, codify fee waivers, stabilize naturalization fee and authorize funding for backlog reduction

Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve U.S. Supreme Court Justice; appointment and confirmation of nominees for various federal agencies and commissions (including FTC and FCC).

FY 2022 and 2023 appropriations for Census Bureau, Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and USCIS, including Citizenship and Integration grants and backlog reduction.

H.R.5319, legislation to reduce financial barriers to naturalization, codify fee waivers, stabilize naturalization fee and authorize funding for backlog reduction

Congressional staff diversity and inclusion issues; confirmation of nominee to serve as Director of the Census Bureau

Appropriations for Census Bureau; appropriations for USCIS, including Citizenship and Integration grants and backlog reduction.

Confirmation of nominee to serve as Director of USCIS; H.R.5319, legislation to reduce financial barriers to naturalization, codify fee waivers and stabilize naturalization fee; Congressional letter regarding barriers to naturalization and strategies to promote naturalization; inclusion of provisions in reconciliation legislation to reduce the naturalization backlog, stabilize the naturalization fee and make naturalization more accessible.

Appropriations for Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion; H.R 4346, appropriations for Legislative Branch, including Members Representational Allocation increase; budget increase for House Office of Diversity and Inclusion; appropriations for Census Bureau and OMB; appropriations for USCIS, including Citizenship and Integration grants and backlog reduction.

Confirmation of nominee to serve as Director of USCIS; legislation to stabilize naturalization fee and codify fee waivers; elimination of barriers to naturalization and strategies to promote naturalization.

Appropriations for Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion; H.R 4346, appropriations for Legislative Branch, including Members Representational Allocation increase; budget increase for House Office of Diversity and Inclusion; appropriations for Census Bureau and OMB; appropriations for USCIS, including Citizenship and Integration grants and backlog reduction.

Creation of Senate Office of Diversity; promotion of issuance of data and statistics on Senate workforce diversity and Congressional staff compensation; S. 4571, extension of deadlines for Census Bureau to release apportionment and redistricting data.

Creation of Senate Office of Diversity; promotion of issuance of data and statistics on Senate workforce diversity; promotion of continued operation of House Office of Diversity