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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1300 5th St. NE |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401105003-12
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6. House ID# 441590001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kerri Talbot |
Date | 10/20/2020 2:38:43 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Access to Counsel
S. 2389/H.R.4155, FAIR Proceedings Act
H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020
Appropriations
H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021
H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
H.R. 7667, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Asylum
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Security Bars and Processing.
Joint notice of proposed rulemaking, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review.
Border
S. 4224, the Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020
Census
Executive Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens from the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census
Coronavirus
H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
S. 4526, Coronavirus Language Access Act
S. 4381, Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act
S. 4071, American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act
The HEALS (Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools) Act
S. 4318, To provide assistance to American workers, families, and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S. 4317, To lessen the burdens on interstate commerce by discouraging insubstantial lawsuits relating to COVID-19 while preserving the ability of individuals and businesses that have suffered real injury to obtain complete relief.
S. 4319, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the deduction for business meals provided at a restaurant.
S. 4320, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
S. 4321, To establish the Paycheck Protection Program Second Draw Loan and amend the 7(a) loan guaranty program for recovery sector business concerns, and for other purposes.
S. 4322, To help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes.
S. 4323, To save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government.
S. 4324, To facilitate the availability, development, and production of domestic re- sources to meet national personal protective equipment and material needs, and ensure American leadership in advanced research and develop- ment and semiconductor manufacturing.
Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019
Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster
Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Executive Order on Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act
Department of Homeland Security memo, Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children.
Detention
H. Res. 1153, Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent.
Employment-Based Immigration
H.R. 1044/S. 386, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Family Separation
H.R. 2214/S. 1123, NO BAN Act
H.R. 2731/S. 1554, Adoptee Citizenship Act
H.R. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act
Immigration Courts
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure.
Integration
H.R. 8046, the Improving New Americans Act
Interior Enforcement
H.R.7569/ S.4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
Deployment of DHS officers to protests in Portland
S. 285, Sarahs Law
International Students
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media.
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Nominations
Nomination of Chad Wolf to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Racial Justice
H.R. 585, BREATHE Act
H.R. 7120/S.3912, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Refugees
Transmission of the Presidents Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
Designation of TPS for Venezuela
18 month Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan
18 month Designation of TPS or DED for Lebanon
H.R. 549, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019
USCIS
H.R. 8089, the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act
Final rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements.
Policy alert, Changes to USCIS Policy Manual, Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications.
Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Detention of children in hotels
Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997)
Final rule, Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |