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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1201 L Street, NW |
Address2 | Floor 2 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401104557-12
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6. House ID# 438060001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| 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: Jennifer Podkul |
Date | 7/20/2021 8:50:16 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
S.1358/H.R.2839, Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021
S.1375/H.R.2766, Families Belong Together Act
S.1660/H.R.3149, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2021
S.1949, Border Response Resilience Act
S.264, Dream Act of 2021
H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (issues related to legal services for unaccompanied children and child welfare professionals)
H.R.3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act (issues related to family separation)
H.R.1620, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021
Issues related to legal aid interagency roundtable
Issues related to care and services for children in ORR custody
Issues related to processing of unaccompanied children at the border
Issues related to the term "unaccompanied alien child"
Issues related to draft legislation on standards of care for unaccompanied children and complaint and oversight mechanisms
Issues related to the Department of Homeland Security hearing Actions to Address Unaccompanied Minors at the Southern Border
FY 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations (issues related to the co-location of HHS professionals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to prevent unnecessary family separations and help expedite safe reunifications, legal and social services for unaccompanied children post-release, Emergency Intake Sites, increasing Office of Refugee Resettlement's capacity of licensed bed space, guardrails, and monitoring unlicensed facilities)
Issues related to ORR's standards and services for emergency intake facilities
Issues related to care and protections for children in federal immigration custody
Issues related to the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
Issues related to case management for unaccompanied children,post-release, medical and mental health services
Issues related to adding gender as a protected ground to the refugee definition
Issues related to the Family Reunification Taskforce (permanent legal relief for separated families and exemption from the one year filing date)
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Legal Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children, 86 Fed Register 10082 2/18/21
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
Issues related to maintaining Flores Settlement agreement
Issues related to Interagency Working Group on Separated and Unaccompanied Children
Issues related to rulemaking regarding Particular Social Group for asylum claims
Issues related to the Attorney General and vacatur of Matter of A-B-, Matter of L-E-A-, and Matter of A-C-C-A-
Issues related to the settlement of Federal Tort Claims Act cases
Issues related to root causes of migration, the Central American Minors Program, border processing and Title 42 policy
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (issues related to barriers to accessing benefits and Executive Office for Immigration Review recommendations)
Issues related to Executive Office for Immigration Review (issues related to unaccompanied children in immigration court)
Issues related to COVID prevention and response
Issues related to the withdrawal and reevaluation of DHS destruction of records, abuse, neglect, and misconduct
Issues related to ORR expediting the release of children with Category 2 sponsors
Issues related to anti-blackness in immigration policy
Issues related to citizenship for immigrant youth, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, Temporary Protected Status holders, essential workers, and their families
Issues related to dedicated dockets for families
Issues related to an extension of Children's Health Insurance Program
Issues related to the legal status of separated families
Issues related to reception of children at border, hiring child welfare professionals at CBP facilities, and language access
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cory |
Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Jason |
Boyd |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations (issues related to the co-location of HHS professionals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to prevent unnecessary family separations and help expedite safe reunifications, legal and social services for unaccompanied children post-release, Emergency Intake Sites, increasing Office of Refugee Resettlement's capacity of licensed bed space, guardrails, and monitoring unlicensed facilities)
Issues related to economic recovery and budget reconciliation
Issues related to an extension of Children's Health Insurance Program
Issues related to funding for improved border reception of children and counsel for all unaccompanied children in removal proceedings
Issues related to monitoring of unlicensed Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities, including influx and emergency intake facilities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cory |
Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Jason |
Boyd |
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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
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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) |