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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 75 Broad Street |
Address2 | 31st Floor |
City | NEW YORK |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 293494-12
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6. House ID# 373890000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Emma Horseman |
Date | 10/20/2022 7:04:13 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
Appropriations - FY2023
H.R. 8257: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
H.R. 8295: Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
HR 6833, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023
Sec. 122 - DOD transfer authority for OAW and OEW activities
Sec. 147 - Refugee and Entrant Assistance. Provides additional funding to address increased costs in refugee and entrant assistance
Sec. 149 - Afghan Parolee Benefits. Extends authorization for the same refugee benefits provided to Afghans granted parole through FY2022, to Afghans granted parole during the CR.
S.4518: Solving the Border Crisis Act (not yet introduced) This bill seeks to extend Title 42 expulsion authority, to resume border wall system construction, to preserve the exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and to codify the Migrant Protection Protocols.
H.R. 7458 Public Health Border Security Act: To establish a process for terminating the suspension of entries and imports from designated places related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
S.4036 Public Health Border Security Act: To establish a process for terminating the suspension of entries and imports from designated places related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
H.R. 2839 Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021: This bill establishes regional processing centers for conducting immigration-related activities and addresses other related issues
S. 1358: Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021: This bill establishes regional processing centers for conducting immigration-related activities and addresses other related issues
HR. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Worked to keep anti-asylum amendments from getting added to the bill that would seek to codify T42 and its use at the southern border.
H.R.8685 Afghan Adjustment Act This bill expands eligibility for special immigrant visas to certain Afghan nationals (and accompanying spouses and children) and addresses related issues.
S. 4787: Afghan Adjustment Act: This bill expands eligibility for special immigrant visas to certain Afghan nationals (and accompanying spouses and children) and addresses related issues.
Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced): A bill to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Act and to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western
Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes.
H.R.7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues.
Amendments include:
H.Amdt.402. Creates an exception for Afghan student visa applicants so they do not have to demonstrate intent to return to Afghanistan after completing their studies in the US. This exception will be in effect for two years, with the opportunity for the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to renew in 18 month increments if conditions in Afghanistan warrant the extension.
H.Amdt.624. Requires the State Department to surge capacity to process Afghan special immigrant visas and P1, P2 visa applications. "Surge capacity" can include sending additional consular personnel to embassies and consulates in the region processing Afghan visas.
H.Amdt.437. (Withdrawn) Revised Prohibits certain types of fraud or misrepresentations in the provision of immigration services and provides for criminal penalties for such actions.
H.Amdt.70. Requires the Department of Defense to annually report to the House Armed Services Committee the numbers of non-citizen service members, their immigration status, and the annual naturalization numbers of those serving.
H.Amdt.403. Amends the Child Status Protection Act to protect dependent children of green card applicants and long-term dependent children of employment-based nonimmigrants from aging out of our legal immigration system.
H.Amdt.546. Provides for the Department of Labor to conduct a study on obstacles to employment facing certain Afghan SIVs, Ukrainian refugees, and other eligible populations legally present in the United States.
Executive Branch
HP processing improvements: Encouraged the State Department to improve humanitarian parole process, including adjudication, increased funding for legal services, and ensuring that USCIS adjudicators receive special training. Given the high rates of denial for humanitarian parole, the administration must do better to help those outside USRAP and other special immigrant processes.
Title 42: Encouraged the administration to commence rulemaking to terminate Title 42 and to release a plan for post-Title 42 operations.
Asylum Processing Rule: Encouraged the administration to increase outreach to congress regarding their asylum processing rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office, Defense - Dept of (DOD), State - Dept of (DOS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
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Quigley |
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Ana |
Ortega-Villegas |
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Robyn |
Barnard |
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Emilee |
Cutright |
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Christopher |
Purdy |
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Emma |
Horseman |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues.
Amendments include:
H.Amdt.31. Directs the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Defense to publish a report that analyzes and sets out strategies to combat White supremacist and neo-Nazi activity in the uniformed services and Federal law enforcement agencies not later than 180 days after enactment and every 6 months thereafter.
H.Amdt.347. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress in not less than 180 days the results of its evaluation as to the extent, if any, of the threat to national security posed by domestic terrorist groups and organizations motivated by a belief system of white supremacy, such as the Proud Boys and Boogaloo.
H.Amdt.6. Establishes and maintains a publicly available website that provides up-to-date and comprehensive information, in a searchable format, on the purchase of equipment under the 1122 DoD program.
H.Amdt.361. (Withdrawn) Revises the DOD's "1033 program," by prohibiting the transfer of military-grade weapons and tactical vehicles and aircraft to federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across the nation, except under certain exceptions when the Secretary determines a waiver is necessary (such as for disaster or rescue purposes or for another purpose where life and public safety are at risk). Still allows law enforcement agencies to obtain the vast majority of the equipment available for distribution under this program while subjecting the more lethal equipment to more oversight by civilian local authorities and the taxpayers.
H.Amdt.32. Revised Requires a report to Congress by FBI and DHS on the processes needed to regularly report to Congress on domestic terrorism threats pursuant to Section 5602 of the FY20 NDAA; requires a GAO review of FBI, DHS, and DNI compliance with domestic terrorism transparency mechanisms required by federal law.
H.Amdt.176. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to divest any Tactical Control Party specialist force structure from the Air National Guard until the Chief of the National Guard Bureau provides a report to the congressional defense committees describing the capability gaps caused by such divestiture and its impact on the Department of Defense to execute the National Defense Strategy, as well as the impacts on the Army National Guard's operational capabilities.
Insurrection Act Reform: Not yet introduced - A bill which would limit the power of the Executive to invoke, unchecked, the Insurrection Act of 1807 and would provide constitutional guard and congressional checks for its continued usage.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Quigley |
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Emma |
Horseman |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 4653, the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022. The State authorization legislative package included the text of S. 14, the Combating Global Corruption Act, and provisions of S. 93, the Global Magnitsky Reauthorization Act.
Atrocity Crimes, Relief and Accountability Act or ACRA Act (not yet introduced). This bill seeks to provide assistance for suspected victims, survivors and witnesses of atrocity crimes in Ukraine, and for other purposes.
H.R.7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues.
Amendments supported include:
H.Amdt.548. Expresses a Sense of Congress calling for the immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and condemning his unjust detention and indictment, expressing solidarity with him and his family and all individuals in Russia imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly, and belief, urging the U.S. government to secure his immediate release as well as the release of Navalny and other citizens imprisoned for opposing the Putin regime and the war in Ukraine, and calling on the President of the U.S. to increase government support for those advocating for democracy and independent media in Russia.
H.Amdt.53. Expresses a sense of Congress in support of continued U.S. efforts to alleviate Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, restore central bank functionality, and channel international reserves to restabilize Afghanistan's economy.
H.Amdt 320 Prohibition of Arm Sales to Countries Committing Genocide or War Crimes and Related Matters
H.Amdt 532 Report on Certain Entities Connected to Foreign Persons on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
H.Amdt 597 Transparency and Accountability of Individuals Sanctioned for Involvement in the Murder of Washington Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
H.Amdt 644 Modification of Certain Provisions of Law Relating to Limitation of Assistance to Foreign Security Forces
H.Amdt.569. Requires a report from the State Department on the status and number of political prisoners in Egypt.
H.Amdt.891 Foreign Corruption Accountability Act and Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act: Adds the Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act, which directs the Department of Justice to create a website that lists by country the amount of money that has been stolen from the citizens of kleptocratic regimes and recovered by US law enforcement. Adds the Foreign Corruption Accountability Act, which authorizes visa bans on foreign persons who use state power to engage in acts of corruption against any private persons and publicly names them.
H.Amdt.446. Requires a Department of State report on the humanitarian impact of sanctions and the decision to withhold $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank funds.
H.Amdt.581. Strengthens monitoring, reporting, oversight, and determinations on arms sales and human rights.
H.Amdt.376. Modernizes the bipartisan 2017 law passed by Congressman John Lewis - which currently requires public posting of the costs to each American taxpayer of the costs of the Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria - to include cost transparency for all wars since 9/11 and future wars, ensuring taxpayers fully understand how their government uses taxpayer dollars abroad.
H.Amdt.443. Modifies reports to Congress under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to include actions taken to (1) address underlying causes of the sanctioned conduct and (2) pursue judicial accountability in appropriate jurisdictions for sanctioned individuals or entities.
H.Amdt.532. Requires Secretary of State and DNI to report on additional entities tied to the individuals listed in the ODNI report on parties responsible for the Khashoggi murder.
H.Amdt.484. Requires the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information on the treatment of migrants.
H.Amdt.578. Requires the State Departments annual Country Reports on Human Rights include a list of reports published by U.S. government agencies on the status of internationally recognized human rights in the United States.
Investigating Integrity Act: Not yet introduced -To amend Title 28, United States Code, to protect the integrity of criminal investigations into Federal use-of-force incidents, and for other purposes.
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
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues.
Amendments include:
H.Amdt.1076. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the role of antisemitism in violent extremist movements, and the threat that global antisemitism and violent extremist movements pose to United States Armed Forces and national security.
H.Amdt.303. Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the use and implementation of the authority of section 1210A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 9 Stat. 1626), relating to Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in national security interest of the United States.
H.Amdt.373. Requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to report to Congress on the use of online social media by U.S. State Department-designated foreign terrorist organizations, and the threat posed to U.S. national security by online radicalization.
H.Amdt.1056. Requires the President to report to Congress on security relationship with Mexico as it relates to cartel activity along the southern border and impacts on national security.
H.Amdt.383. Repeals the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq.
H.Amdt.82. Requires Secretary of Defense to develop a plan, including eligibility criteria, regarding reimbursement of service members and veterans who have expended personal funds in support of evacuation of Afghan nationals who previously supported military or reconstructions missions of the U.S. in Afghanistan.
H.Amdt.492. Imposes temporary limits on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and requires various reports and actions related to the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
H.Amdt.387. Expresses the Sense of Congress that Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs) should include a sunset provision. Specifically: (1) the inclusion of a sunset provision or reauthorization requirement in authorizations for use of military force is critical to ensuring Congresss exercise of its constitutional duty to declare war; and (2) any joint resolution enacted to authorize the introduction of United States forces into hostilities or into situations where there is a serious risk of hostilities should include a sunset provision setting forth a date certain for the termination of the authorization for the use of such forces absent the enactment of a subsequent specific statutory authorization for such use of the United States forces.
H.Amdt.385. Repeals the 1991 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution.
H.Amdt.562 Requires Secretary of Treasury to brief Congress on the identification and analysis of Chinese economic, commercial, and financial connections to Afghanistan which fuel both Chinese and Taliban interests, to include illicit financial networks involved in narcotics trafficking, illicit financial transactions, official corruption, natural resources exploitation, and terrorist networks.
H.Amdt.33. Requires DoD to update Congress on the status of implementing the recommendations from the October 2021 report on screening individuals entering the military. Requires DoD to implement recommendations from the Departments Countering Extremist Activity Working Group report published in December 2021.
H.Amdt.168. Requires each military service to report on all substantiated administrative investigations or instances of antisemitism within the Equal Opportunity Program.
H.Amdt.30. Revised Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the role of antisemitism in violent extremist movements, and the threat that global antisemitism and violent extremist movements pose to United States Armed Forces and national security.
H.Amdt.12. Revised Authorizes up to $5 million per year from FY23-FY25 for the Department of Defense for resources to implement the requirements in section 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY19 relating to civilian harm mitigation, including staffing, training, and information technology equipment and data storage.
H.Amdt.34. Requires Leahy human rights vetting on DOD Section 127e and Section 1202 security cooperation programs.
H.Amdt.236. Reauthorizes the Commission on Wartime Contracting to conduct oversight of U.S. contracting and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan and other areas of contingency operations.
H.Amdt.162. Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide an initial psychological evaluation to members of the Armed Services who served at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan between August 15, 2021, and August 29, 2021, and who have not already received a psychological evaluation with respect to such service.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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 DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues.
Amendments included:
H.Amdt.25. Gives the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the D.C. National Guard that the governors of states and territories have over their National Guards.
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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?
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