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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 | 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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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 | 4/20/2022 4:08:00 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.3108, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2021
S.1949, Border Response Resilience Act
S.1514, Border Transportation Efficiency Act
S.1515, REMOTE Act
S.3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022
S.4036, Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022
H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act (issues related to immigration)
H.R.4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 (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 and unlicensed facilities, and provisions affecting unaccompanied children)
H.R.2766/S.1375, Families Belong Together Act
Issues related to legal counsel for unaccompanied children and families
Issues related to protections special immigrant juveniles (SIJ) and the visa cap
Issues related to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policies regarding the eligibility of Special Immigrant Juveniles to apply for employment authorization
Issues related to protections for immigrant survivors, including Special Immigrant Juveniles
Issues related to the continued closure of ports of entry to unaccompanied children and other protection seekers
Issues related to policies and practices relating to sexual abuse and harassment of unaccompanied children in federal facilities
Issues related to family separation and permanent protection for separated families
Issues related to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
Issues related to the federal licensing of ORR facilities
Issues related to special incident reports (SIRs)
Issues related to maintaining Flores Settlement agreement
Issues related to the Title 42 policies
Issues related to the Family Reunification Taskforce
Issues related to CPB port closures
Issues related to the Ukranian and Afghan refugee resettlement
Issues related to protections for Afghan unaccompanied children
Issues related to care and services for children in ORR and CPB custody
Issues related to USCIS and EOIR adjudications of children's cases and family separation
Issues related to processing of asylum seekers at the border
Issues related to border processing of unaccompanied children
Issues related to USCIS backlogs
Issues related to post-release services
Issues related to co-location of HHS experts in CBP facilities
Issues related to SIJS-based green card rejections and issuance
Preserving Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act protections
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Request for Input, Identifying Recommendations To Support the Work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, Docket No. DHS 2021-0051, 86 Fed. Reg. 7051
Executive Office for Immigration Review, Form EOIR-62, Volunteer Waiver for Gratuitous Services (87 Fed. Reg. 4659, Jan. 28. 2022; OMB No. 1125-NEW)
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), Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Education - Dept of
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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Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Jason |
Boyd |
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Emma |
Israel |
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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
H.R.4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 (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 and unlicensed facilities, and provisions affecting unaccompanied children)
H.R.4431, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (provisions affecting unaccompanied children)
H.R.2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (issues related to unaccompanied children and their legal services)
Issues related to the expansion of the Child Tax Credit
Issues related to January Contreras' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) nomination
Issues related to FY 2023 Family Separation Appropriations
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (issues related to immigration)
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Budget resolution and reconciliation (issues related to immigration)
Issues related to increased funding for legal services for unaccompanied children
FY23 appropriations requests related to increased funding for legal services and funding for child welfare professionals and CBP border facilities
Funding for DHS/Family Reunification Task Force and the Office of Refugee Resettlement
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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Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Boyd |
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Emma |
Israel |
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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)
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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) |