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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 330 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 14256-12
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6. House ID# 300530000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 | |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Julie Kirchner, Executive Director |
Date | 10/19/2012 |
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
See Attached.
H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.)
H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.)
H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.)
H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.)
H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.)
H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.)
H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.)
H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.)
S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.)
S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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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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)
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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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