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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 | 2017 |
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: CYNTHIA M. BURNS |
Date | 4/20/2017 4:08:20 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
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (not yet introduced) - Support for continuation of FY17 funding for refugee resettlement
Mitigate the impact of Executive Orders 13767 (82 FR 8793) and 13768 (82 FR 8799) on access to asylum protections
Reforms to the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to end detention of families, discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and increase access to counsel
Protections for Central American refugees
S.349: A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
H.R.1006: To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
S.668: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement
H.R.920: To provide that Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements"), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes
S.248: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States
S.240: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States
H.R.724: To provide that the Executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (January 27, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes
S.608: A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017, Executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States
H.R.1503: To provide that the Executive Order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (March 6, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes
S.549: A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States
S.Res.56: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender
Reforms to refugee resettlement processing to ensure protections for LGBT refugees
S.630: A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes
H.R.1544: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office
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 |
Eleanor |
Acer |
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Maurice |
Daniel |
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Scott |
Cooper |
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Jennifer |
Quigley |
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Olga |
Byrne |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and prosecution of terrorism suspects in federal courts
Adopt an ISIS AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force
Strengthen the prohibition against torture and other unlawful detainee abuse
S.10: A bill to provide for the consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities
S.662: A bill to provide incentives for hate crime reporting, grants for state-run hate crime hotlines, a federal private right of action for victims of hate crimes, and additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Section 3. Reporting of Hate Crimes
H.R.1566: To provide incentives for hate crime reporting, grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, a Federal private right of action for victims of hate crimes, and additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Section 3. Reporting of Hate Crimes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Raha |
Wala |
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Katherine |
Cosgrove |
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Scott |
Cooper |
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Maurice |
Daniel |
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Heather |
Brandon |
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Erika |
Asgeirsson |
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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
Prioritize civilian protection in Syria
Advance human rights protections in U.S. counterterrorism policies and policies to counter violent extremism
Protect rights of minorities in Iraq and advancing efforts to bring accountability for ISIS crimes against the Yazidi
Advance human rights protections in Egypt
Advance human rights protections for LGBT persons globally
Appoint a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism and Special Representative to Muslim Communities
Incorporate human rights considerations into cabinet nomination hearings
Investigate alleged ties to far-right antisemitic groups by senior White House counterterrorism advisor Sebastian Gorka
Advance a transatlantic approach to countering intolerance
Improve hate crime data collection
Appropriations to support multilateral efforts to hold ISIS accountable for its crimes in Iraq
Appropriations to support appointment of a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism and Special Representative to Muslim Communities
S.68: A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes
H.R.379: To assist members of the Yazidi and Christian communities residing in Iraq and Syria, and for other purposes
S.198: A bill to require continued and enhanced annual reporting to Congress in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the safety and security of European Jewish communities, and the efforts of the United States to partner with European governments, the European Union, and civil society groups, to combat anti-Semitism, and for other purposes
H.R.672: To require continued and enhanced annual reporting to Congress in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the safety and security of European Jewish communities, and the efforts of the United States to partner with European governments, the European Union, and civil society groups, to combat anti-Semitism, and for other purposes
S.94: A bill to impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions by the Government of the Russian Federation and other aggressive activities of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes; Title III: Europe and Eurasia Democracy and Anti-Corruption Initiative Act of 2017, Sec. 305: Europe and Eurasia Democracy and Anti-Corruption Fund
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), White House Office
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 |
Neil |
Hicks |
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Erika |
Asgeirsson |
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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
Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and prosecution of terrorism suspects in federal courts
Adopt an ISIS AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force
Strengthen the prohibition against torture and other unlawful detainee abuse
S.630: A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes
H.R.1544: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Defense - Dept of (DOD), State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Raha |
Wala |
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Katherine |
Cosgrove |
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Scott |
Cooper |
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Maurice |
Daniel |
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Heather |
Brandon |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.662: A bill to provide incentives for hate crime reporting, grants for state-run hate crime hotlines, a federal private right of action for victims of hate crimes, and additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act; Section 3. Reporting of Hate Crimes
H.R.1566: To provide incentives for hate crime reporting, grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, a Federal private right of action for victims of hate crimes, and additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act; Section 3. Reporting of Hate Crimes
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 |
Erika |
Asgeirsson |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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