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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 50 F STREET, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 300 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28036-12
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6. House ID# 325430000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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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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: Eileen Barthelmy, Senior Director of Finance and Operations |
Date | 07/20/2009 |
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
The National Immigration Forum promotes immigration policy that will foster comprehensive solutions to the U.S. immigration crisis. In addition to general education on immigration matters, during the second quarter of 2009, Forum staff participated in numerous discussions regarding the need for comprehensive reform legislation during the 111th Congress, reform of detention practices, appropriations, and other legislative reforms affecting immigration.
In addition, the Forum worked on immigration issues relating to the following bills:
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HR 938 Keeping Families Together Act; To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996..
HR 1215 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act: To reform immigration detention procedures.
HR 1751 DREAM Act: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
HR 2414 AgJOBS Act: To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes.
HR 2681 PROUD Act: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization for certain high school graduates.
HR 2847 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Funding for alternatives to detention programs and Executive Office of Immigration Review to provide more immigration judges and not for increasing number of immigration detention beds.
HR 2892 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Funding for the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within DHS and the USCIS Office of Immigrant Integration, not for the E-verify program beyond the Presidents budgeted request.
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S. 729 DREAM Act A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
S 1038 AgJOBS Act A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
S 1085 Reuniting Families Act: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
S 1346 Crimes Against Humanity Act of 2009: A bill to penalize crimes against humanity and for other purposes.
In opposition to Senate Amendments:
SA 996 to S 386 To declare English as the national language of the U.S.
SA 936 to S.Con. Res. 13 Withholding COPS funds from states and local law enforcement that maintain confidentiality policies regarding immigration status.
SA 1066 to HR 627 Preventing US citizen and lawful immigrant consumers from obtaining credit cards.
SA 1346 to S 1023 Mandating E-verify for federal contractors.
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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
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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
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |