Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

Support for H.R. 221 / S. 238, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act

Support for H. Res. 837, the resolution Reaffirming the need for transatlantic cooperation to combat anti-Semitism in Europe

Support for S. Res. 120, the resolution Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel

Support for H. Res. 727, the resolution Affirming United States support for the State of Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks

Support for H.R. 554 / S. 357, the Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act, as well as similar efforts to address anti-Semitism and intolerance in other national governments official textbooks

Support for H.R.1837, the United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act and S. 3176, the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020

Support for H.R.1850/S. 2680, the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act

Support for increased steps against Hezbollah and Hamas by the U.S. government and U.S. allies

Support for S. 925, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act

Support for S. Res. 509, the resolution calling upon the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution on Iran that extends the dates by which Annex B restrictions under Resolution 2231 are currently set to expire.

Support for H.R. 649 / S. 178/S.3744, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act

Support for S. 642/H.R. 1908, the Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

Oppose the nomination of Ronald Mortensen to be Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration

Partnership Fund for Peace Act of 2019 (H.R. 3104/S. 1727) as well as the Middle East Partnership for Peace Act in relevant appropriations legislation.

Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2019 (S. 1186)

The BURMA Act (The Burma United through Rigorous Military Accountability Act) (HR 3190)

The International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857 / S. 861)

The Global Respect Act (H.R.3252 / S. 1825)

The Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act (H.R. 2343)

The Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response (UIGHUR) Act of 2019 (H.R. 1025)

Oppose cuts to the foreign affairs budget

Support for the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) Act (H.R. 3874/S. 3004)

The Resolution Reaffirming the Unique Collaboration among U.S. NGOs, including faith-based organizations, and the Israel Defense Forces to deliver humanitarian assistance to Syrians (H. Res. 310 / S. Res. 153)

The Resolution Calling for the Global Repeal of Blasphemy, Heresy, and Apostasy Laws (H. Res. 512 / S. Res. 458)

H. Res. 823/S. Res. 578, the resolution Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights

H. Res. 49, the resolution Supporting Coptic Christians in Egypt

H. R. 2537, Deferred Removal for Iraqi Nationals Including Minorities Act of 2019

Opposition to H.Res.907, attributing blame to China related to the global pandemic.

Support H.Res.813, Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Support S.Res.481, A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Support increased funding for the office of the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism to address the global rise in antisemitic violence, harassment, vandalism, attitudes, and incitement

Support increased funding for the Global Engagement Center (GEC) and the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) to explicitly address white supremacist extremism worldwide

Expressing concern regarding the State Departments Commission on Unalienable Rights

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Support for annual reauthorization of Lautenberg Amendment regarding refugee status for certain persecuted religious minorities, including Jews, Christians, and Bahais

Support for increase in the number of refugees allowed in the United States by Presidential Determination, and opposition to decrease

Oppose changes to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act

Support Improving conditions of DHS detention facilities

Oppose Migrant Protection Protocol

Oppose asylum ban outside ports of entry

Oppose revocation of Temporary Protected Status for foreign nationals from Haiti, Syria, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Yemen

Oppose adding citizenship question to the US Census

Oppose the DHS proposed rule that would overturn the Flores Agreement

Oppose DHS rule on inadmissibility on public charge grounds

Oppose Presidential Executive Order 13888

Support HR 6, the Dream and Promise Act

Support HR 2820/S 874, the Dream Act of 2019

Support HR 2821, The American Promise Act of 2019

Support for S 1123/HR 2214, The No Ban Act

Support for HR 541, Keep Families Together Act

Support for S 879, Secure Act

Support H.R. 5210 / S. 2936, the Refugee Protection Act

Support S.Res.484, A resolution recognizing January 27, 2020, as the anniversary of the first refugee and Muslim ban, calling on Congress to defund the Migrant Protection Protocols, and urging the President to restore refugee resettlement to historic norms.

Support revisions to the first COVID-19 relief package to ensure that testing and treatment of health conditions is provided by Medicaid for all who need it, regardless of their immigration status and that all persons who file taxes with a Social Security Number or other individual taxpayer number as defined under 26 U.S.C. 6109 can apply for the rebate.

Support extension of visa validity periods deadlines (Departments of State and Homeland Security) to submit applications, attend interviews, or to provide evidence to respond to Requests for Evidence that will pass before the end of global COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions. Support resumption of refugee admissions during the pandemic

Oppose the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the changes to Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility

Oppose deployment of tactical border agents in local communities

Support H.R.6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act

Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990.

Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students

Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act

Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act

Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting.

Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019

Support S. 3190/H.R. 5602 the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020

Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act

Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019

Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It

Support H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19

Support S.Res.498 - A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office.

Support H.Res.858 - Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office.

Support H.R.5736 - Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act

Support S 3228, the Justice for Victims of Hate Crime Act.

Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program

Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors

Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention

Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation

Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell

Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service

Support for H. Res. 988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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 CON

16. Specific lobbying issues

Opposition to legislation or appropriations that continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia

Opposition to federally-funded religious discrimination in faith-based service providers.

Opposition to Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act-H.R. 787 / S. 213

Support for HR 5, S 788, the Equality Act

Support for HR 4/S 561, the Voting Rights Advancement Act

Support for HR 1799, Voting Rights Amendment Act

Opposition to restrictions of insurance coverage for contraceptives and for abortion

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Support for religious accommodation in the military and strong safeguards against proselytizing and religious harassment in the military and support for religious accommodation in the armed forces

Support for ensuring that transgender Americans are permitted to serve their country in the military

Support for ensuring that the military follows its equal opportunity policies regarding interactions with extremists

Support screening for white supremacist and other forms of extremism in the military.

Support for Schatz-Murkowski-Harris-Paul National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Amendment #2252 on 1033 Reform and Oversight.

Support for S.3176 - The US-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020, as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Support for two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act proposed by Senator Warner: an amendment requiring the Secretary of Defense to ask, in annual surveys, about racist, anti-Semitic, or supremacist activity that members of the military have been the targets of or witnessed; an amendment requiring a GAO study on the career workforce at the Pentagon, looking at issues of diversity and inclusion.

Support for three amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Speier: an amendment to establish a Special Inspector General for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces; an amendment to make violent extremism a military crime within the UCMJ; and one to track white supremacy among servicemembers.

Support for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Wexton that would ensure those who subvert American values for potentially violent ends do not have access to our nations most sensitive information.

Support an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Aguilar: amendment (#038) for a feasibility study on the Department of Defense using FBI databases to screen potential enlistees for ties to white supremacist movements, which can help keep white supremacists out of our armed forces.

Support for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Rose: an amendment to create transparency in the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation process.

Support for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Chairman Engel that would establish a commission to examine the U.S. approach to counterterrorism, including whether domestic terrorism is addressed sufficiently relative to the threat that it poses.

Support for two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representatives Rose and Deutch: an amendment that would further fund the Office of the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism; an amendment that would require a comprehensive State Department strategy for combating violent international white supremacy.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support for HR 2653, the Safe Schools Improvement Act

Support for H.R. 2747/S.1492, the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act

Support for HR 943/S 2085, the Never Again Education Act

Support for federal and state initiatives to address bias and prevent hate violence and ensure safe schools

Support for S 852, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

Support for federal anti-bullying and cyberbulling legislation and agency initiatives

Support for improved campus hate crime and sexual assault reporting

Support for improved and expanded data collection on bullying and harassment in schools

Support for Obama Administration Title IX guidance on sexual assault

Support for full funding for the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Support increased funding to expand the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museums Holocaust and genocide education programming

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 REL

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support for robust monitoring of international religious freedom to implement PL 106-55.

Support for legislation to promote religious accommodation in the workplace

Opposition to legislative or administrative efforts to repeal or weaken the Johnson Amendment

Opposition to religious refusal language allowing employers, insurers, or healthcare providers to deny access to constitutional abortion services.

Opposition to legislation or regulation that would permit government-funded adoption agencies to discriminate on the basis of religious or religious belief.

Support for HR 1450/S 593 -- Do No Harm Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Support financial support for non-profit organizations harmed by the COVID-19 virus.

Support increased funding for the office of the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism to address the global rise in antisemitic violence, harassment, vandalism, attitudes, and incitement.

Support increased funding for the Global Engagement Center (GEC) and the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) to explicitly address white supremacist extremism worldwide.

Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act.

Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program.

Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors.

Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention.

Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation.

Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell.

Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service

Support increased funding to expand the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museums Holocaust and genocide education programming

Support for Schatz-Murkowski-Harris-Paul National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Amendment #2252 on 1033 Reform and Oversight.

Support for S.3176 - The US-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020, as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Support for two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act proposed by Senator Warner: an amendment requiring the Secretary of Defense to ask, in annual surveys, about racist, anti-Semitic, or supremacist activity that members of the military have been the targets of or witnessed; an amendment requiring a GAO study on the career workforce at the Pentagon, looking at issues of diversity and inclusion.

Support for three amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Speier: an amendment to establish a Special Inspector General for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces; an amendment to make violent extremism a military crime within the UCMJ; and one to track white supremacy among servicemembers.

Support for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Wexton that would ensure those who subvert American values for potentially violent ends do not have access to our nations most sensitive information.

Support an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Aguilar: amendment (#038) for a feasibility study on the Department of Defense using FBI databases to screen potential enlistees for ties to white supremacist movements, which can help keep white supremacists out of our armed forces.

Support for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representative Rose: an amendment to create transparency in the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation process.

Support for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Chairman Engel that would establish a commission to examine the U.S. approach to counterterrorism, including whether domestic terrorism is addressed sufficiently relative to the threat that it poses.

Support for two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposed by Representatives Rose and Deutch: an amendment that would further fund the Office of the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism; an amendment that would require a comprehensive State Department strategy for combating violent international white supremacy.

Support the $3.6 billion in funding for election protection and the other voting rights provisions in the HEROES Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Education - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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

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?
No Yes