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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1750 H St. NW |
Address2 | 6th Fl |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
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 | 2024 |
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 | 1/21/2025 8:30:08 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.920, International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024 (issues related federal funds to support counsel for children in removal proceedings and the trafficking and exploitation of unaccompanied children)
S.4723, Keep Families Together Act
H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (issues related to unaccompanied children and legal funding)
H.R. 9654, Stop Alien Children Trafficking Act
H.J.Res.171/S.J.Res.94, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule
H.R.6145/S.3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023
H.R.10504/S.5587, To establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Task Force on the Reunification of Families, and for other purposes
H.R.10274, POD Act of 2024
H.R. 3194, U.S. Citizenship Act
Issues related to the Childrens Court Act
Issues related to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule
Issues related to missing children
Issues related to Notice to Appear filings
Issues related to family separation
Issues related to juvenile dockets
Issues related to unaccompanied children legal services and funding
Issues related to USCIS case adjudications
Issues related to child welfare professionals at border facilities
Issues related to unaccompanied childrens safe return and reintegration
Issues related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) sensitive locations
Issues related to Department of Labor child labor enforcement
Issues related to root causes of migration
Issues related to the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration funding restrictions
Issues related to Department of Homeland Securitys Center for Countering Human Trafficking
Issues related to the Central American Minors Program and counsel
Issues related to unaccompanied childrens border processing, sponsor vetting, and social services
Issues related to Maritime interdiction/Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Issues related to Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) deferred action
Issues related to future reconciliation packages
Issues related to ORR shelter and care
Issues related to sexual abuse and sexual harassment of unaccompanied children in ORR facilities
Issues related to advance parole documents
Issues related to bi-partisan immigration legislation
Issues related to asylum backlogs
Issues related to USCIS form blank spaces
RIN 0970-AD10, ORR/HHS, Investigations of Child Abuse and Neglect Rule
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0024, OMB Control Number 1615-0020, 89 Fed. Reg. 66732 (Aug. 16, 2024)
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), State - Dept of (DOS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cory |
Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Jason |
Boyd |
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Emma |
Israel |
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Jennifer |
Hojaiban |
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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
S.920, International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024 (issues related federal funds to support counsel for children in removal proceedings)
H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (issues related to unaccompanied children and legal services funding)
Issues related to the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration funding restrictions
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Cory |
Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Jason |
Boyd |
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Emma |
Israel |
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Jennifer |
Hojaiban |
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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
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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)
Internet Address:
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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) |