Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense to protect funding and contracts and grants for legal services for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings in the FY17 continuing resolutions and the FY18 House and Senate Labor,Health and Human Services appropriations spending bill and with the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Conducted advocacy with Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff regarding the Central American Minors (CAMS) program and with Senate staff regarding the Building America's Trust Act of 2017 (S.1757)
Advocated on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense for legals services funding for unaccompanied immigrant children in the FY17 continuing resolutions, the FY 18 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill and advocated with the Office of Refugee Resettlement regarding contracts/grants for legals services for unaccompanied immigrant children. Advocated with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff for the Central American Minors program. Advocated with Senate staff regarding the Building America's Trust Act of 2017 (S.1757) over concerns about roll backs of due process protections and narrow forms of relief for unaccompanied immigrant children.
Duration: January 5, 2015
to
October 1, 2017
General Issues: Budget/Appropriations , Immigration
Spending: about $0 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
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Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
4th Quarter, 2017
Mr. Cory Smith terminated an engagement in which they represented Kids in Need of Defense on Jan. 23, 2018.
Original Filing: 300937942.xml
3rd Quarter, 2017
In Q3, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2017.
Original Filing: 300904103.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense to protect funding and contracts and grants for legal services for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings in the FY17 continuing resolutions and the FY18 House and Senate Labor,Health and Human Services appropriations spending bill and with the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Conducted advocacy with Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff regarding the Central American Minors (CAMS) program and with Senate staff regarding the Building America's Trust Act of 2017 (S.1757)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Advocated on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense for legals services funding for unaccompanied immigrant children in the FY17 continuing resolutions, the FY 18 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill and advocated with the Office of Refugee Resettlement regarding contracts/grants for legals services for unaccompanied immigrant children. Advocated with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff for the Central American Minors program. Advocated with Senate staff regarding the Building America's Trust Act of 2017 (S.1757) over concerns about roll backs of due process protections and narrow forms of relief for unaccompanied immigrant children.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2017
In Q2, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on July 6, 2017.
Original Filing: 300882285.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense to protect funding for legal services for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings in the FY17 continuing resolutions and the FY18 House and Senate Labor,Health and Human Services appropriations spending bill.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2017
In Q1, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on April 12, 2017.
Original Filing: 300864584.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense to protect funding for legal services for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings in the FY17 and FY18 House and Senate Labor,Health and Human Services appropriations spending bill.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2016
In Q4, Mr. Cory Smith did no lobbying for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on Feb. 16, 2017.
Original Filing: 300860558.xml
3rd Quarter, 2016
In Q3, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2016.
Original Filing: 300828358.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocacy in the House and Senate securing co-sponsors for the "Secure the Northern Triangle Act of 2016" (S.3106) and the House version (HR 5850).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2016
In Q2, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on July 18, 2016.
Original Filing: 300811266.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocacy in the House and Senate to assist in drafting and securing co-sponsors and support the "Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016" (S.2540/HR 4646). Advocacy in the House and Senate including drafting and securing co-sponsors for the "Secure the Northern Triangle Act of 2016" (S.3106)and the House version introduced July 14, 2016 (no bill number yet). Advocacy in the House and Senate including drafting and securing co-sponsors for the Refugee Protection Act of 2016 (S.3241/HR 5851) in the House and Senate.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2016
In Q1, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on April 11, 2016.
Original Filing: 300789437.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense through seeking resources in the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science; Labor,Health and Human Services; State and Foreign Operations and Related Agencies spending bills for unaccompanied immigrant children including legal representation, immigration judges, emergency contingency funding; and prevention, root causes, regional solutions in the northern triangle. Advocacy with Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review for additional FY17 funding for immigration judge teams.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Advocacy in House and Senate to assist in drafting and securing co-sponsors and support the "Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016" (S.2540/HR 4646). Advocacy in House and Senate including getting signatories for dear colleague letters in opposition to the Obama administration's enforcement actions/raids against children and families. Education in House and Senate about Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Advocacy with Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement around post release services of unaccompanied alien children.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2015
In Q4, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on Jan. 25, 2016.
Original Filing: 300785223.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense through seeking resources in the FY16 Commerce, Justice, Science; Labor,Health and Human Services; State and Foreign Operations and Related Agencies spending bills for unaccompanied immigrant children including counsel, services immigration judges and emergency contingency funding.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense opposing in the House of Representatives on the the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 (HR 1153) regarding special immigrant juvenile status provisions and education on roll back of the continguous country provision of the 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2015
In Q3, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2015.
Original Filing: 300766361.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense through seeking resources in the FY16 Commerce, Justice, Science; Labor,Health and Human Services; State and Foreign Operations and Related Agencies spending bills for unaccompanied immigrant children including counsel, services immigration judges and emergency contingency funding. Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense through seeking resources for unaccompanied immigrant children including counsel, immigration judges and emergency contingency funding in the FY17 President's Budget Request
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense opposing in the House of Representatives on the the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 (HR 1153) regarding special immigrant juvenile status provisions and education on roll back of the continguous country provision of the 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2015
In Q2, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on July 10, 2015.
Original Filing: 300732945.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense through seeking resources in the FY16 Commerce, Justice, Science; Labor,Health and Human Services; State and Foreign Operations and Related Agencies spending bills for unaccompanied immigrant children including counsel, services immigration judges and emergency contingency funding.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense opposing in the House of Representatives the Protection of Children Act of 2015 (HR 1149) and the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 (HR 1153) and in the Senate opposing Senator Sessions (R-AL) attempt to offer HR 1153 and HR 1149 as amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2015
Mr. Cory Smith amended a lobbying report for representation of Kids in Need of Defense in Q12015 on April 16, 2015.
Original Filing: 300716975.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense through seeking resources in the FY16 Commerce, Justice, Science; Labor,Health and Human Services; State and Foreign Operations and Related Agencies spending bills for unaccompanied immigrant children including counsel, services immigration judges and emergency contingency funding.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense opposing Senator McCain's amdt #360 to the Senate Budget Resolution (S.CON.RES.11); opposed Senator Inhofe's proposed amendment 276 to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S.178); and advocated in the House on the Protection of Children Act of 2015 (HR 5143) and the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 (HR 5137).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2015
In Q1, Mr. Cory Smith lobbied for Kids in Need of Defense . The report was filed on April 10, 2015.
Original Filing: 300713926.xml
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense through seeking resources in the FY16 Commerce, Justice, Science; Labor,Health and Human Services; State and Foreign Operations and Related Agencies spending bills for unaccompanied immigrant children including counsel, services immigration judges and emergency contingency funding.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Conducted advocacy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense opposing Senator McCain's amdt #360 to the Senate Budget Resolution (S.CON.RES.11); opposed Senator Inhofe's proposed amendment 276 to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S.178); and advocated in the House on the Protection of Children Act of 2015 (HR 5143) and the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 (HR 5137).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2015
Mr. Cory Smith filed a lobbying registration on April 2, 2015 to represent Kids in Need of Defense, effective Jan. 5, 2015.
Original Filing: 300712332.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Conduct advocacy on federal policy on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense to provide protection of unaccompanied children who enter the US immigration system through advocacy on the FY16 Commerce, Justice, Science;Labor,Health and Human Services; State and Foreign Operations and Related Agencies spending bills and opposing legislation and amendments that seek to strip due process protections for unaccompanied children including Senato McCain's amendment 360 to the Senate Budget Resolution and the "Protection of Children Act of 2015" (HR 1149), the "Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015" (HR 1153) and legislation that would harm or eliminate protections under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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