Lobbying Relationship

Client

EB-5 Investment Coalition

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Lobbying firm

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

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  • Administrative and congressional outreach on issues related to the EB-5 investor program Legislative, outreach and monitoring of COVID-19 response Work on edits to the original EB-5 Reform and integrity Ace of 2021 Monitor the implementation of H.R.2471, Consolidated Appropriations Ace 2022 (P.L. 117-103) regarding the impact on EB-5 investor program CR S838-835 RELIEF Act

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General Issues: Immigration

Spending: about $755,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2015: House of Representatives, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Senate, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills mentioned

S.1720: RAISE Act

Sponsor: Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

H.R.3775: Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.616: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

S.1501: American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

H.R.5992: American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2016

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.2028: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.5325: Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs,...

Sponsor: Tom Graves (R-Ga.)

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

H.R.392: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.3109: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

H.R.6779: Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-Colo.)

H.R.6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and...

Sponsor: Kay Granger (R-Texas)

H.R.1625: NEW GIG Act of 2019

Sponsor: Tom Rice (R-S.C.)

S.386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.J.RES.31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

S.1103: RAISE Act

Sponsor: Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

S.2540: EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.3931: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

H.R.4378: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1158: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

S.2778: Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act

Sponsor: Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.133: David’s Law

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.831: EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.2901: EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021

Sponsor: Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.)

H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.4431: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

H.R.1333: NO BAN Act

Sponsor: Judy Chu (D-Calif.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.4505: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

S.3042: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6617: Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.3721: RELIEF Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.2471: Vote Without Fear Act

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

S.883: New Deal for New Americans Act of 2023

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.838: Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

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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.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Matthew Virkstis Counsel (2005-2009) and Senior Counsel (2009-2014), Senate Judiciary Committee
Laura Reiff n/a
Kristen Ng n/a
Bob Maples n/a
Laurence Levy n/a

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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.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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