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The Puerto Rico Equality Forum

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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

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  • Puerto Rico self-determination (HR 1522 and HR 2070; S 780)

Duration: to

General Issues: Constitution, Economics/Economic Development, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medicare/Medicaid, Agriculture, Health Issues, Welfare, Budget/Appropriations, Bankruptcy

Spending: about $3,100,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

Bills mentioned

H.R.259: To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current...

Sponsor: Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)

H.R.260: Puerto Rico Admission Act

Sponsor: Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)

H.R.727: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

H.R.3552: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

H.R.3553: Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

H.R.4213: Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.2203: Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act...

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.2675: Puerto Rico Recovery Act of 2016

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.2635: Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health...

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

H.R.1418: Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

H.R.1417: Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

H.R.1225: Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

S.2328: PROMESA

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.5278: PROMESA

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

H.R.4900: PROMESA

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

S.2381: Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.870: Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

S.1774: Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.4199: Puerto Rico Financial Stability and Debt Restructuring Choice Act

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

H.R.2000: Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

S.2020: Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

H.R.6785: Economic Development Act for Distressed Zones of 2018

Sponsor: Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)

H.R.302: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)

H.R.1560: American Family Act of 2019

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.698: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.690: American Family Act of 2019

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

S.1138: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned...

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.3300: Economic Mobility Act of 2019

Sponsor: Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)

H.R.4901: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3157: Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Dan Kildee (D-Mich.)

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

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

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

H.R.3631: Territories Health Care Improvement Act

Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

H.R.3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health...

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4666: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain...

Sponsor: Donna Shalala (D-Fla.)

H.R.6379: Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020

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

H.R.5687: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto...

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

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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

H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

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

H.RES.1113: To state the need for action on statehood for Puerto Rico if the status...

Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

H.R.1965: Puerto Rico Admission Act

Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.2070: Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021

Sponsor: Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.)

S.780: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

H.R.1522: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Jeff Farrow Co-chr, Presidents Interagency Grp on Puerto Rico, 1994-2001, and Co-Chr, Interagency Grp on Insular Areas, 1999-2001; Staff Dir, Subcom on Insular and Int'l Affairs and Sr Advsr on Insular Affairs, House Comm on Interior and Insular Affairs/Nat Resources, 1982-94
Karen Green Cnsl to Rep Robert Matsui, Aug 95-Feb 98; Cnsl, WH Conf on Aging, 1995
Steve Ross Gen Cnsl of US House, 1983-93
Ed Pagano Advsr, Sen Harkin, 2014; Dep Asst to the President for Leg Affairs and Sen Liaison, Exec Ofc of the President, 2012-14; CoS, Sen Leahy, 2005-11; Sr Cnsl, Sen Judiciary Comm, 1997-04; Leg Cnsl, Sen Leahy, 1993-96
Jayne Fitzgerald Tax cnsl, H Ways & Means Comm, 1980-85 and 1992-95
Arshi Siddiqui Sr pol adv & cnsl for Spkr Pelosi, Oct 03-May 09; Ways & Means cnsl, Rep Becerra, 1998-May 00; pol aide, Rep Clayton, Oct 97-Jan 98
Jose Borjon CoS, Rep V.Gonzalez, Jan 17- Feb 21; Snr Advsr/Dpty CoS,Rep F.Vela, Jun 14- Jan 17; Comm Drctr, Rep Gallego, Dec13- Jan 15; Drctr Strtgy/Comm, Rep Reyes, Nov 11- Jan 13;Press Sec, Rep Cuellar, Jan 11- Nov 11; Comm Drctr, RepOrtiz, Mar 09- Jan 11 CoS, Rep V.Gonzalez, Jan 17- Feb 21; Snr Advsr/Dpty CoS, Rep F.Vela, Jun 14- Jan 17; Comm Drctr, Rep Gallego, Dec 13- Jan 15; Drctr Strtgy/Comm, Rep Reyes, Nov 11- Jan 13; Press Sec, Rep Cuellar, Jan 11- Nov 11; Comm Drctr, Rep Ortiz, Mar 09- Jan 11
Rachel Albanese n/a
Lisa Beckerman n/a
Matthew Kinskey n/a
Sean D'Arcy n/a
Christina Haley n/a
Charlie Johnson 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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