Lobbying Relationship

Client

Related Fund Management

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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

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  • Administrative and congressional outreach and monitoring on issues related to the EB-5 investor program. Monitor administrative action on DHS/USCIS Rule (RIN 1615-AC07), Improvement of the Employment Creation (EB-5) Immigration Regulations, and congressional outreach regarding the same. Monitor the implementation of H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (P.L. 115-141) regarding the impact on EB-5 investor program. S. 386, Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. H.R. 1044, Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE Act). S.2540, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2019. H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020. S. 3582, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020. H.R. 4378, FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (through 11/21/2019) (P.L. 116-59). H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

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General Issues: Immigration, Government Issues

Spending: about $3,650,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

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.4530: EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

H.R.5634: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

S.3001: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.3763: Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.240: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.3128: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

S.1619: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency...

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

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.6776: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

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)

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Lobbyists

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Matthew Virkstis Counsel (2005-2009) and Senior Counsel (2009-2014), Senate Judiciary Committee
Tim Hutchinson U.S. Senator (97-03); U.S. Congressman (93-97)
Albert Wynn U.S. Congressman (1992-2008)
Allison Schwartz ​Legislative Aide, Senate Banking Committee (1997-1998)
Edward Barron ​Deputy Chief Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; ​Deputy Chief of Staff, Senate EPW Committee; Deputy Chief Counsel, Senate Agriculture Committee; Chief of Staff, Senate Agriculture Committee
Allison Schwarts Legislative Aide, Senate Banking Committee (1997-1998)
Ed Barron ​Deputy Chief Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; ​Deputy Chief of Staff, Senate EPW Committee; Deputy Chief Counsel, Senate Agriculture Committee; Chief of Staff, Senate Agriculture Committee
Charles F. Bass U.S. Congressman ('97-'07) & ('11-'13)
Laura Reiff n/a
Bob Maples n/a
Kristen Ng n/a
Laurence Levy n/a
Kirsten Ng 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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