Lobbying Relationship

Client

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

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NAFSA: Association of International Educators

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  • Expanding and diversifying Study Abroad; 100,000 Strong in the Americas, an initiative to increase student exchanges in the Western Hemisphere, and to strengthen U.S. relations with countries of the Americas through student mobility; health and safety in study abroad; S.3390 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act
  • Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Foreign Study Issues to include: SEVIS/SEVP Foreign Student Tracking System; Optional Practical Training (OPT); DACA; H-1B and Green Card Reform; Visa Policy, and Processing; the Exchange Visitor Program; U.S. Competitiveness to enhance student and scholar mobility; H.R. 5253 Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act; H.R. 5203 Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016
  • Promoting freedom to travel to Cuba for Americans including H.R. 664 - Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 and S. 299 - Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015; Removing the U.S. embargo on Cuba including H.R. 3238 - Cuba Trade Act of 2015

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General Issues: Education, Immigration, Foreign Relations

Spending: about $1,476,827 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Education - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS),, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), House of Representatives, Senate

Bills mentioned

S.3390: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2016

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

H.R.5253: Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act

Sponsor: Will Hurd (R-Texas)

H.R.5203: Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016

Sponsor: J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.)

H.R.664: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mark Sanford (R-S.C.)

S.299: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.R.3238: Cuba Trade Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Emmer (R-Minn.)

H.R.4380: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016

Sponsor: Justin Amash (I-Mich.)

S.2449: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

S.153: I-Squared Act of 2015

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.3551: Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act

Sponsor: Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1148: Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act

Sponsor: Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)

H.R.5485: Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act

Sponsor: Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2131: SKILLS Visa Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

H.R.1772: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.15: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Joe Garcia (D-Fla.)

S.1943: Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act of 2014

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.3921: IN STATE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

H.R.2278: SAFE Act

Sponsor: Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)

S.1284: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.519: Uniting American Families Act of 2013

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

S.296: Uniting American Families Act of 2013

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

S.1: Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.169: I-Squared Act of 2013

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.2434: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)

H.R.2608: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Sam Graves (R-Mo.)

H.R.2017: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.1601: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs...

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

S.1599: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.3012: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.1857: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.J.RES.45: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating...

Sponsor: Paul Broun (R-Ga.)

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

S.473: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009

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

S.428: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.874: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

H.R.4645: Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.J.RES.45: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Sponsor: none

S.3686: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.729: DREAM Act of 2009

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

H.R.1751: American Dream Act

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

H.R.1261: Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act

Sponsor: Steve Buyer (R-Ind.)

H.R.3221: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

H.R.2410: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.2653: ACTION Act of 2008

Sponsor: Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)

H.R.1469: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tom Lantos (D-Calif.)

S.991: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007

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

S.3297: Advancing America's Priorities Act

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

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Rachel H. Banks Fellow, Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)
Jill Welch Staff, Office of Senator Sam Nunn
Amirah Salaam Kendrick Meek, Andre Carson, Donald Payne Sr.
Heather M. Stewart Intern, Senator Landrieu (D-LA)
Victor C. Johnson Subcmte., Staff Director, House Foreign Affairs Subcmte. Staff Director, House Foreign Affairs
Carolou Goodridge Staff, Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Mark Farmer n/a
Lisa Rosenberg n/a
Heather Stewart n/a
Rebecca Tollefson n/a
Rebecca Tellefson n/a
Janice A. Mulholland 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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