S. 2824 / H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act
S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
S. 4051, Verifying that all Aliens have Legitimate Identification Documents Act
H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
H. Res. 863 / Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas
Senate Amendment toH.R. 815 / Biden Administration Supplemental Funding Request
H.R. 5585, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
H.R. 6678, Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
H.R. 6679, No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
H.R. 6976, Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act
Republican Study Committee Fiscal Year 2025 budget
Biden Administration Fiscal Year 2025 budget request
House Budget Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act
H.R. 7511, Laken Riley Act
Duration: January 1, 2008
to
present
General Issues: Immigration
Spending: about $3,528,983 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), State - Dept of (DOS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S., White House Office,
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?
Dan Stein President
RJ Hauman Legislative Aide - Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
Legislative Aide, Rep. Elton Gallegly
Julie Kirchner Executive Director
Senior Advisor, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, Department of Homeland Security;
Senior Advisor, Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman
Daniel Stein President
Carl Little Chief of Staff, Hon. John Hostettler - End 1/2007
Heather Ham-Warren Legislative Director, Rep. Matt Gaetz
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jeff Miller
Joe Chatham Chief Counsel, Rep. Ken Buck
Will Riley Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Robert Law n/a
Shari Rendall n/a
Elizabeth Jacobs n/a
Maya Noronha n/a
Julie Axelrod n/a
Sarah Dansereau n/a
Allison Burzlaff n/a
Rob Law n/a
Amanda Carroll n/a
Zachary Swartz n/a
Maggie Harrell n/a
Stein Dan n/a
Kirchner Julie n/a
Dansereau Sarah n/a
Carroll Amanda n/a
Robert Tennyson n/a
Preston Huennekens n/a
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.
1st Quarter, 2024
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 18.
Original Filing: 301553860.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 2824 / H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act
S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
S. 4051, Verifying that all Aliens have Legitimate Identification Documents Act
H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
H.R. 7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
H. Res. 863 / Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas
Senate Amendment toH.R. 815 / Biden Administration Supplemental Funding Request
H.R. 5585, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
H.R. 6678, Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
H.R. 6679, No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
H.R. 6976, Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act
Republican Study Committee Fiscal Year 2025 budget
Biden Administration Fiscal Year 2025 budget request
House Budget Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act
H.R. 7511, Laken Riley Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2023
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 24.
Original Filing: 301541752.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 2824 / H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act
S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 6363, Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2024
H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
H.R. 815 / S. Amdt. 1371, Biden Administration Supplemental Funding Request
S. Amdt. 1375 to S. Amdt.1371, to include the Secure the Border Act
Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas
S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act
H.R. 6612, Birthright Citizenship Act
H.R. 6520, No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act
S. 3516 / H.R.6817, A bill to impose a fee on certain remittance transfers to fund border security
H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act
H.R. 6383, To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing or enforcing a remain in Texas policy
H.R. 5062, Americans not Aliens Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2023
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 24, 2023.
Original Filing: 301517596.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 2824 / H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act
H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
H.R. 5525, Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2024
H.R. 3935, Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2024
Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas
Congressional Review Act Resolution for Circumvention of Lawful Pathways
Congressional Review Act Resolution for District of Columbia housing bill B25-0340
S. Res. 362, A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the constitutional right of State Governors to repel the dangerous ongoing invasion across the United States southern border
S. 2374 / H.R. 4727 - No Obamacare for Illegal Aliens Act
H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act
S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act
H.R. 4546, B-VERIFY Act
H.R. 4998, Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act
S. 2656, Timely Departure Act
H.R. 5446, Justice for Angel Families Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2023
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 12, 2023.
Original Filing: 301474875.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act
H.R. 1690, Orderly Requirements Designed to Enforce and Regulate Latin American Migration Act
H.R. 2794, Border Reinforcement Act
H.R. 2640, Border Security and Enforcement Act
H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
H.R. 3638, Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act
H.R. 3919, Asylum Claims Improvement Act
S. 1640 / H.R. 3407, Empowering Law Enforcement Act
S.J. Res. 18 / H.J. Res 41, A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility"
Title 42
S. Res. 169, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office
Congressional Review Act Resolution for Circumvention of Lawful Pathways
Republican Study Committee FY24 budget
Department of Homeland Security FY24 appropriations
Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2023
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2023.
Original Filing: 301458143.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 29, the Border Safety and Security Act
H.R. 2640, the Border Security and Enforcement Act
H.R. 2417, the Protection for Children Act
H.R. 319, the Legal Workforce Act
H.R.672 - Border Security Investment Act
H.J.Res.24 - Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022
Title 42
FY24 budget proposal
S.696, companion to HR 29
S.422 - Build the Wall Now Act
H.R. 1793 - EL CHAPO Act
H.Res 89 - Biggs' impeachment articles against Mayorkas
H.Res 8 - Fallon's impeachment articles against Mayorkas
H.R. 1394 - American SAFER Act
H.R. 921 - No Asylum for Criminals Act
H.R. 28 - Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2022
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Feb. 14, 2023.
Original Filing: 301446553.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied against the following, primarily in the lame duck session:
A mass amnesty proposal led by Senators Sinema and Tillis in exchange for an extension of weakened
Title 42 and other meaningless promises of future immigration enforcement.
The Afghan Adjustment Act, which would have granted permanent residence to largely unvetted Afghans
who were allowed to enter the country under President Bidens abuse of parole authority.
An agriculture bill containing both an amnesty for illegal aliens and an expanded guestworker program.
The Biden Administrations attempt to slash ICE detention capacity by 30 percent.
A bipartisan attempt to expand the controversial DHS Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
The Sinema-Tester amendment to the omnibus, which sought to process and release illegal aliens into our country more efficiently.
The EAGLE Act, which would have resulted in more than 90 percent of employment-based green cards
being awarded to citizens of just two countries: China and India.
The misleadingly named Veterans Service Recognition Act, which would have provided amnesty for
illegal alien relatives of veterans and even allowed deported criminals to return the U.S.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2022
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Nov. 15, 2022.
Original Filing: 301422813.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied for immigration amendments during the budget reconciliation process.
Lobbied against the EAGLE Act and DACA amnesty proposals.
Lobbied against the inclusion of immigration provisions in the NDAA or any must-pass spending bill.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2022
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2022.
Original Filing: 301392214.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied against inclusion of immigration provisions in the final conference report of the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and America COMPETES Act.
Lobbied against the EAGLE Act and Real Courts, Rule of Law Act.
Lobbied against the inclusion of immigration provisions in the NDAA.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2022
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on May 31, 2022.
Original Filing: 301375959.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied against the inclusion of immigration provisions the omninbus, such as: eliminating policy proposals that would have limited ICE by preventing Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) from assisting with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), restricting mandatory detention for criminal aliens, using tax dollars to pay a prevailing wage to aliens in detention, and other matters. We also opposed applying unused green cards to address the current immigration visa backlog.
Lobbied against the inclusion of immigration provisions in China competition bills (USICA, America COMPETES).
Lobbied against the EAGLE Act and Real Courts, Rule of Law Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2021
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Feb. 9, 2022.
Original Filing: 301340914.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied against H.R.5376, the Build Back Better Act, which included amnesty for illegal aliens.
Lobbied against a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government at current levels until February 18, 2022. This prevented a feared government shutdown. However, it was not a clean continuing resolution, as it also included $7 billion for Afghan resettlement and zero dollars to address the raging crisis at our border.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2021
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Nov. 2, 2021.
Original Filing: 301316756.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied against including immigration in H.R.5376, the Build Back Better Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2021
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Aug. 12, 2021.
Original Filing: 301294285.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied against H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act, as well as DHS funding bills on both chambers.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 6, 2021.
Original Filing: 301250944.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied against H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on March 8, 2021.
Original Filing: 301249435.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Nov. 17, 2020.
Original Filing: 301226638.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Aug. 11, 2020.
Original Filing: 301205093.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2020
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on June 1, 2020.
Original Filing: 301183828.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2019
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Feb. 5, 2020.
Original Filing: 301131276.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Dec. 18, 2019.
Original Filing: 301102542.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Aug. 20, 2019.
Original Filing: 301061319.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on June 21, 2019.
Original Filing: 301042290.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on March 13, 2019.
Original Filing: 301021459.xml
Lobbying Issues
Weighing in on existing immigration legislation and advocating for proposals that help reduce the negative impact of uncontrolled immigration on the nations security, economy, workforce, education, healthcare, and environment.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 23, 2018.
Original Filing: 300998861.xml
Lobbying Issues
Weighing in on existing immigration legislation and advocating for proposals that help reduce the negative impact of uncontrolled immigration on the nations security, economy, workforce, education, healthcare, and environment.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2018
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 25, 2018.
Original Filing: 300979445.xml
Lobbying Issues
Weighing in on existing immigration legislation and advocating for proposals that help reduce the negative impact of uncontrolled immigration on the nations security, economy, workforce, education, healthcare, and environment.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 30, 2018.
Original Filing: 300959419.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2017
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 22, 2018.
Original Filing: 300937247.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2017
Federation for American Immigration Reform filed a lobbying registration on Jan. 12, 2018 for in-house lobbying efforts, effective July 1, 2017.
Original Filing: 300923375.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Elizabeth Jacobs only lobbied on:
H.R. 496
H.R. 3711
H.R. 3003
H.R. 1468
S. 1852
S. 1615
The other registrants lobbied on:
H.R. 496
H.R. 3711
H.R. 3003
H.R. 1468
H.R. 4092
H.R. 2431
H.R. 3755
S. 1852
S. 1615
S. 1720 .
3rd Quarter, 2017
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2017.
Original Filing: 300904117.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 36
S. 37
S. 45
S. 51
S. 52
S. 87
S. 127
S. 128
S. 146
S. 179
S. 180
S. 211
S. 229
S. 232
S. 274
S. 281
S. 303
S. 349
S. 354
S. 668
S. 725
S. 748
H.R. 22
H.R. 60
H.R. 80
H.R. 81
H.R. 82
H.R. 83
H.R.114
H.R. 120
H.R. 140
H.R. 170
H.R. 174
H.R. 176
H.R. 178
H.R. 241
H.R. 278
H.R. 281
H.R. 300
H.R. 352
H.R. 361
H.R. 391
H.R. 392
H.R. 400
H.R. 425
H.R. 441
H.R. 454
H.R. 483
H.R. 486
H.R. 495
H.R. 496
H.R. 505
H.R. 514
H.R. 532
H.R. 546
H.R. 565
H.R. 574
H.R. 591
H.R. 604
H.R. 639
H.R. 641
H.R. 643
H.R. 670
H.R. 705
H.R. 724
H.R. 730
H.R. 739
H.R. 748
H.R. 819
H.R. 824
H.R. 837
H.R. 844
H.R. 858
H.R. 912
H.R. 913
H.R. 920
H.R. 1006
H.R. 1036
H.R. 1125
H.R. 1149
H.R. 1178
H.R. 1236
H.R. 1446
H.R. 1470
H.R. 1608
H.R. 1627
H.R. 1741
H.R. 1941
H.R. 1970
H.R. 1985
H.R. 2073
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2017
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300896212.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 36
S. 37
S. 45
S. 51
S. 52
S. 87
S. 127
S. 128
S. 146
S. 179
S. 180
S. 211
S. 229
S. 232
S. 274
S. 281
S. 303
S. 349
S. 354
S. 668
S. 725
S. 748
H.R. 22
H.R. 60
H.R. 80
H.R. 81
H.R. 82
H.R. 83
H.R.114
H.R. 120
H.R. 140
H.R. 170
H.R. 174
H.R. 176
H.R. 178
H.R. 241
H.R. 278
H.R. 281
H.R. 300
H.R. 352
H.R. 361
H.R. 391
H.R. 392
H.R. 400
H.R. 425
H.R. 441
H.R. 454
H.R. 483
H.R. 486
H.R. 495
H.R. 496
H.R. 505
H.R. 514
H.R. 532
H.R. 546
H.R. 565
H.R. 574
H.R. 591
H.R. 604
H.R. 639
H.R. 641
H.R. 643
H.R. 670
H.R. 705
H.R. 724
H.R. 730
H.R. 739
H.R. 748
H.R. 819
H.R. 824
H.R. 837
H.R. 844
H.R. 858
H.R. 912
H.R. 913
H.R. 920
H.R. 1006
H.R. 1036
H.R. 1125
H.R. 1149
H.R. 1178
H.R. 1236
H.R. 1446
H.R. 1470
H.R. 1608
H.R. 1627
H.R. 1741
H.R. 1941
H.R. 1970
H.R. 1985
H.R. 2073
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2017
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300875842.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 36
S. 37
S. 45
S. 51
S. 52
S. 87
S. 127
S. 128
S. 146
S. 179
S. 180
S. 211
S. 229
S. 232
S. 274
S. 281
S. 303
S. 349
S. 354
S. 668
S. 725
S. 748
H.R. 22
H.R. 60
H.R. 80
H.R. 81
H.R. 82
H.R. 83
H.R.114
H.R. 120
H.R. 140
H.R. 170
H.R. 174
H.R. 176
H.R. 178
H.R. 241
H.R. 278
H.R. 281
H.R. 300
H.R. 352
H.R. 361
H.R. 391
H.R. 392
H.R. 400
H.R. 425
H.R. 441
H.R. 454
H.R. 483
H.R. 486
H.R. 495
H.R. 496
H.R. 505
H.R. 514
H.R. 532
H.R. 546
H.R. 565
H.R. 574
H.R. 591
H.R. 604
H.R. 639
H.R. 641
H.R. 643
H.R. 670
H.R. 705
H.R. 724
H.R. 730
H.R. 739
H.R. 748
H.R. 819
H.R. 824
H.R. 837
H.R. 844
H.R. 858
H.R. 912
H.R. 913
H.R. 920
H.R. 1006
H.R. 1036
H.R. 1125
H.R. 1149
H.R. 1178
H.R. 1236
H.R. 1446
H.R. 1470
H.R. 1608
H.R. 1627
H.R. 1741
H.R. 1941
H.R. 1970
H.R. 1985
H.R. 2073
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2016
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Original Filing: 300856524.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 2123
S. 3100
S. 2193
S. 3124
S. 461
S. 3542
S. 1808
H.R. 3713
H.R. 5804
H.R. 5710
H.R. 3636
H.R. 5398
H.R. 5851
H.R. 5881
H.R. 5657
H.R. 5825
H.R. 5826
H.R. 5853
H.R. 5801
H.R. 6044
H.R. 6087
H.R. 6092
H.R. 6097
H.R. 6110
H.R. 6175
H.R. 2793
H.R. 5646
H.R. 5619
H.R. 3314
H.R. 5653
H.R. 5654
H.R. 3011
H.R. 6198
H.R. 213
H.R. 5992
H.R. 5325
H.R. 5485
H.R. 5905
H.R. 6252
H.R. 6329
H.R. 455
H.R. 6345
H.R. 5253
H.R. 6456
H.R. 6468
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2016
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300838926.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate:
S. 2123
S. 3100
S. 2193
S. 3124
House:
H.R. 3713
H.R. 5804
H.R. 5710
H.R. 3636
H.R. 5398
H.R. 5851
H.R. 5881
H.R. 5657
H.R. 5825
H.R. 5826
H.R. 5853
H.R. 5801
H.R. 6044
H.R. 6087
H.R. 6092
H.R. 6097
H.R. 6110
H.R. 6175
H.R. 2793
H.R. 5646
H.R. 5619
H.R. 3314
H.R. 5653
H.R. 5654
H.R. 3011
H.R. 6198
H.R. 213
H.R. 5992
H.R. 5325
H.R. 5485
H.R. 5905
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2016
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 28, 2016.
Original Filing: 300822914.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate:
S. 2943
S. 2123
S. 3100
S. 2193
House:
H.R. 5203
H.R. 5207
H.R. 4909
H.R. 5101
H.R. 5102
H.R. 5103
H.R. 3713
H.R. 5224
H.R. 5253
H.R. 5141
H.R. 5035
H.R. 5012
H.R. 5055
H.R. 5325
H.R. 5398
H.R. 3636
H. Res. 708
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2016
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 26, 2016.
Original Filing: 300804402.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate:
S. 79
S. 2458
S. 2538
S. 2561
House:
H.R. 158
H.R. 1149
H.R. 3009
H.R. 4038
H.R. 4135
H.R. 4143
H.R. 4173
H.R. 4197
H.R. 4218
H.R. 4267
H.R. 4274
H.R. 4301
H.R. 4482
H.R. 4597
H.R. 4720
H.R. 4722
H.R. 4731
H.R. 4847
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2015
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300780849.xml
Lobbying Issues
U.S. Senate:
S. 1762 - Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act (Kates Law)
S. 2146 - Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act
S. 1059 - College Options for DREAMers Act
S. 2115 - Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
S. 2122 - Invest in Our Communities Act
S. 60 - A bill to deny in-state tuition to illegal aliens
S. 2266 - H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act
S. 2363 - State Refugee Security Act
S. 1842 - Protecting American Lives Act
U.S. House of Representatives:
H.R. 3011 - Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act (Kates Law)
H.R. 4038 - American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act
H.R. 158 - Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act
H.R. 2029 - Fiscal Year 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act (omnibus)
H.R. 1921 - GRAD Act
H.R. 3573 - Refugee Resettlement Oversight and Security Act
H.R. 3151 - Arrest Statistics Reporting Act
H.R. 3566 - A bill to deny in-state tuition to illegal aliens
H.R. 3314 - Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015
H.R. 3818 - Ending Special National Origin-Based Immigration Programs for Cubans Act
H.R. 4007 - Assuring Law Enforcement Requests are Timely Evaluated by DHS (ALERTED) Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2015
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2015.
Original Filing: 300763502.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate: S. 1762 - Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act (Kates Law); S. 1814 - Stop Sanctuary Cities Act; S. 1842 - Protecting American Lives Act
House: H.R. 3002 - Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R. 3009 - Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R. 3011 - Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act (Kates Law); H.R. 3151 - Arrest Statistics Reporting Act; H.R. 3314 - Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015; H.R. 3566 - A bill to deny in-state tuition to illegal aliens; Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2015
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2015.
Original Filing: 300744046.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate:
S. 1619 (Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act), S. (Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act), S. 1640 (Davis-Oliver Act), S. 1501 (American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Improvements Act of 2015)
House:
H.R. 1735 (National Defense Authorization Act), H.R. 1314 (Trade Promotion Authority), H.R. 2578 (Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act), H.R. 2577 (Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations Act), H.R. - Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act), H.R. 1148 (Davis-Oliver Act), H.R. 158 (Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015), H.R. 1634 (Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015), H.R. 2942 (Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015), H.R. 2278 (Security and Fairness Enhancement for America (SAFE) Act of 2015), H.R. 1989 (ENLIST Act)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2015
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 22, 2015.
Original Filing: 300728535.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 240- DHS appropriations
H.R. 191- Repeal Executive Amnesty Act
H.R. 399- Secure our Borders First Act
H.R. 1249- No Free Rides Act
S. 686- Bill making amnestied illegal aliens ineligible for EITC
S. 178- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
S. 153-I-Squared Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2014
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2015.
Original Filing: 300705880.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate Bills:
S. 1847 - National Defense Authorization Act
S. 2799 - Expatriate Terrorists Act
House Bills:
H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act
H.R. 4296 - Untitled (foreign worker program in Northern Mariana Islands)
H.R. 5316 - Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act
H.R. 5401 - Protecting the Homeland Act
H.R. 5409 - Unaccompanied Alien Children Transparency Act
H.R. 5759 - Executive Amnesty Prevention Act
H.J. Res. 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2014
In Q3, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2014.
Original Filing: 300686788.xml
Lobbying Issues
S.2611 - HUMANE Act
S.2631 - A bill to prevent the extension of DACA
S.2648 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2014
H.R.4935 - Child Tax Credit Improvement Act
H.R.5230 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2014
H.R.5272 - An Act to Prohibit Deferred Action for Aliens Not Lawfully Present in the United States
H.R.5401 - Protecting the Homeland Act
H.R.5409 - Unaccompanied Alien Children Transparency Act
H.R.5434 - Visa Waiver Program Suspension Act of 2014
H.R.5470 - Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2014
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2014
In Q2, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 21, 2014.
Original Filing: 300667649.xml
Lobbying Issues
House Bills: H.R. 4435 - National Defense Authorization Act. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to certain illegal aliens in exchange for military service.), H.R. 2377 - ENLIST Act. (Provisions that allow certain illegal aliens to enlist in the military in exchange for a green card and immediate eligibility for citizenship.), H.R. 4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015. (Provisions that defund the Obama Administrations DACA amnesty program; that deny certain funding to sanctuary cities; that prevent illegal aliens from receiving the additional child tax credit (ACTC); that increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP).)
Senate Bill: S. 2534 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015. (Provisions that cut detention beds for detaining illegal aliens; reduces the enforcement budgets for ICE and CBP.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2014
Federation for American Immigration Reform amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q22014 on July 21, 2014
Original Filing: 300667734.xml
Lobbying Issues
House Bills: H.R. 4435 - National Defense Authorization Act. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to certain illegal aliens in exchange for military service.), H.R. 2377 - ENLIST Act. (Provisions that allow certain illegal aliens to enlist in the military in exchange for a green card and immediate eligibility for citizenship.), H.R. 4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015. (Provisions that defund the Obama Administrations DACA amnesty program; that deny certain funding to sanctuary cities; that prevent illegal aliens from receiving the additional child tax credit (ACTC); that increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP).)
Senate Bill: S. 2534 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015. (Provisions that cut detention beds for detaining illegal aliens; reduces the enforcement budgets for ICE and CBP.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2014
In Q1, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 18, 2014.
Original Filing: 300642294.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate bills: S. 744 (comprehensive immigration reform/amnesty/guest workers)
House bills: H.R. 15 (comprehensive immigration reform/amnesty/guest workers)H.R. 1417 (border security), H.R. 1772 (E-Verify), H.R. 1773 (agricultural guest worker/amnesty program), H.R. 2131 (high-skilled visas), H.R. 2278 (interior enforcement), H.R. 3141 (biometric entry-exit), H.R. 3732 (ICE Act), H.R. 3973 (Exec branch authority), H.R. 4138 (Exec branch authority)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2013
Federation for American Immigration Reform amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q42013 on Feb. 10, 2014
Original Filing: 300630186.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate bills: S. 744 (comprehensive immigration reform/amnesty/ guest workers)
House bills: H.R. 1417 (border security), H.R. 1772 (E-Verify), H.R. 1773 (agricultural guest work and amnesty program), H.R. 2131 (high-skilled visa expansion), H.R. 2278 (interior enforcement), H.R. 3141 (biometric entry-exit), H.R. 3611 (agency accountability), H.R. 3732 (agency accountability)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2013
In Q4, Federation for American Immigration Reform had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 22, 2014.
Original Filing: 300627394.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate bills: S. 744 (comprehensive immigration reform/amnesty/ guest workers)
House bills: H.R. 1417 (border security), H.R. 1772 (E-Verify), H.R. 1773 (agricultural guest work and amnesty program), H.R. 2131 (high-skilled visa expansion), H.R. 2278 (interior enforcement), H.R. 3141 (biometric entry-exit), H.R. 3611 (agency accountability), H.R. 3732 (agency accountability)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2013
In Q3, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2013.
Original Filing: 300603073.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate bills: S.744 (comprehensive immigration reform/amnesty/increase guest workers)
House bills: H.R. 1417 (border security/operational control legislation); H.R. 1772 (mandatory/permanent E-Verify); H.R. 1773 (agricultural guest worker and amnesty program); H.R. 2131 (increase in high-skilled visas); H.R. 2278 (interior enforcement); H.R. 3141 (biometric exit program at borders)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2013
Federation for American Immigration Reform amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q22013 on July 14, 2015
Original Filing: 300734124.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate bills: S. 744 (comprehensive immigration reform/amnesty/guest workers)
House bills: H.R. 1417 (border security), H.R. 1772 (E-verify), H.R. 1773 (agricultural guest worker and amnesty program), H.R. 2131 (high-skilled visas), H.R. 2217 (Dept of Homeland Security appropriations), H.R. 2278 (interior enforcement)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2013
In Q2, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2013.
Original Filing: 300578918.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate bills: S. 744 (comprehensive immigration reform/amnesty/guest workers)
House bills: H.R. 1417 (border security), H.R. 1772 (E-Verify), H.R. 1773 (agricultural guest worker and amnesty program), H.R. 2131 (high-skilled visas), H.R. 2217 (Dept of Homeland Security appropriations), H.R. 2278 (interior enforcement)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2013
In Q1, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 23, 2013.
Original Filing: 300565285.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0)
House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2013
In Q1, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 22, 2013.
Original Filing: 300561487.xml
Lobbying Issues
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0)
House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2012
In Q4, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 25, 2013.
Original Filing: 300543852.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.S. 3639 by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, and John McCain: creates a new, tiered nonimmigrant visa program, the W-visa, that puts illegal aliens on a path to a green card and subsequent citizenship.
S. 1925 by Sen. Pat Leahy: contained a provision that would increase the number of U visas by tens of thousands over the course of several years.
H.R. 6429 by Rep. Lamar Smith: eliminates the visa lottery by reallocating the 55,000 green cards available under the program to two new employment-based visa categories, the EB-6 and EB-7
H.R. 6025 by Rep. Candice Miller: requires the DHS Secretary to update Congress on the number of miles of land and maritime border that are under operational control. The bill also requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the estimated number of unlawful entries along land and maritime borders of the United States using the same methodology and terminology as was used during fiscal years 2008 to 2010 to guarantee consistency in reporting methods
H.R. 915 by Rep. Henry Cuellar: legislation that authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program within the Department of Homeland Security.
H.R. 5855 by Rep. Robert Aderholt: annual funding bill through which Congress appropriated money to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Funding is used to pay for the salaries and expenses of all DHS employees, as well as all programs implemented by the department.
H.R. 4119 by Rep. Silvestre Reyes: legislation that makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to use, construct, or finance underground tunnels that bypass U.S. international borders. Penalties for attempt and conspiracy are the same as existing penalties for use, construction, and financing of border tunnels. The bill also amends existing federal law to add activities relating to construction or use of international border tunnels to the list of offenses which can be investigated via wiretapping by federal agencies.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2012
In Q3, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2012.
Original Filing: 300514480.xml
Lobbying Issues
See Attached.H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.)
H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.)
H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.)
H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.)
H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.)
H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.)
H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.)
H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.)
S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.)
S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2012
In Q2, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2012.
Original Filing: 300492360.xml
Lobbying Issues
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.)
H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.)
H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.)
H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.)
H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.)
H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.)
H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.)
H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).)
H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.)
S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.)
S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.)
S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.)
S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2012
In Q1, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2012.
Original Filing: 300472605.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.
H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions would establish a new H-2C guest worker program that would expand the scope of the program to include all agricultural work.)
H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations laws my barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.)
H.R.3801 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) - Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 (Provisions in bill that aims to help secure the border by increasing penalties for using aircraft for smuggling contraband.)
H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.)
H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.)
S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer funds to sue states over their immigration enforcement laws.)
S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.)
S.1983 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions in bill that would allow for an amnesty for Irish nationals; stricken and amended to create new E-3 visa program exclusively for Irish nationals.)
S.2005 Sen. Brown, Scott (R-MA) - IRE Act (Provisions to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals to include nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2011
In Q4, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2012.
Original Filing: 300448030.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.
H.R.398 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes. (Provisions that states that: (1) at the petitioners option the petition may be filed during such active-duty service at any time after commencement of the 90-day petition period and, (2) the tolling of the 90-day interview period shall not be construed to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from waiving the interview requirement.)
H.R. 1505 Rep. Bishop, Rob (R-UT) National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (Provisions that would prevent the Departments of Interior and Agriculture from impeding or restricting activities of the Border Patrol on federal lands undertaken to achieve operational control of the border.)
H.R.1956 Rep. Johnson, Sam (R-TX) Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act (Provisions that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers to provide their social security number on their tax return in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.)
H.R.2885 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (Eliminates the current paper-based I-9 system.)
H.R.3012 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions that would not increase the over-all number of green cards issued, but rather reduce restrictions on per-country quotas in an attempt to reduce the backlog of applications from certain countries. Also, provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas.)
H.R.3444 Rep. Kingston, Jack (R-GA) Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide valid identification on their tax returns in addition to the names and identification numbers of each qualifying child.)
H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations tax laws by barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.)
S.1746 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act (Provisions that would make it easier for foreign nationals to enter and stay in the United States, also proposed several changes to the B-visa (visitor visa) program as well as the (visa waiver program.)
S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prohibit federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.)
S.577 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide valid identification on their tax returns in addition to the names and identification numbers of each qualifying child.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2011
In Q3, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300420358.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.
H.R.704 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA) - SAFE for America Act (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.)
H.R.800 Rep. Carter, John R. (R-TX) - Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 (Provisions that would amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-Verify Program (Program) permanent and mandatory.)
H.R.1473 Rep. Rogers, Harold (R-KY) - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Provisions that would: 1. decrease appropriations for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), including for processing applications for asylum and refugee status and for the E-Verify Program. 2. Increase appropriations to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for salaries and expenses, but decreases funding for automation modernization and eliminates appropriations for construction. 3. Decrease appropriations for the National Protection and Programs Directorate for management and administration, infrastructure protection and information security, and United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT).
H.R. 1505 Rep. Bishop, Rob (R-UT) National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (Provisions that would prevent the Departments of Interior and Agriculture from impeding or restricting activities of the Border Patrol on federal lands undertaken to achieve operational control of the border.)
H.R. 1741 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Secure Visas Act (Provisions that would amend the Homeland Security Act to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary), except for the Secretary of State's authority with respect to diplomatic- and international organization-related visas, exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer and enforce the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and all other immigration or nationality laws relating to U.S. consular officer visa functions.)
H.R.1822 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana (R-CA) - No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal Aliens Act of 2011 (Provisions to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for appropriate procedures under such title for verification of citizenship status.)
H.R.1842 Rep. Berman Howard (D-CA) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 (DREAM ACT) (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.)
H.R.1932 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain indefinitely, subject to six-month review, an alien under orders of removal who cannot be removed, if: (1) the alien will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future; (2) the alien would have been removed but for the alien's refusal to cooperate with the Secretary's identification and removal efforts; (3) the alien has a highly contagious disease that poses a public safety threat; (4) release would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences; (5) release would threaten national security; (6) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of either one or more aggravated felonies or crimes of violence and, because of a mental or personality condition, is likely to engage in future acts of violence; or (7) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies.)
H.R.1933 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas. (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas to: (1) permit a one-time three-year extension of admission, and (2) reduce the maximum number of such visas per fiscal year to 300.)
H.R.2017 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. (R-AL) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 (Provisions that would (1) make appropriations for FY2012 for: United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction and facilities management; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including for reimbursement of other agencies for costs associated with the repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States, prioritizing the identification and removal of aliens convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime, and automation modernization. (2) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act: (1) in contravention of a provision of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 restricting any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual; (2) to parole an alien into the United States, or to grant deferred action of a final order of removal, for any reason other than on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.)
H.R.2164 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that would amend the current employment eligibility verification process all employers must use to ensure their workers are legal. (INA 274A; 8 U.S.C. 1324a) The bill maintains the existing framework for the employment eligibility verification process (including the I-9), but also makes important changes, such as mandating E-Verify and increasing penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to use E-Verify. H.R.2164 also preempts states from imposing civil or criminal penalties on employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to use E-Verify. The bill does permit states to exercise their licensing authority to penalize employers for failure to use E-Verify.)
H.R.2497 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - HALT Act, Hinder the Administrations Legalization Temptation Act (Provisions that would suspend the Obama Administrations ability to grant administrative amnesty to illegal aliens.)
H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions that creates a new guest worker program to import agricultural workers. The bill seeks to replace the existing H-2A visa program, an agricultural guest worker program created in 1986 as part of under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
H.R.2885 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (Eliminates the current paper-based I-9 system.)
H.R.2895 Rep. Lungren, Dan (R-CA) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that would create a large new agricultural guest worker program in addition to existing guest worker programs, also would create a new W visa program to admit foreign agricultural labor as an alternative to both the current H-2A guest worker program. )
S.723 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes only if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.)
S.952 Sen. Durbin, Richard (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 (DREAM ACT) (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.)
S.1196 Sen. Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (Provisions that would make E-Verify program permanent and amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996 to change the programs name from a pilot program to E-Verify.)
S.1380 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - HALT Act, Hinder the Administrations Legalization Temptation Act (Provisions that suspends until January 21, 2013, the Attorney Generals (DOJ) authority regarding: (1) waiver of inadmissibility of aliens unlawfully present in the United States; (2) cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain non-permanent residents; (3) parole authority, except for parole entries for humanitarian, law enforcement, or security purposes; and (4) designation of a country for temporary protected status.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2011
In Q2, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 14, 2011.
Original Filing: 300390151.xml
Lobbying Issues
See Attached.
H.R.704 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA) - SAFE for America Act (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.)
H.R.800 Rep. Carter, John R. (R-TX) - Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 (Provisions that would amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-Verify Program (Program) permanent and mandatory.)
H.R.1473 Rep. Rogers, Harold (R-KY) - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Provisions that would: 1. decrease appropriations for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), including for processing applications for asylum and refugee status and for the E-Verify Program. 2. Increase appropriations to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for salaries and expenses, but decreases funding for automation modernization and eliminates appropriations for construction. 3. Decrease appropriations for the National Protection and Programs Directorate for management and administration, infrastructure protection and information security, and United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT).
H.R. 1741 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Secure Visas Act (Provisions that would amend the Homeland Security Act to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary), except for the Secretary of State's authority with respect to diplomatic- and international organization-related visas, exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer and enforce the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and all other immigration or nationality laws relating to U.S. consular officer visa functions.)
H.R.1822 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana (R-CA) - No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal Aliens Act of 2011 (Provisions to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for appropriate procedures under such title for verification of citizenship status.)
H.R.1842 Rep. Berman Howard (D-CA) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 (DREAM ACT) (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.)
H.R.1932 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain indefinitely, subject to six-month review, an alien under orders of removal who cannot be removed, if: (1) the alien will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future; (2) the alien would have been removed but for the alien's refusal to cooperate with the Secretary's identification and removal efforts; (3) the alien has a highly contagious disease that poses a public safety threat; (4) release would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences; (5) release would threaten national security; (6) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of either one or more aggravated felonies or crimes of violence and, because of a mental or personality condition, is likely to engage in future acts of violence; or (7) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies.)
H.R.1933 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas. (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas to: (1) permit a one-time three-year extension of admission, and (2) reduce the maximum number of such visas per fiscal year to 300.)
H.R.2017 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. (R-AL) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 (Provisions that would (1) make appropriations for FY2012 for: United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction and facilities management; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including for reimbursement of other agencies for costs associated with the repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States, prioritizing the identification and removal of aliens convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime, and automation modernization. (2) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act: (1) in contravention of a provision of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 restricting any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual; (2) to parole an alien into the United States, or to grant deferred action of a final order of removal, for any reason other than on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.)
H.R.2164 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - Legal Workforce Act (Provisions that would amend the current employment eligibility verification process all employers must use to ensure their workers are legal. (INA 274A; 8 U.S.C. 1324a) The bill maintains the existing framework for the employment eligibility verification process (including the I-9), but also makes important changes, such as mandating E-Verify and increasing penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to use E-Verify. H.R.2164 also preempts states from imposing civil or criminal penalties on employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to use E-Verify. The bill does permit states to exercise their licensing authority to penalize employers for failure to use E-Verify.)
S.723 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes only if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.)
S.952 Sen. Durbin, Richard (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 (DREAM ACT) (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.)
S.1196 Sen. Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (Provisions that would make E-Verify program permanent and amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996 to change the programs name from a pilot program to E-Verify.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2011
In Q1, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300371067.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.H.R.1 Rep. Rogers, Harold (R-KY) Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
(Provisions that would have (1) prohibited the U.S. Department of Justice from using any funds to sue Arizona in an effort to strike down its new immigration enforcement law, SB 1070 (2) would have prohibited government funds from being used to carry out the Visa Lottery (INA 201(e)), essentially abolishing the program (3) would have limited Department of Homeland Security to a maximum of 33,400 detention beds (as introduced, H.R. 1 set the minimum number of detention beds at 33,400). By limiting the number of detention beds, the amendment would have prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from expanding its enforcement efforts against illegal aliens because it would have had nowhere to detain the illegal aliens while in the process of removing them from the U.S. (4) would have denied all funding for the implementation of REAL ID.)
H.R.140 Rep. King, Steve (R-IA) - Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011
(Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national; (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States; or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.)
H.R.152 Rep. Poe, Ted (R-TX) - National Guard Border Enforcement Act
(Provisions that directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (Secretary) to deploy at least an additional 10,000 members of the National Guard for border control activities along the U.S.-Mexico border until the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that the federal government has achieved operational control of the border.)
H.R.800 Rep. Carter, John R. (R-TX) - Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 (Provisions that would apply to both prospective and current employees, guaranteeing a legal workforce and cutting off the jobs magnet, the bill also prohibits employers from deducting wages paid to or on behalf illegal aliens, requires notification of social security number mismatches and multiple uses, and enhances information sharing between federal agencies.)
H.R.1091 Rep. Hunter, Duncan (R-CA) - Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011
(Provisions that would (1) grant the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to construct reinforced fencing along not less than 350 miles of the southwest border. (2) bill would also require Homeland Security to submit to Congress a plan to gain operational control of a specific sector of the southwest border if the Department determines that there has been a 40 percent increase in apprehensions of illegal aliens crossing the border in that sector.)
H.R.1134 Rep. Hunter, Duncan (R-CA) - Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act
(Provisions that would amend Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to prohibit state and local governments with sanctuary city policies in place from receiving federal reimbursements for incarcerating illegal aliens. (2) Under the bill, state and local governments would also be ineligible for SCAAP funds if they prohibit law enforcement officials from gathering information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual.)
S.J.RES.2 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.
(Provisions relating to a person born in the United States shall not be a U.S. citizen unless: (1) one parent of the person is a U.S. citizen; (2) one parent of the person is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who resides in the United States; (3) one parent of the person is an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces; or (4) the person is naturalized in accordance with the laws of the United States.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2010
In Q4, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2011.
Original Filing: 300341520.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) American Dream Act, To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
H.R.5281 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) Development Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act
(Provisions relating to (Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) has been a person of good moral character since entering the United States; (3) is not inadmissible for reasons of health, criminality, security, public charge, smuggling, student visa abuse, citizenship ineligibility, polygamy, international child abduction, or unlawful voting; (4) is not deportable for reasons of smuggling, marriage fraud, criminality, security, public charge, or unlawful voting; (5) has not participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; (6) has not been convicted of certain offenses under federal or state law; (7) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States; (8) has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal unless the alien has remained in the United States under color of law after such order's issuance, or received the order before attaining the age of 16; and (9) was under age 30 on the date of enactment of this Act.)
H.R.5283 Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) - Help HAITI Act of 2010 (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to permanent resident status an alien who: (1) was granted parole admission into the United States pursuant to the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on January 18, 2010, and suspended as to new applications on April 15, 2010; (2) is physically present in the United States; (3) is admissible as an immigrant; and (4) files an application for adjustment not later than three years after enactment of this Act.)
H.R.6253 Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) - National Guard Border Enforcement Act (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (Secretary) to deploy at least an additional 10,000 members of the National Guard for border control activities along the U.S.-Mexico border until the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that the federal Government has achieved operational control of the border.)
H.R.6327 Rep. Djou, Charles (R-HI) Citizenship and Service Act of 2010 (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States prior to his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or general education diploma in the United States.)
H.R.6497 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has not participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; (5) has not been convicted of certain offenses under federal or state law; (6) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States; (7) has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal unless the alien has remained in the United States under color of law after such order's issuance, or received the order before attaining the age of 16; and (8) was under age 30 on the date of this Act's enactment.)
S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
S.3827 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 (Provisions that amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision making unlawful aliens ineligible for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. citizen or national is eligible for such benefits without regard to state residence. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) was under age 35 on the date of this Act's enactment.)
S.3901 Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and Americas Security Act (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien to be paroled into the United States or granted deferred action of a final order of removal only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.)
S.3962 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; Requires aliens to apply for such adjustment of status within one year of being admitted to an IHE or earning a high school or equivalent diploma. (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) was under age 35 on the date of this Act's enactment.)
S.3963 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) was under age 30 on the date of this Act's enactment.)
S.3992 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 (Provisions that authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has not participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; (5) has not been convicted of certain offenses under federal or state law; (6) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States; (7) has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal unless the alien has remained in the United States under color of law after such order's issuance, or received the order before attaining the age of 16; and (8) was under age 30 on the date of this Act's enactment.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2010
In Q3, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2010.
Original Filing: 300320442.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.
H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States)
H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery)
H.R. 2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 (Provisions to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.)
H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor)
H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs)
H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms)
H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens)
H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.)
H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify)
H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits)
H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance)
H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future)
H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding)
H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system)
H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.)
H.R. 5016 Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) - To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. (All Provisions)
H.R. 5173 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other purposes (Provisions that would: require the Department of Homeland Security to construct double-layered, reinforced fencing along the entire U.S.-Mexico border; mandate the installation of additional strategic structures, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors along the border; and create a border surveillance program that would continuously monitor the entire U.S.-Mexico border through the use of aerial surveillance technology, sensors, satellites, and other equipment)
H.R. 5297 Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) To create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would deny the federal government funding to sue Arizona over its recently enacted immigration enforcement law, SB 1070.)
S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor)
S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center)
S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program)
S. 1505 Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) - A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009). (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program)
S.3113 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (Provisions that would amend the current process that aliens must follow in order to receive asylum or refugee status)
S.3217 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Provisions to S.AMDT.3852 requiring the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
S.3332 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) - Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (Provisions to implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity
S.3454 Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 along the southwest border of the United States. (Provisions relating the DREAM ACT which will give illegal alien children a pathway to citizenship, and grants amnesty for adults up to age 35)
S.3827 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010. (All Provisions)
S.3932 Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) - A bill to provide comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (All Provisions)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2010
In Q2, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300298536.xml
Lobbying Issues
See Attached.H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States)
H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery)
H.R. 2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 (Provisions to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.)
H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor)
H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs)
H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms)
H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens)
H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.)
H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify)
H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits)
H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance)
H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future)
H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding)
H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system)
H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.)
H.R. 5016 Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) - To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. (All Provisions)
H.R. 5173 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other purposes (Provisions that would: require the Department of Homeland Security to construct double-layered, reinforced fencing along the entire U.S.-Mexico border; mandate the installation of additional strategic structures, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors along the border; and create a border surveillance program that would continuously monitor the entire U.S.-Mexico border through the use of aerial surveillance technology, sensors, satellites, and other equipment)
S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor)
S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center)
S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program)
S. 1505 Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) - A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009). (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program)
S.3113 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (Provisions that would amend the current process that aliens must follow in order to receive asylum or refugee status)
S.3217 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Provisions to S.AMDT.3852 requiring the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
S.3332 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) - Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (Provisions to implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the United States)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2010
In Q1, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2010.
Original Filing: 300264701.xml
Lobbying Issues
See Attached.
H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States)
H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery)
H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor)
H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs)
H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms)
H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens)
H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.)
H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify)
H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits)
H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance)
H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future)
H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding)
H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system)
H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.)
S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens)
S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor)
S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center)
S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2009
In Q4, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300243743.xml
Lobbying Issues
See Attached.H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs)
H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms)
H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens)
H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify)
H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits)
H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance)
H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future)
S.1261 Sen. DanielAkaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center)
S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2009
In Q3, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300219696.xml
Lobbying Issues
See Attached.H.R.19 Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) - To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification. (Provisions that requires entities hiring individuals for employment in the United States to participate in such System)
H.R. 373 Rep Flake, Jeff (R-AZ) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render inadmissible and deportable certain aliens convicted of drunk driving, and for other purposes. (Provisions mandating deportation if such alien has been convicted of three offenses for driving under the influence and at least one of the offenses is a felony under federal or state law for which the alien was sentenced to more than one year in prison)
H.R. 898 Rep Gingrey (R-GA) - Phil Nuclear Family Priority Act
(Provisions relating to amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants)
H.R.892 Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins (R-NC) - Secure Education for Americans Today Act of 2009 (Provisions that would deny certain Federal funds to any institution of higher education that admits as students aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States)
H.R. 1105 Rep. David Obey (D-WI) - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Provisions pertaining to extending short-term, six-month extension of E-Verify)
H.R. 1127 Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) - To extend certain immigration programs (Provisions relating to the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious.)
H.R.1029 Rep. Baron Hill - Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009 (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes)
H.R.1148 Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security. (All Provisions)
H.R. 1751 Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) - American Dream Act (Provisions aimed at granting amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
H.R. 1868 Nathan Deal (R-GA) - Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 (Provisions that would amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth.)
H.R.2892 BY Price, David E. (D-NC) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010. (Provisions relating to making the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees.)
H.R.3200 BY Dingell, John D. (D-MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions relating to providing health care for illegal aliens.)
H.R.3289 BY Hunter, Duncan D. (D-CA) - Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2009. (Provisions that would amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct not less than 350 miles of reinforced fencing along the United States-Mexico border and to gain operational control over such border.)
S.339 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff (R-UT) - Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2009 (Provisions that would provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes)
S. 729 Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009 (Provisions that would grant amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
S.1038 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) - AgJOBS Act of 2009 (Provisions that would grant amnesty to at least 2 million illegal alien agricultural workers and "reform" the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program to allow employers easier access to cheap foreign labor.)
S.1261 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provision repealing title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes)
S.1298 by Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010. (Provisions relating to security, enforcement, and investigations - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction and facilities management; (2) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2009
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q22009 on Aug. 21, 2009
Original Filing: 300197526.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.H.R.2 Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (SCHIP) (Provisions relating to extending taxpayer-funded health care to certain legal immigrants who were not previously eligible for the program)
H.R.19 Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) - To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification. (Provisions that requires entities hiring individuals for employment in the United States to participate in such System)
H.R. 373 Rep Flake, Jeff (R-AZ) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render inadmissible and deportable certain aliens convicted of drunk driving, and for other purposes. (Provisions mandating deportation if such alien has been convicted of three offenses for driving under the influence and at least one of the offenses is a felony under federal or state law for which the alien was sentenced to more than one year in prison)
H.R. 898 Rep Gingrey (R-GA) - Phil Nuclear Family Priority Act
(Provisions relating to amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants)
H.R.892 Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins (R-NC) - Secure Education for Americans Today Act of 2009 (Provisions that would deny certain Federal funds to any institution of higher education that admits as students aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States)
H.R. 1105 Rep. David Obey (D-WI) - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Provisions pertaining to extending short-term, six-month extension of E-Verify)
H.R.1148 Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security. (All Provisions)
H.R. 1751 Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) - American Dream Act (Provisions aimed at granting amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
H.R. 1868 Nathan Deal (R-GA) Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 (Provisions that would amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth.)
H.R.2892 BY Price, David E. (D-NC) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010. (Provisions relating to making the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees and allocating funds to complete almost 700 miles of double-layered reinforced fencing along the southwest border by the end of 2010, and no-match rule.)
S. 9 Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) - Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009 (Provisions relating to continued support for amnesty by, among other things, "reforming and rationalizing" avenues for immigration)
S.203 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) - Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for participation in the visa waiver program and for other purposes)
S. 729 Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009 (Provisions that would grant amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
S.1038 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) - AgJOBS Act of 2009 (Provisions that would grant amnesty to at least 2 million illegal alien agricultural workers and "reform" the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program to allow employers easier access to cheap foreign labor.)
S.1261 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provision repealing title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes)
S.1298 by Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010. (Provisions relating to security, enforcement, and investigations - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction and facilities management; (2) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2009
In Q2, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300188745.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.H.R.2 Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (SCHIP) (Provisions relating to extending taxpayer-funded health care to certain legal immigrants who were not previously eligible for the program)
H.R.19 Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) - To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification. (Provisions that requires entities hiring individuals for employment in the United States to participate in such System)
H.R. 373 Rep Flake, Jeff (R-AZ) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render inadmissible and deportable certain aliens convicted of drunk driving, and for other purposes. (Provisions mandating deportation if such alien has been convicted of three offenses for driving under the influence and at least one of the offenses is a felony under federal or state law for which the alien was sentenced to more than one year in prison)
H.R. 898 Rep Gingrey (R-GA) - Phil Nuclear Family Priority Act
(Provisions relating to amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants)
H.R.892 Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins (R-NC) - Secure Education for Americans Today Act of 2009 (Provisions that would deny certain Federal funds to any institution of higher education that admits as students aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States)
H.R. 1105 Rep. David Obey (D-WI) - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Provisions pertaining to extending short-term, six-month extension of E-Verify)
H.R.1148 Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security. (All Provisions)
H.R. 1751 Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) - American Dream Act (Provisions aimed at granting amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
H.R. 1868 Nathan Deal (R-GA) Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 (Provisions that would amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth.)
H.R.2892 BY Price, David E. (D-NC) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010. (Provisions relating to making the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees and allocating funds to complete almost 700 miles of double-layered reinforced fencing along the southwest border by the end of 2010, and no-match rule.)
S. 9 Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) - Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009 (Provisions relating to continued support for amnesty by, among other things, "reforming and rationalizing" avenues for immigration)
S.203 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) - Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for participation in the visa waiver program and for other purposes)
S. 729 Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009 (Provisions that would grant amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
S.1038 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) - AgJOBS Act of 2009 (Provisions that would grant amnesty to at least 2 million illegal alien agricultural workers and "reform" the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program to allow employers easier access to cheap foreign labor.)
S.1261 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provision repealing title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes)
S.1298 by Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010. (Provisions relating to security, enforcement, and investigations - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction and facilities management; (2) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2009
In Q1, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300160006.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.
H.R.1 Rep. David Obey (D-WI) - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Provisions that would greatly expand taxpayer-funded benefits to legal and illegal aliens)
H.R.2 Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (SCHIP) (Provisions relating to extending taxpayer-funded health care to certain legal immigrants who were not previously eligible for the program)
H.R.19 Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) - To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification. (Provisions that requires entities hiring individuals for employment in the United States to participate in such System)
H.R.373 Rep Flake, Jeff (R-AZ) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render inadmissible and deportable certain aliens convicted of drunk driving, and for other purposes. (Provisions mandating deportation if such alien has been convicted of three offenses for driving under the influence and at least one of the offenses is a felony under federal or state law for which the alien was sentenced to more than one year in prison)
H.R.898 Rep Gingrey (R-GA) - Phil Nuclear Family Priority Act (Provisions relating to amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants)
H.R.892 Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins (R-NC) - Secure Education for Americans Today Act of 2009 (Provisions that would deny certain Federal funds to any institution of higher education that admits as students aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States)
H.R.1105 Rep. David Obey (D-WI) - Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (Provisions pertaining to extending short-term, six-month extension of E-Verify)
H.R.1029 Rep. Baron Hill - Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009 (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes)
H.R.1127 Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) - To extend certain immigration programs (Provisions relating to the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious)
H.R.1148 Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security. (All Provisions)
H.R.1751 Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009 (Provisions aimed at granting amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
S.9 Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) - Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009 (Provisions relating to continued support for amnesty by, among other things, "reforming and rationalizing" avenues for immigration)
S.203 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) - Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act (Provisions that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for participation in the visa waiver program and for other purposes)
S.339 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff (R-UT) - Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2009 (Provisions that would provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes)
S.729 Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009 (Provisions that would grant amnesty to a broad range of individuals who meet certain minimal educational requirements and broad definitions relating to student status)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2008
In Q4, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 15, 2009.
Original Filing: 300119574.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.H.R. 5642 BY Smith, Lamar - the SUSTAIN Act, (Provisions would raise the H-1B visa cap to 195,000 in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only)
H.R. 5630 BY Giffords, Gabrielle - the Innovation Employment Act, (Provisions relating to increasing the annual number of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 130,000 and prohibit employers from advertising jobs in a manner that indicates the jobs are only available to H-1B guest workers or that H-1B workers are preferred)
H.R. 5570 BY Lofgren, Zoe - Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 (Provisions which extends the soon-to-expire R-1 religious worker visa program for an additional 7 years)
H.R.5140 BY Pelosi, Nancy - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Provisions relating to questions about whether illegal aliens would receive rebate checks under the bill.)
H.R. 5060 BY Sanchez, Linda - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments (Provisions which permits foreign professional athletes to apply for an extension of their visas every five years, rather than requiring them to attain permanent residence after 10 years)
H.R.4987 BY Jones, Walter, Jr - The Fence by Date Certain Act (Provisions to rewrite language to provide for the construction of two-layered fencing over 700 miles of the southwest border.)
H.R.4960 BY Marshall, Jim - Immigration Law corrections Act of 2008 (Provisions to delete language from the FY08 Omnibus Appropriations Bill that grants Homeland Security discretion not to build fencing in a location if the Secretary determines that fencing is not the most appropriate means to achieve and maintain operational control over the border at such location.)
H.R.4088 BY Shuler, Heath - Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007, SAVE Act. (Provisions relating to immigration enforcement)
S. 2710 BY Senator Sessions, Jeff - A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with the Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (Provisions that would authorize Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to resolve a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer knowingly hired an illegal alien in violation of federal law (INA 274A(a))
S. 2711 BY Senator Sessions, Jeff - A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Provisions that requires employers to use E-Verify and raises the penalties on employers who hire illegal aliens)
S. 2712 BY Senator Jim DeMint - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Provisions that mandate Homeland Security complete the 700 miles of fence required by the Secure Fence Act by 2010)
S. 2713 BY Senator Vitter, David - A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. (Provisions that prohibits federal community policing funds from being distributed to states and municipalities with sanctuary policies)
S. 2716 BY Senator Domenici, Pete - A bill to authorize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. (Provisions that authorizes the National Guard to continue guarding the border)
S. 2717 BY Senator Chambliss , Saxby - A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions relating to expanding the participation of state and local officials in the enforcement of immigration laws through the 287(g) program)
S. 2720 BY Senator Specter, Arlen - A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Provisions relating to denial of financial aid to countries and prohibits the issuance of visas to nationals of countries that unreasonably delay or deny repatriation of those ordered removed by the U.S.)
S. 2721 BY Senator Alexander, Lamar - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. (Provisions that modifies the U.S. citizenship examination)
S. 2722 BY Senator Dole, Elizabeth - A bill to prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits. (Provisions that prohibits aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from receiving legal status or immigration benefits)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2008
In Q3, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2008.
Original Filing: 300103474.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.H.R. 5515 by Sam Johnson (R-TX) New Employee Verification Act of 2008 (Provisions amending the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts)
H.R. 5882 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) A bill to recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. (Provisions that would reach back to 1992 and "recapture" employment-based and family-based visas, potentially adding over 550,000 new green cards)
H.R. 5924 by Robert Wexler (D-FL) Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act. (Provision that would lift the cap on employment-based visas for nurses and physical therapists until 2011)
H.R. 5950 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. (Provisions that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "to establish procedures for the delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees inDHS custody)
H.R. 6020 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant any person who served honorably as a member of the U.S. armed forces in certain "contingency operations" the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen)
H.R. 6633 by Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008. (Provisions that would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries)
S. 2840 by Chuck Schumer (D-NY) The "Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act. (Provisions that would establish an office within DHS that would serve as a liaison between that department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in effort to facilitate citizenship applications of both active and former service members and their spouses and minor children
S. 3257 by Arlen Specter (R-PA) Legal Immigration Extension Act of 2008. (Provisions related to extending E-Verify for five years and reauthorize several other visa categories)
S. 3414 by Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008. (Provisions which reauthorizes E-Verify for five years, but also includes a provision that would recapture visas that the State Department did not issue in fiscal years 1992 through 2007)
S. 3606 by Orrin Hatch (R-UT) The "Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act." (Provisions relating to The Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program that allows certain qualifying religious organizations to sponsor nonminister religious workers for a visa that allows them to permanently immigrate to the United States. 5,000 visas are available in this category annually)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2008
In Q2, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 17, 2008.
Original Filing: 300068696.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached
H.R. 1512 by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) A bill introduced to increase the scope of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). (Provisions under SCAAP, states and localities can apply for and receive federal payments when they incur certain costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens)
HR2642 by Chet Edwards Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 (Provisions relating to amnesty, AgJobs, reinstating the returning worker exemption to the H-2B, non-agricultural, guest worker program, increases the number of employment-based green cards available for multinational executives and "high-tech" workers. )
H.R. 4080 by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) A bill sponsored to create a new category of temporary worker visas for fashion models. (Provisions that would allow up to 1,000 fashion models to enter the country temporarily under a new P-4 non-immigrant worker visa category)
H.R.4088 BY Shuler, Heath - Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007, SAVE Act. (Provisions relating to immigration enforcement)
H.R.4987 BY Jones, Walter, Jr - The Fence by Date Certain Act (Provisions to rewrite language to provide for the construction of two-layered fencing over 700 miles of the southwest border.)
H.R. 5515 BY Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) New Employee Verification Act of 2008 (Provisions relating to New Employee Verification Act (NEEVA))
H.R. 5570 BY Lofgren, Zoe - Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 (Provisions which extends the soon-to-expire R-1 religious worker visa program for an additional 7 years)
H.R. 5642 BY Smith, Lamar - the SUSTAIN Act, (Provisions would raise the H-1B visa cap to 195,000 in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only)
H.R.5761 By Castle, Michael A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Provisions that amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit funds from being dispersed to a country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of its citizens, nationals, or residents who have been ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) from the United States.)
H.R.5948 BY Lampson, Nick To amend section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for unlawfully bringing in and harboring aliens with prior felony convictions under Federal law. (All provisions)
H.R. 5950 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) - The Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. (Provisions that requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees.)
H.R. 6020 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. (Provisions granting amnesty and expedited citizenship for aliens serving in the U.S. military and their families)
S. 2711 BY Senator Sessions, Jeff - A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Provisions that requires employers to use E-Verify and raises the penalties on employers who hire illegal aliens)
S. 2712 BY Senator Jim DeMint - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Provisions that mandate Homeland Security complete the 700 miles of fence required by the Secure Fence Act by 2010)
S. 2720 BY Senator Specter, Arlen - A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Provisions relating to denial of financial aid to countries and prohibits the issuance of visas to nationals of countries that unreasonably delay or deny repatriation of those ordered removed by the U.S.)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2008
In Q1, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (FAIR) had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 21, 2008.
Original Filing: 300049033.xml
Lobbying Issues
See attached.H.R. 5642 BY Smith, Lamar - the SUSTAIN Act, (Provisions would raise the H-1B visa cap to 195,000 in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only)
H.R. 5630 BY Giffords, Gabrielle - the Innovation Employment Act, (Provisions relating to increasing the annual number of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 130,000 and prohibit employers from advertising jobs in a manner that indicates the jobs are only available to H-1B guest workers or that H-1B workers are preferred)
H.R. 5570 BY Lofgren, Zoe - Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 (Provisions which extends the soon-to-expire R-1 religious worker visa program for an additional 7 years)
H.R.5140 BY Pelosi, Nancy - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Provisions relating to questions about whether illegal aliens would receive rebate checks under the bill.)
H.R. 5060 BY Sanchez, Linda - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments (Provisions which permits foreign professional athletes to apply for an extension of their visas every five years, rather than requiring them to attain permanent residence after 10 years)
H.R.4987 BY Jones, Walter, Jr - The Fence by Date Certain Act (Provisions to rewrite language to provide for the construction of two-layered fencing over 700 miles of the southwest border.)
H.R.4960 BY Marshall, Jim - Immigration Law corrections Act of 2008 (Provisions to delete language from the FY08 Omnibus Appropriations Bill that grants Homeland Security discretion not to build fencing in a location if the Secretary determines that fencing is not the most appropriate means to achieve and maintain operational control over the border at such location.)
H.R.4088 BY Shuler, Heath - Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007, SAVE Act. (Provisions relating to immigration enforcement)
S. 2710 BY Senator Sessions, Jeff - A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with the Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (Provisions that would authorize Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to resolve a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer knowingly hired an illegal alien in violation of federal law (INA 274A(a))
S. 2711 BY Senator Sessions, Jeff - A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Provisions that requires employers to use E-Verify and raises the penalties on employers who hire illegal aliens)
S. 2712 BY Senator Jim DeMint - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Provisions that mandate Homeland Security complete the 700 miles of fence required by the Secure Fence Act by 2010)
S. 2713 BY Senator Vitter, David - A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. (Provisions that prohibits federal community policing funds from being distributed to states and municipalities with sanctuary policies)
S. 2716 BY Senator Domenici, Pete - A bill to authorize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. (Provisions that authorizes the National Guard to continue guarding the border)
S. 2717 BY Senator Chambliss , Saxby - A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions relating to expanding the participation of state and local officials in the enforcement of immigration laws through the 287(g) program)
S. 2720 BY Senator Specter, Arlen - A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Provisions relating to denial of financial aid to countries and prohibits the issuance of visas to nationals of countries that unreasonably delay or deny repatriation of those ordered removed by the U.S.)
S. 2721 BY Senator Alexander, Lamar - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. (Provisions that modifies the U.S. citizenship examination)
S. 2722 BY Senator Dole, Elizabeth - A bill to prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits. (Provisions that prohibits aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from receiving legal status or immigration benefits)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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