AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC. for AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC
What was lobbied
One issue area, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Foreign Relations FOR
Issue: The BURMA Act (H.R.3190) ) the bill imposes sanctions, limits security assistance, authorizes assistance, and requires the establishment of various programs and strategies related to Burma (Myanmar), including the authorization of humanitarian aid for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region for various purposes, including aid for ethnic minorities targeted by Burma's military and support for voluntary resettlement of displaced persons. Chamber: House Issue: The Burma Political Prisoners Act (H.R.2327) the bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Chamber: House Issue: Saudi Arabia Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Issue: Venezuela The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Chamber: House Issue: Refugees The Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act/GRACE Act (H.R. 2146/S.1088 bill would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year. Bill also ensures that each officer responsible for refugee admissions or resettlement treats the Presidential Determination as a goal, and mandates quarterly reports to Congress with specific oversight requirements. Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Refugees The No Ban Act (H. R. 2214) Chamber: House Issue: Refugees rights and asylum The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate Issue: Refugees Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization (HR 3524) bill addresses the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Chamber: House Issue: Refugees Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (HR 2415/ S. 1243) the bill provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained. Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Gun Violence Keep Americans Safe Act (H.R. 1186) bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). Chamber: House Issue: Gun violence Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (H. R. 1236) bill supports State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders. Chamber: House Issue: Gun Violence Disarm Hate Act 2019 (HR. 2708) bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. Chamber: office Issue: Gun Violence Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H. R.1296) Chamber: House Issue: Afghanistan Afghan WIN Act (H.R. 4097) calls on the State Department to submit a formal report accounting for what its doing to include women in the peace talks and for the Trump Administration to develop a plan to support Afghan womens rights in reconstruction. Chamber: House Issue: Gun Violence The Background Check Expansion Act (S. 42) bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Chamber: Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 (S.398) bill supports the peaceful resolution of the civil war in Yemen, to address the resulting humanitarian crisis, and to hold the perpetrators responsible for murdering a Saudi dissident. Chamber: Senate Issue: Human Rights National Defense Authorization Act NDAA (S. 1790) Chamber: Senate Issue: Civilian casualties from US military strikes NDAA FY 2020 (H.R.2500) amendment calls Congress to strengthen, clarify, and supplement transparency and oversight requirements related to U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. Issue: Hong Kong The Hong Kong Protect Act (H.R. 4270) the bill places restrictions on Teargas exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Chamber House Issue: Israel Occupied Territories House Res.246: Condemns the BDS movement while not criminalizing or banning the use of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against the State of Israel Chamber: House Issue: Yemen Senate J.Res.36/37/38: blocks arms sales to the U.A.E and Saudi Arabia Chamber: Senate Issue: Yemen House Amdt.561 to H.R.2500 imposes one year prohibition of sales of air-to-ground munitions that could be used in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E Chamber: House Issue: Yemen the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 (S.398) Chamber: Senate Issue: Refugees The Secure and Protect Act of 2019 (S. 1494) the bill would return refugees to their countries of persecution by imposing an unduly high screening standard to block many from even applying for asylum, impose a process for Central Americans asylum seekers, requiring them to remain in countries where their lives are at risk to seek resettlement, bar refugees from asylum if they do not and are not able to request asylum at a port of entry, jail families and adult asylum seekers and subject asylum seekers to rocket docket hearings. Chamber: Senate Issue: Venezuela The Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) the bill would permit Venezuelan nationals to qualify for temporary protected status, would prevent their removal from the United States and allow them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Issue: Refugees (S.J.Res.54) joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced) Climate Change & displacement bills (not yet introduced) Issue: Criminal Justice Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act (H.R. 4488), bill would establish a commission to study solitary confinement in its currently practice, with the hope of collecting more data on people most likely to be referred to solitary confinement and the implementation of more humane national standards informed by best practices, ultimately seeking to reduce the use of solitary confinement . Chamber: House Issue: Criminal Justice the Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone, PEACE Act, (HR 4359) bill would restrict the use of deadly force by federal law enforcement officers to be a last resort, rather than a first resort, and require officers to employ de-escalation techniques. At the discretion of the Attorney General, the bill would also require states who wish to get federal funding for law enforcement to enact a substantially similar standard. Chamber: House Issue: Sexual orientation rights Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) (H. R. 7291) Act bill repeals the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, expedites asylum claims for those fleeing violence on the basis of sexual orientation, supports foreign assistance tools that the U.S. government uses to support LGBTI human rights groups abroad and more. Chamber: House Issue: LGBTI rights International Human Rights Defense Act (H.R. 1857) bill would codify the position of Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons at the U.S. State Department and enshrine U.S. policies into law to help protect the human rights of LGBTQ people around the globe. Chamber: House
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ADOTEI AKWEI | — |
| DANIEL BALSON | — |
| FRANCISCO BENCOSME New | — |
| CHARANYA KRISHNASWAMI | — |
| JOANNE LIN | — |
| RYAN A. MACE | — |
| PHILIPPE NASSIF | — |
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