1st Quarter - Report

MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND for MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Sep 17, 2008 Signed by John Trasvina, President & General Counsel

Official filing
Firm
MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Client
MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Income
—
Expenses
$45,770
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 662, "Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act"; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; Oversight of Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division; nomination of Grace Chung Becker as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; enforcement of labor protections by Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices; H.R. 3548 re: lanuage access; Executive Order 13166; S.CON.RES.2, re: funding for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission action re: lanuage-based national origin workplace discrimination.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAM JAMMAL —
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 2 (110th), H.R. 662 (110th), H.R. 3548 (110th), S. 1843 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3014, "Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2008."

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3014 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H2a Guestworker visa program (73 Fed. Reg. 8538); S.2709 "Border Crossing Deterrence Act"; HR 4088 "SAVE Act"' HR 55515 "New Employee Verification Act"; immigrant integration programs (not yet authorized or introduced).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN AMAYA —
SAM JAMMAL —
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 4088 (110th), S. 2709 (110th), H.R. 55515 (110th)

Education EDU

No Child Left Behind Act reauthorization and implementation; H.R. 3842 "The PRIDE Act"; Higher Education Act; S.Con.Res 70 (budget resolution to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for drop-out prevention programs in No Child Left Behind); appropriations for Hispanic-serving education programs; increased authorizations for English language acquisition education programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAM JAMMAL —
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.R. 3842 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 3547, "Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act"; H.R. 3846, "Youth PROMISE Act".

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAM JAMMAL —
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (110th), H.R. 3846 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.