3rd Quarter - Report

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

Period 3rd Quarter 2008 Filed Oct 24, 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
$39,370
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R.3997 & H.R. 1424, "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" in re: increased homeowner protections; H.R. 5224- Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights; support of GSEs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAM JAMMAL —
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 5224 (110th), H.R. 3997 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1492 (110th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Department of Justice voter protection efforts; Social Security Administration scheduled database maintenance; Department of Justice prosecutions of hate crimes; H.R. 7033, Fairness & Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act; U.S. Census outreach to Latinos; civil rights and civil liberties concerns re: revised FBI Investigative Guidelines; Faith-Based Initiative, restoration of civil rights and liberties protections.

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

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Bureau of the Census; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 7033 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 3125- Child Tax Credit Expansion

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: S. 3125 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 7255, the Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2008; H.R. 5882, Recapture of Unused Immigrant Visas; Comments in Opposition of the FAR Docket No. 2008-0001, FAR Case 2007-013, Regarding Employment Eligibility Verification, August 8, 2008; H2B temporary foreign worker program regulations; H.R. 662, hearing request; ICE practice of restraining female detainees during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and post-delivery; S.3594, Unlawful Raids, Removal and Detention Act of 2008"; H.R. 6020, "Help Active Duty Military, Veterans, and their Families."

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN AMAYA —
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Bureau of the Census

Bills named: H.R. 662 (110th), H.R. 6020 (110th), S. 3594 (110th), H.R. 5882 (110th), H.R. 7255 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 6617 & S. 3334- Strengthening Communities through Education and Integration Act; federal grants management principles in re: Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB); Title III of NCLB Notice of Interpretations; restructuring Office of English Language Acquisition in the U.S. Department of Education; ED regulations in re: Title I of NCLB

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAM JAMMAL —
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 3334 (110th), H.R. 6617 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

HR 5435 & S. 2507 DTV Border Fix Act; H.J. Res. 79, resolution of disapproval of Federal Communications Commissions Dec. 18, 2007 decision to relax newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER ZAMORA —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Bureau of the Census; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2507 (110th), H.J.Res. 79 (110th), H.R. 5435 (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.