HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Immigration IMM
H.R. 8257: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes * Sec.238 S.4518: A bill to extend title 42 expulsion authority, to resume border wall system construction, to preserve the exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and to codify the Migrant Protection Protocols (Solving the Border Crisis) Atrocity Crimes, Relief and Accountability Act or ACRA Act (Not yet introduced): This bill seeks to provide assistance for suspected victims, survivors and witnesses of atrocity crimes in Ukraine, and for other purposes H.R. 8282: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 and for other purposes *Migration and Refugee Assistance *International Disaster Assistance H.R. 8295: Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Labor *Refugee and Entrant Assistance H.R. 8256: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes * Executive Office for Immigration Review Afghan Adjustment Act (not yet introduced): To create a process for Afghans who entered the country under humanitarian parole via the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) to adjust status to become Legal Permanent Residents Safe Zones Act of 2022 (not yet introduced): To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to advance meritorious asylum claims and address the issue of irregular migration by addressing underlying logistical factors. H.R.7458: To establish a procedure for terminating the suspension of entries and imports from designated places related to the COVID-19 pandemic (Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022) S.4036: A bill to establish a procedure for terminating a determination by Surgeon General to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places (Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022) S.J.Res.46: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced): A bill to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Act and to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes Amdt.923 to H.R. 7900: Amends the Child Status Protection Act to protect dependent children of green card applicants and long-term dependent children of employment-based nonimmigrants from aging out of our legal immigration system Executive Branch Funding: Encouraged the Biden Administration to prioritize working with the Central Bank of Afghanistan or Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) to ensure it remains an independent institution, functional, properly ring fenced, and filled with technocrats as well as properly credentialed to carry out its vital tasks. Expedited USRAP: Encouraged the National Security Council at the White House to create an expedited resettlement process for those who fit OAW criteria as well as those already in the USRAP pipeline. Designated HP: Encouraged the administration to create a designated parole program for Afghans at risk, specifically for the administration to create a special humanitarian parole program for Afghan nationals, at minimum for Afghans with U.S. ties or loved ones already in the United States, applied to both Afghans still in Afghanistan and other host countries. HP processing improvements: Encouraged the State Department to improve humanitarian parole process, including adjudication, increased funding for legal services, and ensuring that USCIS adjudicators receive special training. Given the high rates of denial for humanitarian parole, the administration must do better to help those outside USRAP and other special immigrant processes. Title 42: Encouraged the administration to commence rulemaking to terminate Title 42 and to release a plan for post-Title 42 operations. Asylum Processing Rule: Encouraged the administration to increase outreach to congress regarding their asylum processing rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN YAKIRA BARNARD New | — |
| EMILEE CUTRIGHT New | — |
| KENNJI KIZUKA New | — |
| ANA ORTEGA New | — |
| CHRISTOPHER PURDY New | — |
| JENNIFER QUIGLEY | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Amdt.452 to H.R.7900: Authorizes up to $5 million per year from FY23-FY25 for the Department of Defense for resources to implement the requirements in section 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY19 relating to civilian harm mitigation, including staffing, training, and information technology equipment and data storage Amdt.383 to H.R.7900: Repeals the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Amdt.385 to H.R.7900: Repeals the 1991 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution Amdt.387 to H.R. 7900: Expresses the Sense of Congress that Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs) should include a sunset provision. Specifically: (1) the inclusion of a sunset provision or reauthorization requirement in authorizations for use of military force is critical to ensuring Congresss exercise of its constitutional duty to declare war; and (2) any joint resolution enacted to authorize the introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities or into situations where there is a serious risk of hostilities should include a sunset provision setting forth a date certain for the termination of the authorization for the use of such forces absent the enactment of a subsequent specific statutory authorization for such use of the U.S. forces Amdt.5 to H.R. 7900: Gives the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the D.C. National Guard that the governors of states and territories have over their National Guards Amdt.5 to H.R. 7900: Revises the DOD's "1033 program," by prohibiting the transfer of military-grade weapons and tactical vehicles and aircraft to federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across the nation, except under certain exceptions when the Secretary determines a waiver is necessary (such as for disaster or rescue purposes or for another purpose where life and public safety are at risk). Still allows law enforcement agencies to obtain the vast majority of the equipment available for distribution under this program while subjecting the more lethal equipment to more oversight by civilian local authorities and the taxpayers
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER QUIGLEY | — |
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