2nd Quarter - Report — UNIDOSUS (FKA NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RA… for UNIDOSUS (FKA NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RA… (2016)

Firm

UNIDOSUS (FKA NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA)

Client

UNIDOSUS (FKA NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA)

Income

—

Expenses

$61,000

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

Supported legislation to provide counsel to immigrants; opposed anti-immigrant appropriations riders; opposed efforts to undermine "sanctuary" policing policies.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA BENNER	—
ALBERT JACQUEZ	—
CLARISSA MARTINEZ-DE-CASTRO	—

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Opposed legislative proposals that would undermine the Dodd-Frank Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA BENNER	—
ALBERT JACQUEZ	—

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Opposed legislative proposals and amendments that would deny immigrant eligibility for the Child Tax Credit; monitored proposals to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA BENNER	—
ALBERT JACQUEZ	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Supported Congressional efforts to find a solution Puerto Rico's financial and humanitarian crisis through orderly debt restructuring and other pro-growth policies; monitored development of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA BENNER	—
ALBERT JACQUEZ	—

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of

Health Issues HCR

Discussed ways to improve a provision in the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016" that would increase verification for school meal programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA BENNER	—
ALBERT JACQUEZ	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Housing HOU

Supported increased funding for housing counseling; opposed the "Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act" and related appropriations language.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA BENNER	—
ALBERT JACQUEZ	—

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Treasury, Dept of

Education EDU

Monitored Congressional oversight of ESSA implementation; monitored proposals to reauthorize the Higher Education Act and career and technical education, focusing on the potential impact to English learners; supported funding for English learners in appropriations; opposed efforts to block Gainful Employment regulations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA BENNER	—
ALBERT JACQUEZ	—

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of

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.