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: ASYLUM SEEKERS House and Senate FY19 border supplemental measures Chamber(s): House and Senate Issue: Venezuela TPS (H.R. 549) Chamber(s): House Issue: Gun Violence (S. 42) Universal Background Checks Expansion Act Chamber(s): House and senate Issue: Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act Chamber(s): House and Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019 (Menendez-Young) (S. 398) CHAMBER: Senate Issue: Lobby Day planning AIUSA prepared for 1 day of Congressional visits where 150 members will lobby to pass background check bill in the senate and to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia for their war in Yemen. Chamber: House/Senate Issue: Refugee Protection Act AIUSA worked on providing updated language for the Senates Refugee Protection Act Chamber: House Issue: Comprehensive Northern Triangle Protection Act (no bill yet) AIUSA worked on efforts to respond to violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras driving migration flows to the north. Chamber: House Issue: NO BAN Act (no bill yet) AIUSA worked to support legislation to Repeal the Discriminatory Muslim Ban Chamber: House/Senate Issue: Grace Act (no bill yet) AIUISA worked on legislation to improve the compassionate release process of the Bureau of Prisons. Issue: Refugee Admissions / support of USRAP /humanitarian assistance/ displacement AIUSA lobbied for strong funding for US humanitarian accounts including United States Refugee Admissions Program in FY 2020 Chamber: House / Senate Issue: Appropriations AIUSA lobbied for robust funding for Department of States International affairs budget for human rights initiatives and programs Chamber: House / Senate Issue: Climate displacement AIUSA lobbied for legislation to address displacement as a result of climate change Chamber: House/Senate House and Senate FY19 border supplemental measures Chamber(s)House/Senate Nicaragua Chamber(s): House Remain in Mexico Chamber(s): House and Senate Human Rights in Venezuela Chamber: House Issue: Ukraine Appropriations Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Yemen Saudi Accountability Act (Lobby Day) Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Yemen Saudi Accountability Act (Lobby Day) Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act/BURMA Act AIUSA lobbied for protection of human rights and accountability in Myanmar Chamber: House/ Senate Myanmar; Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act Chamber: House and Senate Issue: China Uighurs AIUSA lobbied USG to press China to stop the detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang Chamber: House/ Senate, Executive Branch Issue: Philippines AIUSA lobbied Congress to restrict security assistance to the Philippines and to fund human rights organizations Chamber: House/ Senate Issue: India AIUSA lobbied on protection of civil society and human rights in India Chamber: House/ Senate/Executive Branch Issue: Brunei AIUSA lobbied on Brunei imposing draconian punishments for being LGBT Chamber: House/ Senate Issue: Myanmar AIUSA lobbied on accountability for human rights violations committed against Rohingya Chamber: Executive Branch - State, White House Issue: Indonesia Lobbied on general human rights issues Chamber: House and Senate: Issue: Vietnam Lobbied on general human rights issues Chamber: House and Senate Issue: Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019 (Menendez-Young) (S. 398) Lobbying to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia based on abuses in Yemen. Chamber: House/Senate Issue: Arabian Peninsula HFAC(Congressional hearings) Chamber: House Issue: Yemen HFAC subcommittee (Congressional hearings) AIUSA lobbied on ongoing crisis in Yemen 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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