WOMEN'S REFUGEE COMMISSION, INC. for WOMEN'S REFUGEE COMMISSION, INC.
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Advocacy on the issues of immigration detention and access to asylum, including detention, the treatment of asylum seekers at the border, conditions for children in custody, protections in law for unaccompanied children, the Migration Protection Protocols program, medical standards in CBP custody, and Remain in Mexico policy; advocacy relating continuation of humanitarian assistance and funding for humanitarian programs for Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations, proposed cuts in funding to the Northern Triangle, and various US foreign assistance issues; advocacy regarding disability rights. Legislation includes: FY 2020 appropriations, legislative efforts that would modify or overturn the TVPRA or the Flores Settlement Agreement, HR 3373 (Joanne Kelsey), Refugee Protection Act (being worked on by Senator Leahys office), bill language to improve detention conditions for unaccompanied children held in emergency influx facilities (Senator Gillibrand, Representative Mucarsel-Powell), amendment to S.1004 (Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act of 2019), legislation on medical standards in CBP custody.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAN MARIE TIMONEY | Chief of staff/ Director of congressional relations - Peace Corps |
Immigration IMM
Advocacy on the issues of immigration detention and access to asylum, including detention, the treatment of asylum seekers at the border, conditions for children in custody, protections in law for unaccompanied children, the Migration Protection Protocols program, medical standards in CBP custody, and Remain in Mexico policy; advocacy relating continuation of humanitarian assistance and funding for humanitarian programs for Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations, proposed cuts in funding to the Northern Triangle, and various US foreign assistance issues; advocacy regarding disability rights. Legislation includes: FY 2020 appropriations, legislative efforts that would modify or overturn the TVPRA or the Flores Settlement Agreement, HR 3373 (Joanne Kelsey), Refugee Protection Act (being worked on by Senator Leahys office), bill language to improve detention conditions for unaccompanied children held in emergency influx facilities (Senator Gillibrand, Representative Mucarsel-Powell), amendment to S.1004 (Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act of 2019), legislation on medical standards in CBP custody.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAN MARIE TIMONEY | Chief of staff/ Director of congressional relations - Peace Corps |
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