NEGATIVE Immigration 119th Congress

H.R.7147 DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

DHS Appropriations Act — funds $10 billion for ICE enforcement operations (119th Congress)

Legal & Constitutional Grounding

The Refugee Convention requires access to asylum procedures; enforcement-only funding undermines this obligation.

1951 Refugee Convention & 1967 Protocol — funding enforcement over humanitarian processing is inconsistent with treaty obligations to provide access to asylum procedures

8 U.S.C. § 1158 — codifies asylum right in U.S. law

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$9.7M combined quarterly activity

14 lobbying firms

15 clients represented

2026-first_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 2 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions

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JOE CHATHAM — Chief Counsel, Rep. Ken Buck
SARAH MOXLEY — Staff Asst/LC, Rep. McCaul; LA, Rep. Barton; LD Reps. Bucshon and Olson; Sr Prof Staff Member, House Oversight and…

Policy Areas Covered

Aviation/Airlines/Airports Budget/Appropriations Government Issues Homeland Security Immigration Indian/Native American Affairs Medicare/Medicaid Taxation/Internal Revenue Code Transportation

Government Entities Lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of Reclamation
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
Energy, Dept of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Natl Security Council (NSC)
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Who Hired the Lobbyists

COMMON CAUSE
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION nonprofit advocacy organization
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Lobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policy
FWD.US
BOEING COMPANY

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

DHS Appropriations Act providing $10 billion for ICE enforcement. The funding prioritizes enforcement over humanitarian processing, contrary to Refugee Convention obligations.