Kids in Need of Defense

• Kids in Need of Defense $840,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings
• Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc. $240,000 Outside firm · 7 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

• H.R. 1
  One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  6 filings
• H.R. 1144
  Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
  6 filings
• H.R. 3763
  Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
  4 filings
• H.R. 4213
  Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
  4 filings
• H.R. 5304
  Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  4 filings
• H.R. 5342
  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  4 filings
• S. 1297 (119th Congress)
  Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
  4 filings
• S. 1965
  Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
  4 filings
• S. 2354
  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  4 filings
• S. 2587
  Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  4 filings
• H.R. 4371
  Kayla Hamilton Act
  3 filings
• H.R. 2851
  WISE Act
  2 filings
• H.R. 4393
  DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
  2 filings
• H.R. 6938
  Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 20…
  2 filings
• H.R. 9199
  Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
  2 filings
• H.R. 9259
  Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026
  2 filings
• S. 455
  Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
  2 filings
• H.R. 6145
  Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023
  1 filing
• S. 1297 (118th Congress)
  Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
  1 filing
• S. 3178
  Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023
  1 filing
• H.R. 10014
  Restoring Accountability in Appropriations Act
  1 filing
• H.R. 1061
  Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
  1 filing
• H.R. 1589
  American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
  1 filing
• H.R. 175
  Deport Alien Gang Members Act
  1 filing
• H.R. 29
  Laken Riley Act
  1 filing
• H.R. 32
  No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
  1 filing
• H.R. 4
  Rescissions Act of 2025
  1 filing
• H.R. 4104
  Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025
  1 filing
• H.R. 4176
  No Secret Police Act of 2025
  1 filing
• H.R. 4817
  Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025
  1 filing

• 2026 $380,000 6 filings
• 2025 $700,000 8 filings

• Budget/Appropriations 14
• Immigration 7

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 14
• SENATE 14
• Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS) 7
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 7
• Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) 7
• Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 7
• State, Dept of (DOS) 7
• U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) 7
• Labor, Dept of (DOL) 6
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 5
• Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 1
• White House Office 1