Res 0717-2025
Resolution
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign A.270/S.141, also known as the Access to Representation Act, which establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and provides for the administration thereof.
- Title
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign A.270/S.141, also known as the Access to Representation Act, which establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and provides for the administration thereof.
- Type
- Resolution
- Status
- Adopted
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
Topics
- Immigration Topic
Sponsors
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Alexa Avilés Council Member, District 38 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Lincoln Restler Council Member, District 33 (Brooklyn)
- Kamillah Hanks Council Member, District 49 (Staten Island)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Shaun Abreu 10 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $688,366
- Pierina Ana Sanchez 9 outside spenders · 25 PAC gifts $602,089
- Crystal Hudson 6 outside spenders · 27 PAC gifts $463,226
- Althea V. Stevens 4 outside spenders · 8 PAC gifts $457,740
- Kamillah Hanks 7 outside spenders · 19 PAC gifts $253,993
- Alexa Avilés 4 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $229,194
- Carmen N. De La Rosa 2 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $168,258
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Amanda C. Farías 1 outside spender · 42 PAC gifts $72,483
- Rita C. Joseph 1 outside spender · 16 PAC gifts $43,057
- Chris Banks 1 outside spender · 3 PAC gifts $32,057
- Gale A. Brewer 10 PAC gifts $7,450
- Lincoln Restler 8 PAC gifts $5,725
- Jennifer Gutiérrez 6 PAC gifts $5,400
- Julie Won 4 PAC gifts $3,650
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- 1199SEIU Tied to 12 of the 16 sponsors
- United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Tied to 11 of the 16 sponsors
- Doctors Council SEIU Tied to 10 of the 16 sponsors
- Cozen O'Connor PAC Tied to 9 of the 16 sponsors
- 32BJ SEIU American Dream Fund Tied to 9 of the 16 sponsors
- NYSNA PAC Tied to 8 of the 16 sponsors
- LIC COM LLC Tied to 7 of the 16 sponsors
- New Visions for Public Schools, Inc. Tied to 7 of the 16 sponsors
- The New York Immigration Coalition Tied to 7 of the 16 sponsors
- Affordable New York Tied to 7 of the 16 sponsors
- District Council 37 (AFSCME) Tied to 7 of the 16 sponsors
- PSC-CUNY Tied to 7 of the 16 sponsors