Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Washington, DC 20515
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232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby
LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE

2. Address

Address1
1750 H St. NW
 Address2
​6th Fl
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20006
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Jennifer Podkul
​2028248692
​jpodkul@supportkind.org
5. Senate ID#
​401104557-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE
6. House ID#
​438060001
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2025
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​150,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Jennifer Podkul
 Date
4/21/2025 4:30:04 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.1144, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
H.R.2851, To extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, and for other purposes
H.R.1589, American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
H.R.32, No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
S.5/H.R.29, Laken Riley Act
S.391/H.R. 944, Access to Counsel Act of 2025
S.1297, A bill to provide counsel for unaccompanied children, and for other purposes
Issues related to Keeping Families Together Act
Issues related to Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
Issues related to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (provisions related to legal services)
Issues related to legal services for unaccompanied children
Issues related to legal services funding
Issues related to ICE enforcement and the use of military bases to house children
Issues related to the Flores settlement agreement
Issues related to kids in CBP custody and family detention
Issues related to ORR Policy Guide section 2.2.4 on sponsor documentation for release
Issues related to DHS-HHS information sharing
Issues related to legal support to children and families in Mexico
Issues related to missing unaccompanied children
Issues related to ICE targeting sponsors for enforcement
Issues related to hiring and deployment of child welfare professionals at U.S. southern border
Issues related to Luttrell-Suozzi bipartisan immigration framework
Issues related to fingerprinting/ICE check-ins
Issues related to NTA filings/rocket dockets
Issues related to unaccompanied childrens return and reintegration
Issues related to protection of unaccompanied children in transit and in Mexico
Issues related to DOJ legal orientation programs
Issues related to Unaccompanied Alien Child Bureau
Issues related to family separation
Issues related to border processing
Issues related to sponsor placements/vetting
Issues related to SIJS
Issues related to the reintroduction of the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
Issues related to the Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act
Issues related to threats to immigrants
Issues related to stop work order for UCP contract
Issues related to Central American Minors (CAM) program
Issues related to juvenile docket observations and findings
Issues related to Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
HHS/ORR, Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFR), Investigations of Child Abuse and Neglect Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 93498, Nov. 27, 2024), RIN 0970-AD10
Issues related to Executive Orders impacting immigration and unaccompanied children
Issues related to ORR policy changes
Issues related to privacy for immigrants
Issues related to refugee processing
Issues related to Department of Justice legal orientation programs
Issues related to recission of Memorandum on Childrens Cases in Immigration Court


17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Cory
Shindel
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Jennifer
Podkul
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Jason
Boyd
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Emma
Israel
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Jennifer
Hojaiban
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues related to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Issues related to legal service funding
Issues related to reconciliation package

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Cory
Shindel
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Jennifer
Podkul
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Jason
Boyd
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Emma
Israel
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Jennifer
Hojaiban
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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3
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2
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

1 3 5
2 4 6

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)