Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act

HR 6939, HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3527, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

S.22Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 S.38Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 S. 117 - A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and other purposes. S.383A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release. S.439Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007 S.455Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.479A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. S.589A bill to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee. S.604Military Health Care Protection Act S.644Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007 S.713Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 S.723Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007 S.793Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act S.1005 Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007 S.1084 A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. S.1096 Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 S.1146 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 S.1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes. S.1233 Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007 S.1261 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 S.1271 Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act S.1283 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. S.1409 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 S.1606 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act S.1651 Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act S.1718 Veterans Education Tuition Support ActVETS Act S.1825 Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act S.1898 Military Family and Medical Leave Act S.1999 Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence S.2585 Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 S.2874 A bill to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. S.2938 Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 S.2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. S.2992 Armed Forces Housing Security Act S.3177 Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees S.CON.RES.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. H.CON.RES.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. H.J.RES.20 Continuing Appropriations resolution FY2007 (identified by CRS) H.R.67 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.100 Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007 H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act H.R.530 Military Educational Parity Act of 2007 H.R.538 South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 H.R.538 South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 H.R.612 Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007 H.R.690 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55. H.R.704 To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse. H.R.1102 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007 H.R.1268 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.1418 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act H.R.1436 Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R.1490 To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 H.R.1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R.2005 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.2189 To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. H.R.2199 Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007 H.R.2219 Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007 H.R.2239 Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act H.R.2247 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 H.R.2265 Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007 H.R.2330 Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS) H.R.2366 SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007 H.R.2385 To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. H.R.2514 Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act H.R.2689 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. H.R.2702 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.2874 Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.2910 Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007VETS Act of 2007 H.R.2943 Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007 H.R.3195 ADA Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.3256 Psychological Kevlar Act H.R.3298 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act H.R.3329 Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 H.R.3391 Military Family and Medical Leave Act H.R.3393 Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007 H.R.3429 Hire a Hero Act H.R.3467 Second Chance for America's Veterans Act H.R.3480 Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act H.R.3681 Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007 H.R.3793 Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007 H.R.3798 National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007 H.R.4148 National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act H.R.4219 Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act H.R.4883 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service. H.R.4884 Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008 H.R.4930 National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act H.R.5740 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. H.R.5944 Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 H.R.6020 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. H.R.6205 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism. H.R.6328 Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees H.R.6465 Extention of ARM until 2018 H.R.6792 Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provisions for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care. HR 2790 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR 5892, Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - provisions to make comprehensive and significant improvement in VBA disability claims processing. S 2799, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to improve the quality and access to medical and mental health care for women. HR 4231 - proposal to pilot a voucher system for VA mental health services. S 2984, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to expand and enhance veterans' benefits. S 2969/HR 6153, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to increase the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals. S 2889, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code - provisions to improve veterans' health care benefits. S 1881/HR 3195, a bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - provisions to restore the intent and protections of the Act. S 2639/HR 2514, a bill to amend Title 39, United States Code - provisions to assure an adequate level of funding for veterans' health care. HR 2123, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act - provisions to establish direct care of registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals. S 2377/HR 4463, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions relating to improving the quality of care provided to veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and the recruitment of highly qualified doctors to hard to fill positions in these facilities. HR 5888, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions for expansion of veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility. HR 6122, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on pain management as experienced by veterans who are enrolled for health care services provided by the VA. HR 1527, Project HERO, involving the VA initiative on contract health care.

H.Con.Res. 99- Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012; H.J. Res. 20- Continuing Appropriations resolution FY2007; H.R. 67- Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 100- Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007; H.R. 327- Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act; H.R. 530- Military Educational Parity Act of 2007; H.R. 538- South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007; H.R. 690- To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55; H.R. 704- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; H.R. 1102- Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; H.R. 1268- Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; H.R. 1354- Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 1418- Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; H.R. 1436- Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 1490- To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1538- Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007; H.R. 1540- Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 2005- Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 2189- To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; H.R. 2199- Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007; H.R. 2219- Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007; H.R. 2239- Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act; H.R. 2247- Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; H.R. 2265- Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007; H.R. 2330- Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS); H.R. 2366- SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007; H.R. 2385- To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; H.R. 2514- Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; H.R. 2689- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R. 2702- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; H.R. 2818- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 2874- Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 2910- Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007; H.R. 2943- Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007; H.R. 3195- ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 3256- Psychological Kevlar Act; H.R. 3298- 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act; H.R. 3329- Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R. 3391- Military Family and Medical Leave Act; H.R. 3393- Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007; H.R. 3429- Hire a Hero Act; H.R. 3467- Second Chance for America's Veterans Act; H.R. 3480- Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act; H.R. 3681- Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007; H.R. 3793- Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007; H.R. 3798- National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 4148- National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act; H.R. 4219- Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act; H.R. 4883- To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service; H.R. 4884- Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R. 4930- National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act; H.R. 5740- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R. 5944- Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008; H.R. 6020- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families; H.R. 612 Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; H.R. 6205- To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism; H.R. 6328- Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees; H.R. 6465- Extention of ARM until 2018; H.R. 6792- Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008 S. 22- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; S. 38- Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 ; S. 117- A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism; S. 479- A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans; S. 589- A bill to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee; S. 604- Military Health Care Protection Act; S. 644- Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; S. 713- Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; S. 723- Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 793- Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; S. 1005- Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 1084- A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans; S. 1096- Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 1146- Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; S. 1205- A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty; S. 1233- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007; S. 1261- Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; S. 1271- Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act; S. 1283- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status; S. 1409- 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007; S. 1606- Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act, S. 1651- Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act; S. 1718- Veterans Education Tuition Support Act; S. 1825- Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act; S. 1898- Military Family and Medical Leave Act; S. 1999- Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence; S. 2585- Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008; S. 2874- A bill to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled; S. 2938- Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008; S. 2963- A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans; S. 2992- Armed Forces Housing Security Act; S. 3177- Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees; S. 383- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release; S. 439- Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007; S. 455- Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007; S. Con. Res. 21- An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012

HR 6939, HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3527, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 5554 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs for substance use disorders, and for other purposes. S. 2639 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care S 2799 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. HR 4107 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. S 2162 - A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. HR 4053 - To improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. Legislative initiative in support of increased funding for Traumatic Brain Injury screening HR 2514 - Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care. S. 2921 - Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008 - to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes. HR 6939 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 3527 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act of 2008; To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provisions for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care. HR 2790 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR 5892, Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - provisions to make comprehensive and significant improvement in VBA disability claims processing. S 2799, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to improve the quality and access to medical and mental health care for women. HR 4231 - proposal to pilot a voucher system for VA mental health services. S 2984, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to expand and enhance veterans' benefits. S 2969/HR 6153, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to increase the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals. S 2889, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code - provisions to improve veterans' health care benefits. S 1881/HR 3195, a bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - provisions to restore the intent and protections of the Act. S 2639/HR 2514, a bill to amend Title 39, United States Code - provisions to assure an adequate level of funding for veterans' health care. HR 2123, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act - provisions to establish direct care of registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals. S 2377/HR 4463, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions relating to improving the quality of care provided to veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and the recruitment of highly qualified doctors to hard to fill positions in these facilities. HR 5888, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions for expansion of veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility. HR 6122, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on pain management as experienced by veterans who are enrolled for health care services provided by the VA. Testimony: April 9, 2008, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on "Making the VA the Workplace of Choice for Health Care Providers" May 21, 2008, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on "Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Legislation" May 22, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Human Resource Challenges with the Veterans Health Administration" June 5, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Legislative Hearing"--Statement for the Record.

HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

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HR 5554 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs for substance use disorders, and for other purposes. S. 2639 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care S 2799 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. HR 4107 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. S 2162 - A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. HR 4053 - To improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. Legislative initiative in support of increased funding for Traumatic Brain Injury screening HR 2514 - Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care. S. 2921 - Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008 - to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.

See Next Page For Listing H.R. 1119 Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007; H.R. 343 Military Retirees Health Care Act of 2007; H.R. 1224 Keeping Faith With The Greatest Generation Military Retirees Act; H.R. 2303/H.R. 1390 Perpetual Purple Heart Stamp; S. 22 Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; H.R. 5441- To Amend Title 10, USC, to Extend The Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance To Survivors 0f Certain Members Of The Armed Forces Who Die On Active Duty; S. 935/H.R. 1927 To Repeal The Requirement For Reduction Of Survivors Annuities Under The SBP By Veterans DIC, and for other purposes; H.R. 1589 Military Surviving Spouse Equity Act; H.R. 2642 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, provisions related to the GI Bill; S. 3167-Amendment To Title 38, USC, To Clarify The Conditions Under Which Veterans, Their Surviving Spouses and Their Children May Be Treated As Adjudicated Mentally Incompetent For Certain Purposes; H.R. 2721- To Require the Secretary of The VA To Develop and the Secretary of DOD To Distribute To Members of the Armed Forces Upon Their Discharge Or Release From Active Duty, Information in a Compact Disk Read-Only Memory Format That Lists and Explains The Health, Education, and Other Benefits For Which Veterans Are Eligible Under the Laws Administered By The Secretary of Veterans Affairs; S.1315-Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; H.R. 1472 Disabled Veterans Fairness Act; H.R. 5564 Jenny's Law; H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, AMDT 4979 and related sections relating to The GI Bill For the 21st Century; H.R. 6185 Tricare Continuity of Coverage For National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2008; H.R. 5797 Roth TSP Act of 2008; H.R. 5868- Caleb Martin - Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act; H.R. 5825 The Hubbard Act; S.J.R. 40 Proposed Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States To Authorize Congress And States To Prohibit The Act of Desecration Of The Flag Of The United States; HJ.R. 12 Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution of the United States To Authorize Congress To Prohibit The Physical Desecration of the Flag of The United States; H.R. 5595 Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2007; S. 2825 Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 2008; H.R. 3195 ADA Amendments Act of 2008; S. 1881 Americans With Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007; S.2639/H.R. 2514 Assured Funding For Veterans' Health Care Act; S. 2825 Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 2008; H.R. 5509 Noble Warriors Act; S. 2674 America's Wounded Warriors Act; H.R. 579 Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act; DOD Policy: Oppose any attempt to award the Purple Heart Medal to those with PTSD or Mental Illness.

S.22 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; S.38 Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 ; S.117 to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for Veterans; S.383, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two to five years; S.439 Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007; S.455 Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007; S.479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans; S.589 to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated; S.604 Military Health Care Protection Act; S.644 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; S.713 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; S.723 Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007; S.793 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; S.1005 Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007; S.1084 to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans; S.1096 Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; S.1146 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; S.1205 to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty; S.1233 Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007; S.1261 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; S.1271 Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act; S.1283 to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status; S.1409 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007; S.1606 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act; S.1651 Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act; S.1718 Veterans Education Tuition Support ActVETS Act; S.1825 Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act; S.1898 Military Family and Medical Leave Act; S.1999 Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence; S.2585 Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008; S.2874 to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces; S.2963 to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members and survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans; S. 2992 Armed Forces Housing Security Act; S.Con.Res.21 setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; H.Con.Res.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012; H.J.Res.20 Continuing Appropriations resolution FY2007; H.R.67 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 100 Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007; H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act; H.R.530 Military Educational Parity Act of 2007; H.R.538 South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007; H.R.612 Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; H.R.690 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55; H.R.704 To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; H.R.1102 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; H.R.1268 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.1418 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; H.R.1436 Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R.1490 To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R.2005 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2189 To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces; H.R.2199 Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007; H.R.2219 Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007; H.R.2239 Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act; H.R.2247 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; H.R.2265 Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007; H.R.2330 Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS); H.R.2366 SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007; H.R.2385 To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R.2514 Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; H.R.2689 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R.2702 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R.2874 Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2910 Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007VETS Act of 2007; H.R.2943 Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007; H.R.3195 ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R.3256 Psychological Kevlar Act; H.R.3298 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act; H.R.3329 Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R.3391 Military Family and Medical Leave Act; H.R.3393 Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007; H.R.3429 Hire a Hero Act; H.R.3467 Second Chance for America's Veterans Act; H.R.3681 Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007; H.R.3793 Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007; H.R.3798 National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007; H.R.4148 National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act; H.R.4219 Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act; H.R.4883 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service; H.R.4884 Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R.4930 National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act; H.R.5740 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R.6205 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism.

H. R. 2514 Assured funding for Veterans Health Care Act H. R. 2303/S. 1390 Perpetual Purple Heart Stamp Act H.R.1436 and S. 439 Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007 HJR 12 Amend the Constitution of the United States to prevent the desecration of the flag of the United States H.R. 963 and H.R.1472 Disabled Veterans Fairness Act" H.R. 1119 Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007 S. 2639 Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act S. 22 "Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007" H.R. 5131 Lance Corporal Jeremy Burris Act H.R. 992 Recognize the sacrifices of all mothers in the Armed Forces who have deployed to theatres of combat on behalf of the United States H.R. 559 Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008 S.935/H.R. 1927 To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by Veterans Dependency and Indemnity compensation and for other purposes H.R. 3195 ADA Restoration Act of 2007 S. 1881 Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2674 Americas Wounded Warrior Act H.R. 5509 Noble Warriors Act House" H.R. 1119 "Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007"

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HR 5509, HR 4107, HR 4053, HR 3819, HR 2790, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2239, HR 2190, HR 2026, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 333HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 176, S 2799, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2160, S 2026, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1196, S 1096, S 1065, S 994, S 935, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 643, S 479, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 161, S 67, S 57, S 22.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Employment & Training Service

H.Con.Res.99- Congressional budgets for 2007-2012; H.J.Res.20- Appropriations Resolution FY07; H.R.100-Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007; H.R.1102-Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; H.R.1268- Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; H.R.1354-Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.1418- Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; H.R.1436- Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 1490- To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R.1538- Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.2005- Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2189- To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces; H.R.2199- Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007; H.R.2219- Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007; H.R.2239- Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act; H.R.2265- Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007; H.R.2330- Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS); H.R.2366- SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007; H.R.2385-To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R.2514- Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; H.R.2689- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R.2702- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.2818- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R.2874- Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2910- Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007; H.R.2943- Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007; H.R.3195-ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R.3256- Psychological Kevlar Act; H.R.327- Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act; H.R.3298- 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act; H.R.3329- Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R.3391- Military Family and Medical Leave Act; H.R.3429- Hire a Hero Act; H.R.3480- Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act; H.R.3793- Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007; H.R.4148- National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act; H.R.4219- Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act; H.R.4883- To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service; H.R.4884- Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R.530- Military Educational Parity Act of 2007; H.R.538- South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007; H.R.612- Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; H.R.67- Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.690- To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55; H.R.704- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; H.R.4156- FY2008 Iraq Supplemental Appropriations; H.R.3222- Defense Appropriations; H.R.2642- Military/Veterans Appropriations S.1005- Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007; S.1084- A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans; S.1096- Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; S.1146- Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; S.117- A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism; S.1205- A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty; S.1233- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007; S.1271- Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act; S.1283- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status; S.1409- 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007; S.1606- Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act; S.1651- Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act; S.1718- Veterans Education Tuition Support Act; S.1825- Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act; S.1898- Military Family and Medical Leave Act; S.1999- Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence; S.22- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; S.2585- Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008; S.38- Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007; S.383- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release; S.439- Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007; S.455- Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007; S.479- A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans; S.589- A bill to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee; S.604- Military Health Care Protection Act; S.644- Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; S.713- Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; S.723- Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007; S.793- Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; S.CON.RES.21- Congressional budgets for 2007-2012; S.1645- Military/Veterans Appropriations

H.Con.Res. 99/S.Con.Res.21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing Department of Veterans Affairs health care. In particular, HR 1471, Better Access to Chiropractors to Keep our Veterans Health Act (Back Veterans Health Act); HR 2514, Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; and HR 2642, Military Construction and VA Appropriations Act of 2008. HR 2206, FY 2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provision for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care.

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H.Con.Res. 99/S.Con.Res.21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing Department of Veterans Affairs health care. In particular, HR 1471, Better Access to Chiropractors to Keep our Veterans Health Act (Back Veterans Health Act); HR 2514,

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Department of Veterans Affaris appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2239, HR 2190, HR 2026, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 303, HR 243,

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Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Employment & Training Service

Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; and HR 2642, Military Construction and VA Appropriations Act, 2008. HR 2206, FY 2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provision for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care. H.Con.Res. 99/S.Con.Res. 21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing Department of Veterans Affairs health care. In particular: HR 1471, Better Access to Chiropractors to Keep our Veterans Healthy Act (Back Veterans Health Act); HR 2514,

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HR 2943- Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007; HR 530- Military Education Parity Act; HR 612- Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act; HR 67- Veterans Outreach Improvement Act; S 1096- Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancment Act; S 117/HR 1354- Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act 2007; S 1205- Heroes Helping Heroes Act; S 1233- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act; S 1718/HR 2910- IAVA's VETS Bill; S 22- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; S 38- Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007; S 383- Extends eligibility for health care for combat service from two to five years; S 479/HR 327- Joshua Omvig Suicidee Prevention Act; S 793/HR 1418- Traumatic Brain Injury Act; S Con Res 21- Appropriations: Budget Resolution H Con Res 99- Budget Resolution; HJ Res 20- Continuing Resolution (budget); HR 100- Veterans Equity in Education Act; HR 1490- Presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims; HR 2199- TBI Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act; HR 2219- Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act; HR 2265- Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act; HR 2514- Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; HR 2689- Readjustment and mental health services for OIF and OEF veterans

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