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Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008
Legislative Progress
Introduced
June 10, 2008
Latest Action
August 1, 2008
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Herseth SandlinDemocratic(SD)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
78pct
52d open
vs 7,255 other HR bills in the 110th — cohort avg 47d
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Filing registrants (4)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Education
HR 6225--Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act of 2008--Requires (current law authorizes) the appropriate U.S. district court to use its equity powers in any case in which the court determines it is appropriate, including injunctive relief, to fully vindicate a veteran's employment or reemployment rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) with respect to a state or private employer. Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to require an institution of higher education, when a servicemember is ordered to military service and withdraws or takes a leave of absence from such institution, to: (1) provide a credit or refund to the servicemember of tuition and fees paid for the portion of the program of education for which the servicemember did not receive academic credit after such withdrawal or leave; and (2) provide the servicemember an opportunity to reenroll with the same educational and academic status the servicemember had when activated for service. Extends the current interest rate cap in SCRA to student loan obligations of members called to military service. Allows servicemembers with deployment orders to terminate or suspend, without fee or penalty, service contracts for services such as phones, utilities, cable television, and Internet access. (Currently, such servicemembers are only permitted to terminate or suspend residential or automobile lease agreements.) Provides penalties under SCRA against creditors for violations of interest rate limits for servicemembers. Allows a military spouse to vote in the same location as the servicemember with respect to federal, state, and local elections. Allows a military spouse to pay taxes in the same state as the servicemember. Provides that compensation of a spouse of a servicemember shall not be considered income within a tax jurisdiction of the United States if, when the compensation is earned, the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of that jurisdiction, and the jurisdiction is where the servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve Veterans benefits. S.19,S.225,S.326,S.384,S.644,S.648,S.935,S.1063,S.1315,S.1326,S.1606,S.1784,S.2162,S.2504,S.2617,S.2674,S.2825,S.2836 S.2854,S.2921,S.2938,S.2969,S.2799,S.2992,S.3023,S.3107,S.3299, HR23,HR92,HR657,HR690,HR760,HR843, HR1108,HR1211,HR1214,HR1299,HR1428,HR1527,HR1585,HR1589,HR1641,HR1927,HR2192,HR2202,HR2247, HR2385,HR2394,HR2399, R2682,HR2702,HR2790,HR2910,HR3026,HR3393,HR3458,HR3793,HR3819,HR4053, HR4107,HR4137,HR4146,HR4204,HR4255,HR5465,HR5892,HR6225,HR6268,HR6445,HR6599,HR6600,HR7299
Client expense: $408,526 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · third_quarter · Veterans
HR 6225/S 3308 - Veteran Voting Support Act -- to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including hospitals and residential facilities) to be designated as voter registration agencies for nonpartisan organizations and state election officials. Discussed this legislation with Senior VA official and urged VA to change its policy of excluding voter registration from VA facilities -- which this legislation is designed to reverse.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · third_quarter · Education
HR 2721--Amend title 10, USC, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense 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--Directs: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to develop and maintain, in a compact disk (CD) read-only memory format, information that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); (2) that a copy of such CD be included as part of the pre-separation counseling provided to each member of the Armed Forces being discharged or released from duty; and (3) the Secretary, Secretary of Defense, and the head Internet website containing an explanation of the benefits administered by that Secretary or agency head to which veterans are entitled, and how veterans can secure those benefits. HR 6225--Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act of 2008--Requires (current law authorizes) the appropriate U.S. district court to use its equity powers in any case in which the court determines it is appropriate, including injunctive relief, to fully vindicate a veteran's employment or reemployment rights with respect to a state or private employer. GI Bill--The implementation of the GI Bill--To ensure that the GI Bill will be properly implemented and veterans will begin to receive their educational benefits on August 1, 2009.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · third_quarter · Veterans
Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve Veterans benefits. S.225,S.326,S.384,S.644,S.648,S.935,S.1063,S.1315,S.1326,S.1606,S.1784,S.2162,S.2504,S.2617,S.2674,S.2825,S.2836,S.2854,S.2921,S.2938,S.2969,S.2992,S.3023,S.3107,S.3299,HR23,HR92,HR657,HR690,HR760,HR843,HR1108,HR1211,HR1214, HR1428,HR1527,HR1585,HR1589,HR1641,HR1927,HR2192,HR2202,HR2247,HR2385,HR2682,HR2702,HR2790,HR2910 HR3026,HR3393,HR3458,HR3793,HR3819,HR4053,HR4107,HR4137,HR4146,HR4204,HR4255,HR5892,HR6225, HR6268,HR6445,HR6599,HR6600
Client expense: $429,304 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3298--21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act--Amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow individuals called to military service to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into before the individual receives notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders and to provide penalties for violations of interest rate limitations. HR 3393--Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007--Amend title 38, USC, to improve veterans' reemployment rights under chapter 43 of such title, to exempt claims brought under that chapter from arbitration under chapter 1 of title 9 of such Code. HR 3467--Second Chance for America's Veterans Act--Expand and extend counseling and referral programs that minimize recidivism by reintegrating at-risk veterans into meaningful employment. HR 3646--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a joint study on the fields of employment for which the greatest need for employment exists in various geographic areas--Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a joint study on the fields of employment for which the greatest need for employment exists in various geographic areas. HR 3798--National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007--Amend title 38, USC, to provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time National Guard duty. HR 3889--Amends title 38, USC, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the vocational rehabilitation programs administered by the Secretary--Amends title 38, USC, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the vocational rehabilitation programs administered by the Secretary. HR 6225--Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act of 2008--Amend title 38, USC, relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or private employer. HR 6272--SMOCTA Reauthorization Act of 2008--Authorize discretionary appropriations to carry out the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992. S 2471--USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007--Amend title 38, USC, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. S 1919, S 2831--Encourages removal of seriously flawed and illegal provisions in the hiring process of veterans LETTERS--In the hiring process of Federal employees, Congress determine that giving fully qualified Veterans a slight edge over their competition was appropriate.
2007 · mid_year · Insurance
Regulation of Insurance - S. 2509; H.R. 6225; H.R. 5637; National Flood Insurance Program - S. 3589; H.R. 4973; and Terrorism Risk Insurance Act - H.R. 2761 Long-term care partnership
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,860,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)