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Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (14)
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Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.5059 - Clay Hunt SAV Act
H.R.4015 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
H.R.1893 - Keeping All Students Safe Act
H.R.1211 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1725,Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
H.R. 5059, Clay Hunt SAV Act
S. 628, Service Member Mental Health Review Act
S. 2182 Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
H.R. 4234, Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act
S. 2425, Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act
H.R. 4951 Doctors Helping Heroes Act
H.R. 4942 Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
S. 2413 Restoring Veterans Trust Act
S. 2424 Veterans Choice Act
S. 2013/H.R. 4031 Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014
H.R. 4841/ S. 2450, Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act
H.R. 4810, Veterans Access to Care Act
S.2422, Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2013
S.2930 Clay Hunt SAV Act
Client expense: $72,153 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Discussed:
transportation difficulties experienced by veterans needing to travel to VA healthcare appointments.
draft legislation that would improve benefits and services for veterans and their families.
how to transform VAs vocational rehabilitation program into a 21st century vocational rehabilitation program.
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (H.R. 5404).
Restore Trust in Veterans Access to Health Care Act (H.R. 5007).
Guarantee Housing for Terminally Ill Veterans Act (H.R. 4674).
Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2009).
Veteran Voting Support Act (S. 2145).
Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2296).
21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (S. 2091). This legislation would seek to improve the VA claims process.
S. 2316, which would require the VAs Inspector General to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical care from VA and to prohibit closure of VA medical facilities.
S. 2362, which would prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal year 2015 to Veterans Health Administration employees.
Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 (S. 2401).
Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 (H.R. 4810).
H.R. 4037, the Improving Veterans Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014.
H.R. 2119, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act.
H.R. 3876, the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014.
S. 1584 which would provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and servicemembers.
with VAs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service standards for installation of adaptive auto equipment paid for by VA.
legislation to provide a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma.
legislation regarding telework for certain VA employees.
H.R. 2088 which would direct VA to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence.
H.R. 2726 which would authorize VA to enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of veterans to non-VA medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently.
Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944).
Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165).
Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832).
VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623).
H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims.
Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341).
Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138).
reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered.
with advocates a legislative proposal to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.
VetSuccess Enhancement Act (H.R. 844). This legislation would extend from 12 to 17 years the authorized period for an eligible veteran to receive vocational training and rehabilitation from VA.
H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program.
Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369).
Opposed the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 733).
Signed on to a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committee supporting additional resources for VA as it seeks to meet its healthcare obligations.
Supported:
the Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act (Protect VETS Act) (S. 2834).
the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act (H.R. 4977).
the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (H.R. 5059). Also discussed the Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (S. 2182).
Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 (H.R. 5484).
Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act (H.R. 5032).
H.R. 4971, the Ask Veterans Act. This legislation would solicit veterans opinions regarding their experiences with VA health care.
S. 1659, the POST Act. This legislation would allow for-profit schools to receive no more than 85% of their revenues from federal sources and include DoD Tuition Assistance and G.I. Bill funds in the 85% calculation.
S. 2115, the American Cures Act. This legislation would create a biomedical trust fund to sustain federal investment in four leading federal agencies and programs dedicated to mental health and prosthetic research for veterans.
Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2243/H.R. 4892). This legislation would increase access to caregiver benefits and make other critical changes needed to ensure improved services for significantly disabled veterans and servicemembers and their caregivers.
Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act (H.R. 4247). This legislation would increase preference in federal hiring for veterans who have disability ratings of 70 percent or greater from VA.
Express Appeals Act (H.R. 4616). This legislation would provide veterans with the opportunity to have their appeals of claims for disability compensation benefits reviewed using an expedited review process.
Serving Americas Veterans Effectively Act (SAVE Act) (H.R. 5332). This legislation would promote greater awareness of the health care needs of our nations veterans by requiring health care providers who participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ask about a patients veteran status.
Veterans Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 (S. 2450). This legislation represents an important step toward ensuring that veterans have timely access to health care and that VA employees who gamed the system for scheduling care will be held accountable. S. 2450 was inserted into H.R. 3230 (Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014) as an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1950/S. 1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military and Retirement Pay Restoration Act. Also supported Amendment 2755 to add advance appropriations for additional VA accounts to S. 1982.
H.R. 2527 which expands access to counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred while a service member was on inactive duty for training status.
H.R. 2974 which expands beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual assault at a specialized outpatient or residential facility.
H.R. 3958, the Healing our Heroes Act. This legislation would prevent veterans who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from being forced to prematurely end their rehabilitation due to the expiration of the Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with TBI. In addition, we supported H.R. 4276 and S. 2607 which would also extend the authorization of the program.
H.R. 4234, the Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act. This legislation would encourage psychiatrists to dedicate their careers to serving our veterans by authorizing a select number of full-time hires to be offered loan repayment incentives commensurate with other federal entities.
H.R. 4150, the Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2014.
H.R. 4151, the Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014.
H.R. 2018, the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013.
H.R. 2529, the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act.
H.R. 3671 which would furnish a medallion to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual.
H.R. 4095/S. 2258, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014.
H.R. 4102 which would allow the estates of deceased veterans to receive accrued benefits.
H.R. 4141 which would allow enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration.
S. 2311/H.R. 3508 which would clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialist of the VHA.
Services to Veterans Caregivers (SOS Veterans Caregivers) Act (H.R. 3672).
Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564).
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980/H.R. 4191).
House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence.
Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797).
Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act (H.R. 3330).
American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570).
Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602).
Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671).
Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679).
VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729).
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288).
Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494).
Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086).
H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved.
Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382).
Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423).
Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813/S. 932).
Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522).
Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877).
legislation authorizing VA to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (H.R. 1702/S. 455).
Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 33
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
No bill# - Educate Congress regarding occupational therapy's role working with soldiers coping with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues to maximize their functional performance and fully reintegrate into their lives at home and in their communities.
HR 4841/S 2450 - Veterans' Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, an Transparency Act of 2014: Support passage and inclusion of occupational therapist in additional VA staffing increases called for in the bill.
HR 5059/S 2930 - Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act: Expressed support of overall bill, including provisions to encourage veteran's to achieve degrees in mental health fields, including occupational therapy.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Discussed:
transportation difficulties experienced by veterans needing to travel to VA healthcare appointments.
draft legislation that would improve benefits and services for veterans and their families.
how to transform VAs vocational rehabilitation program into a 21st century vocational rehabilitation program.
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (H.R. 5404).
Restore Trust in Veterans Access to Health Care Act (H.R. 5007).
Guarantee Housing for Terminally Ill Veterans Act (H.R. 4674).
Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2009).
Veteran Voting Support Act (S. 2145).
Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2296).
21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (S. 2091). This legislation would seek to improve the VA claims process.
S. 2316, which would require the VAs Inspector General to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical care from VA and to prohibit closure of VA medical facilities.
S. 2362, which would prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal year 2015 to Veterans Health Administration employees.
Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 (S. 2401).
Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 (H.R. 4810).
H.R. 4037, the Improving Veterans Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014.
H.R. 2119, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act.
H.R. 3876, the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014.
S. 1584 which would provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and servicemembers.
with VAs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service standards for installation of adaptive auto equipment paid for by VA.
legislation to provide a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma.
legislation regarding telework for certain VA employees.
H.R. 2088 which would direct VA to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence.
H.R. 2726 which would authorize VA to enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of veterans to non-VA medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently.
Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944).
Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165).
Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832).
VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623).
H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims.
Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341).
Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138).
reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered.
with advocates a legislative proposal to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.
VetSuccess Enhancement Act (H.R. 844). This legislation would extend from 12 to 17 years the authorized period for an eligible veteran to receive vocational training and rehabilitation from VA.
H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program.
Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369).
Opposed the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 733).
Signed on to a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committee supporting additional resources for VA as it seeks to meet its healthcare obligations.
Supported:
the Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act (Protect VETS Act) (S. 2834).
the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act (H.R. 4977).
the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (H.R. 5059). Also discussed the Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (S. 2182).
Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 (H.R. 5484).
Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act (H.R. 5032).
H.R. 4971, the Ask Veterans Act. This legislation would solicit veterans opinions regarding their experiences with VA health care.
S. 1659, the POST Act. This legislation would allow for-profit schools to receive no more than 85% of their revenues from federal sources and include DoD Tuition Assistance and G.I. Bill funds in the 85% calculation.
S. 2115, the American Cures Act. This legislation would create a biomedical trust fund to sustain federal investment in four leading federal agencies and programs dedicated to mental health and prosthetic research for veterans.
Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2243/H.R. 4892). This legislation would increase access to caregiver benefits and make other critical changes needed to ensure improved services for significantly disabled veterans and servicemembers and their caregivers.
Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act (H.R. 4247). This legislation would increase preference in federal hiring for veterans who have disability ratings of 70 percent or greater from VA.
Express Appeals Act (H.R. 4616). This legislation would provide veterans with the opportunity to have their appeals of claims for disability compensation benefits reviewed using an expedited review process.
Serving Americas Veterans Effectively Act (SAVE Act) (H.R. 5332). This legislation would promote greater awareness of the health care needs of our nations veterans by requiring health care providers who participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ask about a patients veteran status.
Veterans Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 (S. 2450). This legislation represents an important step toward ensuring that veterans have timely access to health care and that VA employees who gamed the system for scheduling care will be held accountable. S. 2450 was inserted into H.R. 3230 (Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014) as an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1950/S. 1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military and Retirement Pay Restoration Act. Also supported Amendment 2755 to add advance appropriations for additional VA accounts to S. 1982.
H.R. 2527 which expands access to counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred while a service member was on inactive duty for training status.
H.R. 2974 which expands beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual assault at a specialized outpatient or residential facility.
H.R. 3958, the Healing our Heroes Act. This legislation would prevent veterans who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from being forced to prematurely end their rehabilitation due to the expiration of the Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with TBI. In addition, we supported H.R. 4276 and S. 2607 which would also extend the authorization of the program.
H.R. 4234, the Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act. This legislation would encourage psychiatrists to dedicate their careers to serving our veterans by authorizing a select number of full-time hires to be offered loan repayment incentives commensurate with other federal entities.
H.R. 4150, the Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2014.
H.R. 4151, the Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014.
H.R. 2018, the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013.
H.R. 2529, the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act.
H.R. 3671 which would furnish a medallion to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual.
H.R. 4095/S. 2258, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014.
H.R. 4102 which would allow the estates of deceased veterans to receive accrued benefits.
H.R. 4141 which would allow enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration.
S. 2311/H.R. 3508 which would clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialist of the VHA.
Services to Veterans Caregivers (SOS Veterans Caregivers) Act (H.R. 3672).
Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564).
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980/H.R. 4191).
House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence.
Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797).
Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act (H.R. 3330).
American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570).
Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602).
Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671).
Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679).
VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729).
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288).
Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494).
Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086).
H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved.
Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382).
Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423).
Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813/S. 932).
Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522).
Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877).
legislation authorizing VA to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (H.R. 1702/S. 455).
Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 33
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1725,Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
H.R. 5059, Clay Hunt SAV Act
S. 628, Service Member Mental Health Review Act
S. 2182 Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
H.R. 4234, Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act
S. 2425, Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act
H.R. 4951 Doctors Helping Heroes Act
H.R. 4942 Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
S. 2413 Restoring Veterans Trust Act
S. 2424 Veterans Choice Act
S. 2013/H.R. 4031 Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014
H.R. 4841/ S. 2450, Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act
H.R. 4810, Veterans Access to Care Act
S.2422, Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2013
S.2930 Clay Hunt SAV Act
Client expense: $72,153 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
lobbying to protect, preserve and improve the TRICARE benefit for all TRICARE beneficiaries (including active duty and their families, Guard and Reserve and their families, retirees and their families under 65, TFL retirees and all their survivors. Also protect the TRICARE pharmacy benefit for all the same beneficiaries HR3979 FY2015 NDAA; protection of funding for the commissaries and exchanges; supporting HR690 * S240 Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act; ending the SBP/DIC offset and preserving and increasing the SSIA payment; passing HR 5059 to improve treatment for depression and risk of suicide; in support of allowing SBP payment to be deposited directly into a Special Needs Trust for permanently disabled adult children of beneficiaries; supporting S1999& S Amend 3388 to disallow commercial contract that require arbitration that vitiates the protections under the SCRA
Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act
H.R. 4616, the Express Appeals Act
H.R. 813/ S. 932, the Putting Veterans Funding First Act
H.R. 288, the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 958/ S. 131, the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act
H.R. 1284/ S. 633, beneficiary travel for non-service connected catastrophically disabled
H.R. 3383, the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 3672, the S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act
H.R. 4198, the Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act
H.R. 4720, the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act
H.R. 4977, the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act
H.R. 5059, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
H.R. 5475, the Newborn Care Improvement Act
H.R. 5484, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014
S. 851, the Caregiver Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1148, the Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act
S. 2095, the Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014
S. 2182, the Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
S. 2243, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2014
S. 2296, the Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2014
Client expense: $52,643 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Discussed the following: how to transform VAs vocational rehabilitation program into a 21st century vocational rehabilitation program. Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (H.R. 5404). Restore Trust in Veterans Access to Health Care Act (H.R. 5007). Guarantee Housing for Terminally Ill Veterans Act (H.R. 4674).Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2009). Veteran Voting Support Act (S. 2145). Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2296). S. 2316 requires the VAs Inspector General to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical care from VA and to prohibit closure of VA medical facilities. S. 2362 prohibits the payment of performance awards in fiscal year 2015 to Veterans Health Administration employees. Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 (S. 2401). Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 (H.R. 4810).H.R. 4037, the Improving Veterans Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014.21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (S. 2091). This legislation would seek to improve the VA claims process. H.R. 2119, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act. H.R. 3876, the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014. S. 1584 which would provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and servicemembers. VAs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service standards for installation of adaptive auto equipment paid for by VA. legislation to provide a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. legislation regarding telework for certain VA employees. H.R. 2088 which would direct VA to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence. H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims. reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered. H.R. 2726 which would authorize VA to enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of veterans to non-VA medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently. Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944). Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165). Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832). Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138). VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623). Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341). a legislative proposal, with advocates to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. VetSuccess Enhancement Act (H.R. 844). This legislation would extend from 12 to 17 years the authorized period for an eligible veteran to receive vocational training and rehabilitation from VA. H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program. Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369).
Supported the following: Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act (Protect VETS Act) (S. 2834). Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act (H.R. 4977). Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (H.R. 5059). Also discussed the Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (S. 2182). Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 (H.R. 5484). Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act (H.R. 5032). H.R. 4971, the Ask Veterans Act. This legislation would solicit veterans opinions regarding their experiences with VA health care. S. 1659, the POST Act. This legislation would allow for-profit schools to receive no more than 85% of their revenues from federal sources and include DoD Tuition Assistance and G.I. Bill funds in the 85% calculation.
S. 2115, the American Cures Act. This legislation would create a biomedical trust fund to sustain federal investment in four leading federal agencies and programs dedicated to mental health and prosthetic research for veterans. Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2243/H.R. 4892). This legislation would increase access to caregiver benefits and make other critical changes needed to ensure improved services for significantly disabled veterans and servicemembers and their caregivers. Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act (H.R. 4247). This legislation would increase preference in federal hiring for veterans who have disability ratings of 70 percent or greater from VA. Express Appeals Act (H.R. 4616). This legislation would provide veterans with the opportunity to have their appeals of claims for disability compensation benefits reviewed using an expedited review process. Serving Americas Veterans Effectively Act (SAVE Act) (H.R. 5332). This legislation would promote greater awareness of the health care needs of our nations veterans by requiring health care providers who participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ask about a patients veteran status. Veterans Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 (S. 2450). This legislation represents an important step toward ensuring that veterans have timely access to health care and that VA employees who gamed the system for scheduling care will be held accountable. S. 2450 was inserted into H.R. 3230 (Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014) as an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 1950/S. 1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military and Retirement Pay Restoration Act. Also supported Amendment 2755 to add advance appropriations for additional VA accounts to S. 1982. H.R. 2527 which expands access to counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred while a service member was on inactive duty for training status. H.R. 2974 which expands beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual assault at a specialized outpatient or residential facility. H.R. 3958, the Healing our Heroes Act. This legislation would prevent veterans who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from being forced to prematurely end their rehabilitation due to the expiration of the Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with TBI. In addition, we supported H.R. 4276 and S. 2607 which would also extend the authorization of the program. H.R. 4234, the Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act. This legislation would encourage psychiatrists to dedicate their careers to serving our veterans by authorizing a select number of full-time hires to be offered loan repayment incentives commensurate with other federal entities. H.R. 4150, the Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2014. H.R. 4151, the Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014. H.R. 2018, the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013. H.R. 2529, the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. H.R. 3671 which would furnish a medallion to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. H.R. 4095/S. 2258, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014. H.R. 4102 which would allow the estates of deceased veterans to receive accrued benefits. H.R. 4141 which would allow enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration. S. 2311/H.R. 3508 which would clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialist of the VHA. Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers (SOS Veterans Caregivers) Act (H.R. 3672). Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564). Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980/H.R. 4191). House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence. Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797). Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act (H.R. 3330). American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570). Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602). Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671). Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679). VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729).
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288). Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494). Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086). H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved. Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382). Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423). Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813/S. 932). Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522). Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877). legislation authorizing VA to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (H.R. 1702/S. 455). Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 3383/S. 851). H.R. 1284/S. 633 which would provide coverage under the beneficiary travel program of VA of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation. H.R. 1405 which would require VA to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit. Servicemembers Choice in Transition Act of 2013 (H.R. 631/S. 889) and recommended an amendment that would ensure inclusion of information about disabi
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Discussed the following: how to transform VAs vocational rehabilitation program into a 21st century vocational rehabilitation program. Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (H.R. 5404). Restore Trust in Veterans Access to Health Care Act (H.R. 5007). Guarantee Housing for Terminally Ill Veterans Act (H.R. 4674).Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2009). Veteran Voting Support Act (S. 2145). Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2296). S. 2316 requires the VAs Inspector General to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical care from VA and to prohibit closure of VA medical facilities. S. 2362 prohibits the payment of performance awards in fiscal year 2015 to Veterans Health Administration employees. Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 (S. 2401). Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 (H.R. 4810).H.R. 4037, the Improving Veterans Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014.21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (S. 2091). This legislation would seek to improve the VA claims process. H.R. 2119, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act. H.R. 3876, the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014. S. 1584 which would provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and servicemembers. VAs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service standards for installation of adaptive auto equipment paid for by VA. legislation to provide a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. legislation regarding telework for certain VA employees. H.R. 2088 which would direct VA to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence. H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims. reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered. H.R. 2726 which would authorize VA to enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of veterans to non-VA medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently. Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944). Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165). Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832). Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138). VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623). Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341). a legislative proposal, with advocates to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. VetSuccess Enhancement Act (H.R. 844). This legislation would extend from 12 to 17 years the authorized period for an eligible veteran to receive vocational training and rehabilitation from VA. H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program. Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369).
Supported the following: Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act (Protect VETS Act) (S. 2834). Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act (H.R. 4977). Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (H.R. 5059). Also discussed the Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (S. 2182). Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 (H.R. 5484). Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act (H.R. 5032). H.R. 4971, the Ask Veterans Act. This legislation would solicit veterans opinions regarding their experiences with VA health care. S. 1659, the POST Act. This legislation would allow for-profit schools to receive no more than 85% of their revenues from federal sources and include DoD Tuition Assistance and G.I. Bill funds in the 85% calculation.
S. 2115, the American Cures Act. This legislation would create a biomedical trust fund to sustain federal investment in four leading federal agencies and programs dedicated to mental health and prosthetic research for veterans. Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2243/H.R. 4892). This legislation would increase access to caregiver benefits and make other critical changes needed to ensure improved services for significantly disabled veterans and servicemembers and their caregivers. Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act (H.R. 4247). This legislation would increase preference in federal hiring for veterans who have disability ratings of 70 percent or greater from VA. Express Appeals Act (H.R. 4616). This legislation would provide veterans with the opportunity to have their appeals of claims for disability compensation benefits reviewed using an expedited review process. Serving Americas Veterans Effectively Act (SAVE Act) (H.R. 5332). This legislation would promote greater awareness of the health care needs of our nations veterans by requiring health care providers who participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ask about a patients veteran status. Veterans Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 (S. 2450). This legislation represents an important step toward ensuring that veterans have timely access to health care and that VA employees who gamed the system for scheduling care will be held accountable. S. 2450 was inserted into H.R. 3230 (Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014) as an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 1950/S. 1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military and Retirement Pay Restoration Act. Also supported Amendment 2755 to add advance appropriations for additional VA accounts to S. 1982. H.R. 2527 which expands access to counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred while a service member was on inactive duty for training status. H.R. 2974 which expands beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual assault at a specialized outpatient or residential facility. H.R. 3958, the Healing our Heroes Act. This legislation would prevent veterans who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from being forced to prematurely end their rehabilitation due to the expiration of the Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with TBI. In addition, we supported H.R. 4276 and S. 2607 which would also extend the authorization of the program. H.R. 4234, the Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act. This legislation would encourage psychiatrists to dedicate their careers to serving our veterans by authorizing a select number of full-time hires to be offered loan repayment incentives commensurate with other federal entities. H.R. 4150, the Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2014. H.R. 4151, the Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014. H.R. 2018, the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013. H.R. 2529, the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. H.R. 3671 which would furnish a medallion to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. H.R. 4095/S. 2258, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014. H.R. 4102 which would allow the estates of deceased veterans to receive accrued benefits. H.R. 4141 which would allow enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration. S. 2311/H.R. 3508 which would clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialist of the VHA. Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers (SOS Veterans Caregivers) Act (H.R. 3672). Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564). Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980/H.R. 4191). House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence. Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797). Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act (H.R. 3330). American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570). Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602). Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671). Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679). VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729).
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288). Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494). Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086). H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved. Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382). Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423). Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813/S. 932). Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522). Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877). legislation authorizing VA to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (H.R. 1702/S. 455). Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 3383/S. 851). H.R. 1284/S. 633 which would provide coverage under the beneficiary travel program of VA of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation. H.R. 1405 which would require VA to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit. Servicemembers Choice in Transition Act of 2013 (H.R. 631/S. 889) and recommended an amendment that would ensure inclusion of information about disabi
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H.R. 1725 Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
H.R. 5059 Clay Hunt SAV Act
S. 628 Service Member Mental Health Review Act
S. 2182 Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
H.R. 4234 Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act
S. 2425 Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act
H.R. 4951 Doctors Helping Heroes Act
H.R. 4942 Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
S. 2413 Restoring Veterans Trust Act
S. 2424 Veterans Choice Act
S. 2013/H.R. 4031 Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014
H.R. 4841/ S. 2450 Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act
H.R. 4810 Veterans Access to Care Act
S.2422 Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2013
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