Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

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

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H.R. 83; Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so. H.R. 577, H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013, A bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, A bill to protect Second Amendment Rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R. 3689; Second Amendment Enforcement Act, To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. H.R. 3717; Helping Families in Mental health Crisis Act of 2013, A bill to overhaul the mental health system. H.R. 3933; Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 214, To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property from the estate. H.R. 4380; Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act, A bill that prohibits any of the funds made available through the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 or the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program from being provided to any jurisdiction which: (1) maintains a registry of gun ownership, or (2) conducts a program of gun confiscation directed at any firearm which is not prohibited by federal law or any group of persons who are not prohibited from possessing a firearms under federal law. H.R. 4660 & S. 2437; FY15 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations Bill. H.R. 4783; Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014, A bill to protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 5013; FY15 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill. H.CON.RES.23; Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S. 1337 & H.R. 4946; Crime Gun Tracing Act, A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1599 & H.R. 3361; USA Freedom Act, To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes. S. 2445 & S. 2437; Pause for Safety Act of 2014, A bill to provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S.CON.RES.7; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the united Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.J.Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

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

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

H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.5016: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.5093: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act H.R.5478: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement H.R.5522: ATF Elimination Act H.R.5555: FIREARM Act H.R.5606: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2014 H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. H.AMDT.1084 (A032) Amends: H.R.5016 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by any authority of the government of the District of Columbia to prohibit the ability of any person to possess, acquire, use, sell, or transport a firearm except to the extent such activity is prohibited by Federal law. H.AMDT.1098 (A046) Amends: H.R.5016 Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by any authority of the government of the District of Columbia to enforce any provision of the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008, the Inoperable Pistol Amendment Act of 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012, or the Administrative Disposition for Weapons Offenses Amendment Act of 2012.H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.RES.732 OBM 1140-0100 S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission.S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1290: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013 S. 1486: Postal Reform Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.2676: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 S.2872: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 S.2904: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection

Take position in support of: HJRES78-113 HJRES88-113 HJRES91-113 HR1014-113 HR1132-113 HR1134-113 HR1171-113 HR1223-113 HR1236-113 HR1238-113 HR1251-113 HR1284-113 HR1305-113 HR1316-113 HR1333-113 HR1344-113 HR1357-113 HR1402-113 HR1405-113 HR1412-113 HR1438-113 HR1443-113 HR1453-113 HR1463-113 HR1464-113 HR1490-113 HR1497-113 HR1521-113 HR152-113 HR153-113 HR154-113 HR1593-113 HR1620-113 HR1623-113 HR1631-113 HR164-113 HR1702-113 HR1725-113 HR1729-113 HR1742-113 HR1759-113 HR1770-113 HR1774-113 HR179-113 HR1792-113 HR1796-113 HR1804-113 HR1805-113 HR1809-113 HR1824-113 HR183-113 HR1842-113 HR1864-113 HR1938-113 HR1957-113 HR1980-113 HR1987-113 HR2001-113 HR2002-113 HR2011-113 HR2016-113 HR2038-113 HR2039-113 HR2055-113 HR2056-113 HR2059-113 HR2065-113 HR2072-113 HR2079-113 HR2086-113 HR2088-113 HR2118-113 HR2119-113 HR2150-113 HR2151-113 HR2153-113 HR2157-113 HR2169-113 HR2185-113 HR2187-113 HR2189-113 HR2209-113 HR2210-113 HR2216-113 HR2227-113 HR2230-113 HR2272-113 HR2284-113 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S992-113 S995-113 Review and/or Monitor the following: HJRES72-113 HR1288-113 HR1492-113 HR1494-113 HR1605-113 HR1714-113 HR1816-113 HR1832-113 HR1855-113 HR1867-113 HR1885-113 HR1898-113 HR1904-113 HR1960-113 HR1988-113 HR2138-113 HR2207-113 HR2237-113 HR2249-113 HR2257-113 HR2310-113 HR2319-113 HR2341-113 HR2354-113 HR2358-113 HR2362-113 HR2377-113 HR2382-113 HR2397-113 HR2412-113 HR2470-113 HR247-113 HR2519-113 HR2522-113 HR2590-113 HR2642-113 HR2654-113 HR2661-113 HR2693-113 HR2704-113 HR2726-113 HR2743-113 HR2749-113 HR2785-113 HR2797-113 HR2841-113 HR2859-113 HR2876-113 HR2906-113 HR2907-113 HR2913-113 HR2941-113 HR2953-113 HR3007-113 HR3053-113 HR3087-113 HR3098-113 HR3106-113 HR3120-113 HR3145-113 HR3152-113 HR3164-113 HR3180-113 HR3181-113 HR3207-113 HR3214-113 HR3225-113 HR3276-113 HR3287-113 HR3310-113 HR3330-113 HR3352-113 HR3368-113 HR3369-113 HR3383-113 HR3395-113 HR3396-113 HR3397-113 HR3399-113 HR3405-113 HR3408-113 HR3418-113 HR3422-113 HR3441-113 HR3442-113 HR3443-113 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in opposition to: HR1739-113 HR3614-113 HR595-113 HR803-113 S262-113

H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. OBM 1140-0100 S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented.S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S. 1486: Postal Reform Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act

HR 322 Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, HR 137 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, HR 437 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, HR 602 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S.2 Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S. 54 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms of 2013, S. 150 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, S. 374 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, S. 480 NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013, S. 730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act.

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Discussed the Guarantee Housing for Terminally Ill Veterans Act (H.R. 4674). Discussed the Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2009).Discussed the Veteran Voting Support Act (S. 2145). Discussed the Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2014 (S. 2296). Discussed 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. Discussed S. 2362, which would prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal year 2015 to Veterans Health Administration employees. Discussed the Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 (S. 2401). Discussed the Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 (H.R. 4810). Discussed the Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (S. 2182). Supported H.R. 4971, the Ask Veterans Act. This legislation would solicit veterans opinions regarding their experiences with VA health care. Supported 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. Supported 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. Supported the 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. Supported the 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. Supported the 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. Supported the Serving Americas Veterans Effectively Act (SAVE Act). 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. Supported the 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. Signed on to a letter to the Chair and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees regarding key points that we want to see in a VA health care reform bill. We want to make sure that any compromise includes the following: a focus on access to treatment for all veterans waiting for care, VA responsibility for care coordination, fully funded expanded care, protection and preservation of the VA health care system, and an open and transparent process for making reforms. Discussed H.R. 4037, the Improving Veterans Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014.Supported 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. Supported 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. Supported H.R. 2974 which expands beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual assault at a specialized outpatient or residential facility. Supported 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 which would also extend the authorization of the program. Supported 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. Discussed the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (S. 2091). This legislation would seek to improve the VA claims process. Supported H.R. 4150, the Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2014. Supported H.R. 4151, the Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014. Supported H.R. 2018, the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013. Discussed H.R. 2119, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act. Supported H.R. 2529, the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. Supported H.R. 3671 which would furnish a medallion to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. Supported H.R. 4095/S. 2258, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014. Supported H.R. 4102 which would allow the estates of deceased veterans to receive accrued benefits. Supported H.R. 4141 which would allow enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration. Discussed H.R. 3876, the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014. Discussed S. 1584 which would provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and servicemembers. Supported S. 2311/H.R. 3508 which would clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialist of the VHA. Discussed with VAs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service standards for installation of adaptive auto equipment paid for by VA.Discussed legislation to provide a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. Discussed legislation regarding telework for certain VA employees. Discussed H.R. 2088 which would direct VA to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence. Supported the Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers (SOS Veterans Caregivers) Act (H.R. 3672). Supported the Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564). Discussed 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. Supported the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980/H.R. 4191). Supported House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence. Supported the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797). Supported the Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act (H.R. 3330). Discussed the Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944). Discussed the Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165). Discussed the Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832). Supported the American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570). Supported the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602). Supported the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671). Supported the Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679). Supported the VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729). Discussed the Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138). Supported the World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288). Supported the Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494). Discussed the VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623). Supported the Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086). Supported H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved. Supported the Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382). Supported the Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423). Supported the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813/S. 932). Discussed the Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341). Opposed the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 733). Supported the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522). Supported the Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877). Supported 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). Supported the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 3383/S. 851). Supported (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. Supported H.R. 1405 which would require VA to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit. Discussed H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims. Supported the Servicemembers Choice in Transition Act of 2013 (H.R. 631/S. 889) and recommended an amendment that would ensure inclusion of information about disability related protections for disabled veterans seeking employment and/or education opportunities. This provision is now part of H.R. 357. Discussed reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered. Supported the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 131/H.R. 958). This legislation includes greater assistance through VA for veterans who have infertility issues related to their military service.Discussed with advocates a legislative proposal to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Discussed access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. Discussed the 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. Discussed H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program. Discussed the Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369). Supported the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (H.R. 183). This legislation would direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Supported the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act (H.R. 288/S. 325). This legislation increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]). Urged Congress to expand VA home and community-based services for veterans with disabilities. Urged Congress to provide appropriate oversight for and resources to address the VAs benefits claims processing backlog.

H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so.H.R. 577, H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013, a bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, a bill to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R. 3689; Second Amendment Enforcement Act, to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. H.R. 3917; Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013, a bill to overhaul the mental health system. H.R. 3933; Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014, to amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. H.R. 4380; Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act, a bill that prohibits any of the funds made available through the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 or the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program from being provided to any jurisdiction which: (1) maintains a registry of gun ownership, or (2) conducts a program of gun confiscation directed at any firearm which is not prohibited by federal law or any group of persons who are not prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law. H.R. 4660 & S. 2437; FY15 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. H.R. 4783; Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014, a bill to protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4806 & S. 2445; Pause for Safety Act of 2014, a bill to provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R. 4886: FY15 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill H.R. 4946 & S. 1337; Crime Gun Tracing Act, a bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.CON.RES23; Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.CON.RES.7; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so.H.R. 577, H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013, a bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, a bill to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R. 3689; Second Amendment Enforcement Act, to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. H.R. 3917; Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013, a bill to overhaul the mental health system. H.R. 3933; Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014, to amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. H.R. 4380; Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act, a bill that prohibits any of the funds made available through the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 or the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program from being provided to any jurisdiction which: (1) maintains a registry of gun ownership, or (2) conducts a program of gun confiscation directed at any firearm which is not prohibited by federal law or any group of persons who are not prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law. H.R. 4660 & S. 2437; FY15 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. H.R. 4783; Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014, a bill to protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4806 & S. 2445; Pause for Safety Act of 2014, a bill to provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R. 4886: FY15 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill H.R. 4946 & S. 1337; Crime Gun Tracing Act, a bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.CON.RES23; Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.CON.RES.7; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so.H.R. 577, H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013, a bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, a bill to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R. 3689; Second Amendment Enforcement Act, to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. H.R. 3917; Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013, a bill to overhaul the mental health system. H.R. 3933; Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014, to amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. H.R. 4380; Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act, a bill that prohibits any of the funds made available through the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 or the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program from being provided to any jurisdiction which: (1) maintains a registry of gun ownership, or (2) conducts a program of gun confiscation directed at any firearm which is not prohibited by federal law or any group of persons who are not prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law. H.R. 4660 & S. 2437; FY15 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. H.R. 4783; Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014, a bill to protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4806 & S. 2445; Pause for Safety Act of 2014, a bill to provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R. 4886: FY15 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill H.R. 4946 & S. 1337; Crime Gun Tracing Act, a bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.CON.RES23; Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.CON.RES.7; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

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Discussed H.R. 4037, the Improving Veterans Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014. Supported 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.Supported 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. Supported H.R. 2974which expands beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual assault at a specialized outpatient or residential facility. Supported 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. Supported 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. Discussed the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (S. 2091). This legislation would seek to improve the VA claims process. Supported H.R. 4150, the Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2014. Supported H.R. 4151, the Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014. Supported H.R. 2018, the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013. Discussed H.R. 2119, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act. Supported H.R. 2529, the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. Supported H.R. 3671 which would furnish a medallion to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. Supported H.R. 4095, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014. Supported H.R. 4102 which would allow the estates of deceased veterans to receive accrued benefits. Supported H.R. 4141 which would allow enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration. Discussed H.R. 3876, the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014. Discussed S. 1584 which would provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and servicemembers. Supported H.R. 3508 which would clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialist of the VHA. Discussed with VAs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service standards for installation of adaptive auto equipment paid for by VA. Discussed legislation to provide a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. Discussed legislation regarding telework for certain VA employees. Discussed H.R. 2088 which would direct VA to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence. Supported the Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers (SOS Veterans Caregivers) Act (H.R. 3672). Supported the Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564). Discussed 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. Supported the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980/H.R. 4191). Supported House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence. Supported the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797). Supported the Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act (H.R. 3330). Discussed the Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944). Discussed the Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165). Discussed the Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832). Supported the American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570). Supported the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602). Supported the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671). Supported the Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679). Supported the VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729). Discussed the Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138). Supported the World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288). Supported the Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494). Discussed the VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623).Supported the Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086). Supported H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved. Supported the Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382). Supported the Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423). Supported the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813/S. 932). Discussed the Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341). Opposed the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 733). Supported the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522). Supported the Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877). Supported 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). Supported the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 3383/S. 851). Supported (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. Supported H.R. 1405 which would require VA to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit. Discussed H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims. Supported the Servicemembers Choice in Transition Act of 2013 (H.R. 631/S. 889) and recommended an amendment that would ensure inclusion of information about disability related protections for disabled veterans seeking employment and/or education opportunities. This provision is now part of H.R. 357. Discussed reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered. Urged VA to expedite housing adaptations available for disabled veterans with ALS and other terminal illnesses under chapter 21 of title 38, USC. Supported the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 131/H.R. 958). This legislation includes greater assistance through VA for veterans who have infertility issues related to their military service. Discussed with advocates a legislative proposal to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Discussed access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. Discussed the 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. Discussed H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program. Discussed the Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369). Discussed the Veteran Voting Support Act that would direct the VA Secretary to provide mail voter registration application forms to each veteran who: (1) seeks to enroll in VA health care system at the time of such enrollment; and (2) is already enrolled in such system when there is a change in the veteran's enrollment status or when there is a change in the veteran's address. Supported the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (H.R. 183). This legislation would direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Supported the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act (H.R. 288/S. 325). This legislation increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]). Urged Congress to expand VA home and community-based services for veterans with disabilities. Urged Congress to provide appropriate oversight for and resources to address the VAs benefits claims processing backlog.

H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S. 1486: Postal Reform Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act

H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so.H.R. 577 & H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013. A bill to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R. 2787 & S. 1329; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.R. 2855 & S. 1732; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014. Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.R. 3689; Second Amendment Enforcement Act. A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. H.R. 3547; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. Makes appropriations for FY2014. H.R. 3717; Helping Families in Mental Heath Crisis Act of 2013. A bill to overhaul the mental health system. H.R. 3933; Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014. To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. S. 1284; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.Con. Res.23; Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S. Con.Res.7; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. FY15 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill FY15 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

HR 322 Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, HR 137 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, HR 437 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, HR 602 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S.2 Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S. 54 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms of 2013, S. 150 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, S. 374 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, S. 480 NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013, S. 730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so.H.R. 577 & H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H.Con Res. 23; Expresssing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreementn on the arms trade. S. Con Res. 7; A concurrent resolutin expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms rade Treaty , or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013, A bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, A bill to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R. 2787 & S. 1329; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.R. 2855 & S. 1372; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.R. 3304; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 3689; Second Amendment Enforcement Act, A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S. 1284; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.

H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act

Discussed S. 1584 which would provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and servicemembers. Supported H.R. 3508 which would clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialist of the VHA.Discussed with VAs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service standards for installation of adaptive auto equipment paid for by VA. Discussed legislation to provide a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. Discussed legislation regarding telework for certain VA employees. Discussed H.R. 2088 which would direct VA to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence. Supported the Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers (SOS Veterans Caregivers) Act (H.R. 3672). Supported the Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564). Discussed 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. Discussed the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980). Supported House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence. Supported the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797). Supported the Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act (H.R. 3330). Discussed the Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944). Discussed the Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165). Discussed the Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832). Supported the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (H.R. 569). Supported the American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570). Supported the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602). Supported the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671). Supported the Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679). Supported the VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729). Discussed the Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138). Supported the World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288). Supported the Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494). Discussed the VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623). Supported the Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086). Supported H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved. Supported the Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382). Supported the Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423). Supported the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813/S. 932). Discussed the Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341). Opposed the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 733). Supported the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522). Supported the Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877). Supported 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). Supported the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 3383/S. 851). Supported (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. Supported H.R. 1405 which would require VA to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit. Discussed H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims. Supported the Servicemembers Choice in Transition Act of 2013 (H.R. 631/S. 889) and recommended an amendment that would ensure inclusion of information about disability related protections for disabled veterans seeking employment and/or education opportunities. This provision is now part of H.R. 357. Discussed reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered. Urged VA to expedite housing adaptations available for disabled veterans with ALS and other terminal illnesses under chapter 21 of title 38, USC. Supported the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 131/H.R. 958). This legislation includes greater assistance through VA for veterans who have infertility issues related to their military service.Discussed with advocates a legislative proposal to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Discussed access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. Discussed the 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. Discussed H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program. Discussed the Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369). Discussed the Veteran Voting Support Act that would direct the VA Secretary to provide mail voter registration application forms to each veteran who: (1) seeks to enroll in VA health care system at the time of such enrollment; and (2) is already enrolled in such system when there is a change in the veteran's enrollment status or when there is a change in the veteran's address. Supported the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (H.R. 183). This legislation would direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Supported the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act (H.R. 288/S. 325). This legislation increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]). Urged Congress to expand VA home and community-based services for veterans with disabilities. Urged Congress to provide appropriate oversight for and resources to address the VAs benefits claims processing backlog.

H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so.H.R. 577 & H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H. Con. Res. 23; Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S. Con Res 7; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013, A bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013; A bill to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent backkground check process. H.R.2787 & S. 1329; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.R. 2855 & s. 1372; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.R. 3304; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 3689; Second Amendment Enforcement Act, A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S. 1284; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.

HR 322 Hunting, FIshing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, HR 137 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, HR 437 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, HR 602 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S.2 Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence REduction Act, S. 54 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms of 2013, S. 150 Assult Weapons Ban of 2013, S. 374 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, S. 480 NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013, S. 730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devices.H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm.

working to correct the continuing adjudication backlog at the VA ; lobbying to grant veterans status to longevity retirees from the NG & R HR679, 629; lobbying in favor of 2 year advanced fundingfor all remaining VA programs including but not limited to disability, DIC and pension payments HR813; improveing survivors education benefits including Chapter 35, allowing widows/widowers to qualify for Fry Scholarships including S1039 and extending yellow ribbon program to the Fry Scholarships HR1400, S515improving protections under the Servicemembers Civil Protection Act S1399improving VA healthcare includingmental health treatment and improvements in the system to get care in the private sector when not available or plentiful at the VA H.R. 2540, S 1155; improving the availability of mental health care for present members of the NG & R who are also veterans; allowing children who are CHAMPVA beneficiaries to be permittted to stay on parent's CHAMPVA plans until they reach the age of 26 HR288; lobbying to protect veterans 2nd Amendment rights HR602, S572;working to help veterans who are reentering the civlian workforce and those veterans who have been in the civilian sector for years to find jobs, start careers and begin new businesses S735, S6, S495

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Supported the Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013 (S. 1564). Discussed 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.Discussed the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (H.R. 1980). Supported the Disabled Military Child Protection Act (H.R. 2249/S. 1076). Supported the Barber Amendment to the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill (H.R. 2610) which would add $1 million to the HUD VASH program. Supported House efforts to increase DOD and VA support for Joint Centers of Excellence. Supported the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 2797). Supported the proposed Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act. Discussed the Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, as amended (S. 944). Discussed the Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165). Discussed the Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832). Supported the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (H.R. 569). Supported the American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570). Supported the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602). Supported the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671). Supported the Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679). Supported the VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729). Discussed the Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138). Supported the World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288). Supported the Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494). Discussed the VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623). Supported the Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086). Supported H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved. Supported the Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382).Supported the Disabled Veterans' Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423). Discussed the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813). Opposed the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 733). Supported the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522). Supported the Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877). Supported legislation authorizing VA to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (S. 455). Supported the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 851). Supported 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. Supported H.R. 1405 which would require VA to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit. Discussed H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims. Supported the Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013 (H.R 631/S. 889) and recommended an amendment that would ensure inclusion of information about disability related protections for disabled veterans seeking employmnet and/or education opportunities. This provision is now part of H.R. 357. Discussed reforming the VA's claims process to ensure that is it veteran-centered. Urged VA to expedite housing adaptations available for disabled veterans with ALS and other terminal illnesses under Chapter 21 of Title 38, USC. Supported the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 (S.131/H.R. 958). This legislation includes greater assistance through VA for veterans who have infertility issues related to their military service. Discussed with advocates a legislative proposal to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11GI Bill. Discussed access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. Discussed the VetSuccess Enhancement Act (H.R. 844). This legislation would extend from 12-17 years the authorized period for an eligible veteran to receive vocational training and rehabilitation from VA. Discussed H.R. 894 which would reform VA's fiduciary program. Discussed the Reducing Barriers to Veterans' Benefits Act (HR 369). Discussed the Veteran Voting Support Act that would direct the VA Secretary to provide mail voter registration application forms to each veteran who: 1) seeks to enroll in VA health care system at the time of such enrollment: and 2) is already enrolled in such system when there is a change in the veteran's enrollment statuts or when there is a change in the veteran's address.Supported the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (H.R. 183). This legislation would direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Supported the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act (H.R. 288/S. 325). This legislation increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]). Urged Congress to expand VA home and community-based services for veterans with disabilities. Urged Congress to provide appropriate oversight for and resources to address the VAs benefits claims processing backlog.

H.R. 575; Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, A bill to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty thaat poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the United Nations unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in theUnited States to keep and bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of citizens of the United States. H.R. 577 & H.R. 602 & S. 572; Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. H.Con.Res. 23; Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S. Con.Res.7; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.R. 751; Protect America's Schools Act of 2013, A bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013. H.R. 1290; A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 1565; Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, A bill to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R. 2787 & S. 1239; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 and for other purposes. H.R. 2855 & S. 1372; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operation, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. S. 1284; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.

HR 322 Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, HR 137 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, HR 437 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, HR 602 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S.2 Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S. 54 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013, S. 150 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, S. 374 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, S. 480 NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013, S. 730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Discussed the Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013 (S. 1165). Discussed the Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act (S. 832). Supported the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (H.R. 569).Supported the American Heroes COLA Act (H.R. 570). Supported the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 602). Supported the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671). Supported the Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (H.R. 679). Supported the VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act (H.R. 1729). Discussed the Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act (H.R. 2138). Supported the World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act (H.R. 1288). Supported the Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act (H.R. 1494). Discussed the VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act (H.R. 1623). Supported the Pay As You Rate Act (H.R. 2086). Supported H.R. 1809 which would require VA to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved. Supported the Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act (H.R. 2382). Supported the Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act (H.R. 2423). Discussed the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 (H.R. 813). Discussed the Veterans Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2341). Opposed the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 733). Supported the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act (S. 522). Supported the Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act (S. 877). Supported legislation authorizing VA to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (S. 455). Supported the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 851). Supported (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. Supported H.R. 1405 which would require VA to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit. Discussed H.R. 2189 which would establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims. Supported the Servicemembers Choice in Transition Act of 2013 (H.R. 631/S. 889) and recommended an amendment that would ensure inclusion of information about disability related protections for disabled veterans seeking employment and/or education opportunities. This provision is now part of H.R. 357. Discussed reforming the VAs claims process to ensure that it is veteran-centered. Urged VA to expedite housing adaptations available for disabled veterans with ALS and other terminal illnesses under chapter 21 of title 38, USC. Supported the Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 131/H.R. 958). This legislation includes greater assistance through VA for veterans who have infertility issues related to their military service. Discussed with advocates a legislative proposal to expand the approved uses of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Discussed access to VA mental health services with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. Discussed the 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. Discussed H.R. 894 which would reform VAs fiduciary program. Discussed the Reducing Barriers to Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 369).Discussed the Veteran Voting Support Act that would direct the VA Secretary to provide mail voter registration application forms to each veteran who: (1) seeks to enroll in VA health care system at the time of such enrollment; and (2) is already enrolled in such system when there is a change in the veteran's enrollment status or when there is a change in the veteran's address. Supported the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (H.R. 183). This legislation would direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Supported the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act (H.R. 288/S. 325). This legislation increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]). Urged Congress to expand the extended caregivers program authorized by the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act (P.L. 111-163) to include all veterans who are eligible for VA health care and meet certain needs-based criteria. Urged Congress to expand VA home and community-based services for veterans with disabilities. Urged Congress to provide appropriate oversight for and resources to address the VAs benefits claims processing backlog.

H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devices.H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement.S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm.

HR 322 Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, HR 137 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, HR 437 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, HR 602 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S.2 Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S. 54 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013, S. 150 Assult Weapons Ban of 2013, S. 374 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, S. 480 NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013, S. 730 Firearm Straw Puchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Working tocorrect the continuing adjudication backlog at the VAlobbying to have veterans status granted to certain longevity retirees of the NG & R HR 679, S629; lobbying in support of advanced funding for the full Department of Veterans Affairs budget HR 813 S932working to improve the quality and availability of VA healthcare including making more mental health care services be available to all veterans including present members of the NG & R lobbying to allow young adult beneficiaries of CHAMPVA to remainuntil they reach 26 years of age HR288, S325urging improvements in education programs including Chapter 35 and the Fry Scholarships for Post 9/11 GI Bill and to allow widows/ widowers to qualify for Fry Scholarships as their children do HR1400 and S515; lobbying to protect veterans Second Amendment rights HR602 S572; working to help veterans who are entering the civilian sector find jobs, start careers and build new businesses; lobbying in support of S735, S6, S495

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Latest Title: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174 : Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261 : No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Latest Title: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: Latest Title: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649 : Latest Title: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S.443: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm.

HR 322 Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, HR 137 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, HR 437 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, HR 602 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S.2 Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S. 54 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013, S. 150 Assult Weapons Ban of 2013, S. 374 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, S. 480 NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013, S. 730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)