Veteran Wellness Act

H.R. 216 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning and Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review, to establish in the VA a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 245 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 271 -- Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act -- To establish a commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the VA Secretary for treating mental illnesses of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary alternative treatments available in non-VA medical facilities within the community - SUPPORT H.R. 272 -- Medal of Honor Priority Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 280 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs -- To authorize the VA Secretary to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 294 -- Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently - SUPPORT H.R. 359 -- Veteran Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT H.R. 421 -- Classified Veterans Access to Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the mental health treatment provided by the VA Secretary to veterans who served in classified missions - SUPPORT H.R. 423 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the care provided by the VA Secretary to newborn children - SUPPORT H.R. 571 -- Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, improve the treatment of whistleblower complaints by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 593 -- Aurora Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To extend the authorization for the construction of the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and to direct the VA Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to manage such construction - SUPPORT H.R. 627 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the VA Secretary - SUPPORT H.R. 675 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions) H.R. 732 -- Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the opportunities for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans Appeals - SUPPORT H.R. 1016 -- Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1067 -- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to extend the temporary expansion of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to ensure that judges of the United States Courtof Appeals for Veterans Claims may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1129 -- Veterans Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish within the VA an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection - SUPPORT H.R. 1302 -- VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 1338 -- Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 -- To require the VA Secretary to conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1331 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-VA medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1356 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1369 -- Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 -- To modify the treatment of agreements entered into by the VA Secretary to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1379 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1380 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the VA Secretary to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual - SUPPORT H.R. 1384 -- Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law - SUPPORT H.R. 1414 -- Pay As You Rate Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1496 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1575 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT H.R. 1607 -- Ruth Moore Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the VA Secretary for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1769 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1862 -- Veterans Credit Protection Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to conduct outreach to veterans regarding the effect of delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care furnished by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers by the Chief Business Office and to direct the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report regarding such delayed payments - SUPPORT H.R. 1948 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1994 / S. 1082 -- VA Accountability Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the VA based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2214 -- Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act -- To improve the authority of the VA Secretary to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations - SUPPORT H.R. 2256 -- Veterans Information Modernization Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care by the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 2257 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 2460 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 2464 -- Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of the VA Secretary to the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 2555 -- Veteran Wellness Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT H.R. 2605 -- Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the VA Secretary. - SUPPORT (if VA receives necessary funding) H.R. 2894 Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for All Veterans Act To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 2914 -- Build A Better VA Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to require congressional approval before the appropriation of funds for Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases - SUPPORT H.R. 2915 -- Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the Secretary - SUPPORT H.R. 2975 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that the VA Secretary repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries - SUPPORT H.R. 3016 -- VA Provider Equity Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 3106 -- Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To authorize Department major medical facility construction projects for fiscal year 2015, to amend title 38, USC, to make certain improvements in the administration of Department medical facility construction projects, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 473 / S. 290 -- Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions) H.R. 969 / S. 681 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2691 / S. 1451 -- Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to adjudicate and pay survivors benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 297 -- Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015 -- To revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 469 -- Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 -- To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the VA to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 471 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the VA , and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 563 -- Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program to seek to employ physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs on a without compensation basis in practice areas and specialties with staffing shortages and long appointment waiting times - SUPPORT S. 564 -- Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 717 -- Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015 -- To designate certain non-Department mental health care providers who treat members of the Armed Forces and veterans as providers who have particular knowledge relating to the provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 901 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1021 -- Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act -- To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1085 -- Military and Veterans Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the VA, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1203 -- 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the processing by the VA of claims for benefits under laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1358 -- Hmong Veterans Service Recognition Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era - SUPPORT S. 1450 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to allow the VA Secretary to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the VA - SUPPORT S. 1493 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1641 -- Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act -- To improve the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, to improve patient advocacy by the Department, and to expand availability of complementary and integrative health, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1676 -- Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services for Veterans Act of 2015 (DOCS for Veterans Act of 2015) -- To increase the number of graduate medical education positions treating veterans, to improve the compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1693 -- Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the VA in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1754 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes S. 2022 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R.927 - Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R.2624/S. 1488 - Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness H.R.1211/S. 1588 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 H.R.3060 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R.4977 - COVER Act H. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.1859/S. 2782 - Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 473 - Saving Our Next Generation Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care H.R.2632/S.1494 - Children's Recovery from Trauma Act H.R.938/S. 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 H.R.5 - Student Success Act S.1177 - Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act H.R. 670 - The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act S. 1865 - Anna Westin Act S. 524/H.R.953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.1006 - Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act H.R.3285 - Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.3640 - Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act S.2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - support an amendment funding lead poisoning research H.R.4276/S. 2647 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 - support S.2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 - recommendations to improve coordination and children's health H.R.3660 - To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. - support S. 2685/H.R.4374 - Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - support S. 2787S - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 - Support H.R. 5234 - The Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2016 - Support S.3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 - Support S.2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016 - Support funding for lead exposure supports H.R. 5330: Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016 - supported H.R.5100 - At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016 - Supported S. 2691: Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act of 2016 - Supported S.3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 - supported S.1604/H.R.5903 - Transition to Independence Act - supported

H.R.4977 - COVER Act - Recommendations for expanding H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act - Support S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care - Recommendations for expanding S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act - Support

Client expense: $7,558 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.927 - Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R.2624/S. 1488 - Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness H.R.1211/S. 1588 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 H.R.3060 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R.4977 - COVER Act H. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.1859/S. 2782 - Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 473 - Saving Our Next Generation Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care H.R.2632/S.1494 - Children's Recovery from Trauma Act H.R.938/S. 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 H.R.5 - Student Success Act S.1177 - Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act H.R. 670 - The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act S. 1865 - Anna Westin Act S. 524/H.R.953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.1006 - Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act H.R.3285 - Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.3640 - Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act S.2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - support an amendment funding lead poisoning research H.R.4276/S. 2647 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 - support S.2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 - recommendations to improve coordination and children's health H.R.3660 - To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. - support S. 2685/H.R.4374 - Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - support S. 2787S - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 - Support H.R. 5234 - The Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2016 - Support S.3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 - Support S.2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016 - Support funding for lead exposure supports H.R. 5330: Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016 - supported H.R.5100 - At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016 - Supported S. 2691: Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act of 2016 - Supported S.3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 - supported S.1604/H.R.5903 - Transition to Independence Act - supported

H.R.4977 - COVER Act - Recommendations for expanding H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act - Support S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care - Recommendations for expanding S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act - Support

Client expense: $7,558 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.4977 - COVER Act - Recommendations for expanding H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act - Support S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care - Recommendations for expanding S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act - Support

Client expense: $6,916 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.927 - Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R.2624/S. 1488 - Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness H.R.1211/S. 1588 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 H.R.3060 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R.4977 - COVER Act H. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.1859/S. 2782 - Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 473 - Saving Our Next Generation Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care H.R.2632/S.1494 - Children's Recovery from Trauma Act H.R.938/S. 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 H.R.5 - Student Success Act S.1177 - Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act H.R. 670 - The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act S. 1865 - Anna Westin Act S. 524/H.R.953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.1006 - Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act H.R.3285 - Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.3640 - Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act S.2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - support an amendment funding lead poisoning research H.R.4276/S. 2647 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 - support S.2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 - recommendations to improve coordination and children's health H.R.3660 - To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. - support S. 2685/H.R.4374 - Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - support S. 2787S - States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2016 - Support H.R. 5234 - The Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2016 - Support S.3130 - Independence at Home Act of 2016 - Support S.2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016 - Support funding for lead exposure supports H.R. 5330: Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016 - supported H.R.5100 - At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016 - Supported S. 2691: Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act of 2016 - Supported

H.R.4977 - COVER Act - Recommendations for expanding H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act - Support S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care - Recommendations for expanding S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act - Support

Client expense: $5,352 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.927 - Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R.2624/S. 1488 - Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness H.R.1211/S. 1588 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 H.R.3060 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R.4977 - COVER Act H. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.1859 - Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 473 - Saving Our Next Generation Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care H.R.2632/S.1494 - Children's Recovery from Trauma Act H.R.938/S. 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 H.R.5 - Student Success Act S.1177 - Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act H.R. 670 - The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act S. 1865 - Anna Westin Act S. 524/H.R.953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.1006 - Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act S.1945 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3285 - Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.3640 - Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act S.2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - support an amendment funding lead poisoning research H.R.4276/S. 2647 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 - support S.2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 - recommendations to improve coordination and children's health H.R.3660 - To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. - support S. 2685: Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - support

Client expense: $5,352 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 216 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning and Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review, to establish in the VA a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 245 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 271 -- Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act -- To establish a commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the VA Secretary for treating mental illnesses of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary alternative treatments available in non-VA medical facilities within the community - SUPPORT H.R. 272 -- Medal of Honor Priority Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 280 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs -- To authorize the VA Secretary to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 294 -- Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently - SUPPORT H.R. 359 -- Veteran Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT H.R. 421 -- Classified Veterans Access to Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the mental health treatment provided by the VA Secretary to veterans who served in classified missions - SUPPORT H.R. 423 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the care provided by the VA Secretary to newborn children - SUPPORT H.R. 571 -- Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, improve the treatment of whistleblower complaints by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 593 -- Aurora Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To extend the authorization for the construction of the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and to direct the VA Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to manage such construction - SUPPORT H.R. 627 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the VA Secretary - SUPPORT H.R. 675 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions) H.R. 732 -- Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the opportunities for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans Appeals - SUPPORT H.R. 1016 -- Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1067 -- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to extend the temporary expansion of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to ensure that judges of the United States Courtof Appeals for Veterans Claims may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1129 -- Veterans Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish within the VA an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection - SUPPORT H.R. 1302 -- VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 1338 -- Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 -- To require the VA Secretary to conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1331 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-VA medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1356 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1369 -- Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 -- To modify the treatment of agreements entered into by the VA Secretary to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1379 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1380 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the VA Secretary to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual - SUPPORT H.R. 1384 -- Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law - SUPPORT H.R. 1414 -- Pay As You Rate Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1496 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1575 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT H.R. 1607 -- Ruth Moore Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the VA Secretary for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1769 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1862 -- Veterans Credit Protection Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to conduct outreach to veterans regarding the effect of delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care furnished by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers by the Chief Business Office and to direct the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report regarding such delayed payments - SUPPORT H.R. 1948 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1994 / S. 1082 -- VA Accountability Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the VA based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2214 -- Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act -- To improve the authority of the VA Secretary to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations - SUPPORT H.R. 2256 -- Veterans Information Modernization Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care by the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 2257 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 2460 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 2464 -- Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of the VA Secretary to the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 2555 -- Veteran Wellness Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT H.R. 2605 -- Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the VA Secretary. - SUPPORT (if VA receives necessary funding) H.R. 2894 Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for All Veterans Act To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 2914 -- Build A Better VA Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to require congressional approval before the appropriation of funds for Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases - SUPPORT H.R. 2915 -- Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the Secretary - SUPPORT H.R. 2975 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that the VA Secretary repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries - SUPPORT H.R. 3016 -- VA Provider Equity Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 3106 -- Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To authorize Department major medical facility construction projects for fiscal year 2015, to amend title 38, USC, to make certain improvements in the administration of Department medical facility construction projects, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 473 / S. 290 -- Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions) H.R. 969 / S. 681 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2691 / S. 1451 -- Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to adjudicate and pay survivors benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 297 -- Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015 -- To revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 469 -- Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 -- To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the VA to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 471 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the VA , and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 563 -- Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program to seek to employ physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs on a without compensation basis in practice areas and specialties with staffing shortages and long appointment waiting times - SUPPORT S. 564 -- Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 717 -- Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015 -- To designate certain non-Department mental health care providers who treat members of the Armed Forces and veterans as providers who have particular knowledge relating to the provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 901 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1021 -- Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act -- To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1085 -- Military and Veterans Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the VA, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1203 -- 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the processing by the VA of claims for benefits under laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1358 -- Hmong Veterans Service Recognition Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era - SUPPORT S. 1450 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to allow the VA Secretary to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the VA - SUPPORT S. 1493 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1641 -- Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act -- To improve the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, to improve patient advocacy by the Department, and to expand availability of complementary and integrative health, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1676 -- Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services for Veterans Act of 2015 (DOCS for Veterans Act of 2015) -- To increase the number of graduate medical education positions treating veterans, to improve the compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1693 -- Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the VA in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1754 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes S. 2022 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT

H.R. 216 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning and Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review, to establish in the VA a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 245 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 271 -- Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act -- To establish a commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the VA Secretary for treating mental illnesses of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary alternative treatments available in non-VA medical facilities within the community - SUPPORT H.R. 272 -- Medal of Honor Priority Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 280 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs -- To authorize the VA Secretary to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 294 -- Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently - SUPPORT H.R. 359 -- Veteran Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT H.R. 421 -- Classified Veterans Access to Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the mental health treatment provided by the VA Secretary to veterans who served in classified missions - SUPPORT H.R. 423 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the care provided by the VA Secretary to newborn children - SUPPORT H.R. 571 -- Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, improve the treatment of whistleblower complaints by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 593 -- Aurora Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To extend the authorization for the construction of the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and to direct the VA Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to manage such construction - SUPPORT H.R. 627 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the VA Secretary - SUPPORT H.R. 675 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions) H.R. 732 -- Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the opportunities for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans Appeals - SUPPORT H.R. 1016 -- Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1067 -- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to extend the temporary expansion of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to ensure that judges of the United States Courtof Appeals for Veterans Claims may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1129 -- Veterans Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish within the VA an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection - SUPPORT H.R. 1302 -- VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 1338 -- Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 -- To require the VA Secretary to conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1331 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-VA medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1356 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1369 -- Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 -- To modify the treatment of agreements entered into by the VA Secretary to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1379 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1380 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the VA Secretary to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual - SUPPORT H.R. 1384 -- Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law - SUPPORT H.R. 1414 -- Pay As You Rate Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1496 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1575 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT H.R. 1607 -- Ruth Moore Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the VA Secretary for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1769 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1862 -- Veterans Credit Protection Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to conduct outreach to veterans regarding the effect of delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care furnished by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers by the Chief Business Office and to direct the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report regarding such delayed payments - SUPPORT H.R. 1948 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1994 / S. 1082 -- VA Accountability Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the VA based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2214 -- Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act -- To improve the authority of the VA Secretary to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations - SUPPORT H.R. 2256 -- Veterans Information Modernization Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care by the VA - SUPPORT H.R. 2257 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 2460 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 2464 -- Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of the VA Secretary to the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 2555 -- Veteran Wellness Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT H.R. 2605 -- Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the VA Secretary. - SUPPORT (if VA receives necessary funding) H.R. 2894 Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for All Veterans Act To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 2914 -- Build A Better VA Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to require congressional approval before the appropriation of funds for Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases - SUPPORT H.R. 2915 -- Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the Secretary - SUPPORT H.R. 2975 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that the VA Secretary repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries - SUPPORT H.R. 3016 -- VA Provider Equity Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 3106 -- Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To authorize Department major medical facility construction projects for fiscal year 2015, to amend title 38, USC, to make certain improvements in the administration of Department medical facility construction projects, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 473 / S. 290 -- Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions) H.R. 969 / S. 681 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2691 / S. 1451 -- Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to adjudicate and pay survivors benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 297 -- Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015 -- To revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 469 -- Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 -- To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the VA to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 471 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the VA , and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 563 -- Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program to seek to employ physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs on a without compensation basis in practice areas and specialties with staffing shortages and long appointment waiting times - SUPPORT S. 564 -- Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 717 -- Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015 -- To designate certain non-Department mental health care providers who treat members of the Armed Forces and veterans as providers who have particular knowledge relating to the provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 901 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1021 -- Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act -- To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1085 -- Military and Veterans Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the VA, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1203 -- 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the processing by the VA of claims for benefits under laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1358 -- Hmong Veterans Service Recognition Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era - SUPPORT S. 1450 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to allow the VA Secretary to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the VA - SUPPORT S. 1493 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1641 -- Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act -- To improve the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, to improve patient advocacy by the Department, and to expand availability of complementary and integrative health, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1676 -- Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services for Veterans Act of 2015 (DOCS for Veterans Act of 2015) -- To increase the number of graduate medical education positions treating veterans, to improve the compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1693 -- Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the VA in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1754 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes S. 2022 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT

H.R.4977 - COVER Act - Recommendations for expanding H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act - Support S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care - Recommendations for expanding S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act - Support

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Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.927 - Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R.2624/S. 1488 - Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness H.R.1211/S. 1588 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 H.R.3060 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R.4977 - COVER Act H. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.1859 - Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 473 - Saving Our Next Generation Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care H.R.2632/S.1494 - Children's Recovery from Trauma Act H.R.938/S. 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 H.R.5 - Student Success Act S.1177 - Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act H.R. 670 - The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act S. 1865 - Anna Westin Act S. 524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.1006 - Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act S.1945 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3285 - Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.3640 - Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act

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HR1010, To provide for the posthumous commission as a captain in the regular Army of Milton Holland. HR1015, Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2015. HR1016, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR1017, Directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain actions to improve the transparency and the governance of the information security program of the Department. HR1055, To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. HR1101, Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2015. HR1127, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands. HR1128, Department of Veterans Affairs Cyber Security Protection Act. HR1129, Veterans' Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2015. HR1134, Access to Timely Information Act. HR1141, GI Bill Fairness Act of 2015. HR1170, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act. HR1177, Deployed Troops Support Act of 2015. HR1183, Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act. HR120, To repeal the War Powers Resolution. HR12, Voter Empowerment Act of 2015. HR1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015. HR1227, Work for Warriors Act of 2015. HR124, To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. HR1247, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. HR1288, World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act. HR1292, Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act. HR1294, Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2015. HR1302, VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act. HR1313, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act. HR1316, Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015. HR1319, Ask Veterans Act. HR1331, Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015. HR1338, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015. HR1356, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. HR1357, Veterans Beneficiary Fraud Enforcement Act. HR1369, Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015. HR1379, To authorize the Board of Veterans' Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes. HR1380, To expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. HR1384, Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act. HR1414, Pay As You Rate Act. HR146, To ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy at military medical treatment. HR1465, Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015. HR148, To ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience. HR1496, To improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR1500, To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence. HR1514, CRAM. HR1538, CARERS Act of 2015. HR1575, To make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. HR1590, Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act. HR1594, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act. HR1603, Military SAVE Act. HR1607, Ruth Moore Act of 2015. HR1628, Veterans Pain Management Improvement Act. HR1681, VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act. HR1688, To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry. HR1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. HR1769, Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. HR182, Centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions. HR1845, Military Family Leave Act of 2015. HR1860, Equalizing Transparency for Veterans Act. HR1862, Veterans' Credit Protection Act. HR1863, Local Care for Veterans Act. HR1875, Filipino Veterans Recognition Act. HR189, Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015. HR190, Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent Act. HR1904, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act. HR1905, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act. HR1909, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department. HR1911, To increase certain veteran funeral benefits. HR1948, Veterans' Access to Child Care Act. HR1969, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015. HR1978, Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2015. HR1989, Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act. HR1994, VA Accountability Act of 2015. HR2001, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. HR2008, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act. HR2011, To remove the authority of the Secretaries of the military departments to revoke combat valor awards. HR2026, SUPPORT Act. HR203, Clay Hunt SAV Act. HR2046, Prescription Drug Accountability Act. HR2047, Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015. HR2053, Military Reserve Survivor Benefit Equity Act. HR2054, To provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans. HR2104, To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research. HR2114, To direct the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance for individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, and for other purposes. HR2123, Enhancing Veterans' Access to Treatment Act of 2015. HR2133, Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act. HR2139, Veteran's Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act of 2015. HR2145, Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act. HR216, Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015. HR218, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2015. HR2190, Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2015. HR2193, VA Employee Fairness Act of 2015. HR220, Veterans Dependents' Parity Act. HR22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act. HR2237, Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act. HR2248, United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act. HR2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. HR2257, To improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. HR2264, To establish a space-available transportation priority for veterans of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total. HR2275, Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015. HR2282, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act. HR2286, Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act. HR2291, Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015. HR2294, Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act. HR2327, Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act. HR2344, Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Improvement Act of 2015. HR2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act. HR2361, Work-Study for Student Veterans Act. HR2365, Construction Reform, Authorization, and Choice Improvement Act of 2015. HR2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. HR2475, Stability for Service Members Act. HR2487, Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act. HR2490, Bertie's Respect for National Cemeteries Act. HR2493, Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015. HR2496, Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act. HR2516, Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015. HR2522, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. HR2531, ACES Act of 2015. HR2539, Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015. HR2555, Veteran Wellness Act. HR2558, Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2015. HR2591, Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2015. HR2605, Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015. HR2622, Fort McClellan Health Registry Act. HR2639, Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act. HR2653, American Health Care Reform Act of 2015. HR2662, Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act. HR2691, Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015. HR2706, Veterans National Remembrance Act. HR271, COVER Act. HR2718, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act. HR272, Medal of Honor Priority Care Act. HR2725, 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act. HR2766, Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015. HR280, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR2813, Shelter Our Servicemembers Act. HR2814, Naming of the Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic. HR2855, Veterans Education Flexibility Act. HR2861, Veteran Employment Transition Act. HR2863, Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act. HR288, Veterans Medical Access Act. HR2894, CARE for All Veterans Act. HR2914, Build a Better VA Act. HR2915, Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act. HR2935, Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act. HR2941, Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act. HR294, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act. HR2974, Veteran Continuity of Care Act. HR2975, Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act. HR2981, To provide that congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty. HR2999, Fair VA Accountability Act. HR3016, VA Provider Equity Act. HR3019, Veterans Residential Care Choice Act. HR303, Retired Pay Restoration Act. HR3040, To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information. HR3068, Restore Honor to Service Members Act. HR3101, POW Accountability Act. HR3106, Construction Reform Act of 2015. HR3113, Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015. HR3115, Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act. HR3122, VALOR Act of 2015. HR3146, Military Base Self-Defense Act. HR315, Filipino Veterans Promise Act. HR3200, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer unobligated amounts previously made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to the medical accounts of the Department to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans. HR3234, Failing VA Medical Center Recovery Act. HR3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015. HR3246, To provide for the temporary use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs, and for other purposes. HR3262, To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. HR3278, Veterans Dignified Burial Act. HR3286, HIRE Vets Act. HR3320, Timely Payment for Veterans' Medical Care Act. HR333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act. HR3335, Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act. HR3351, CPI-E Act of 2015. HR3365, Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015. HR3373, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review certain whistleblower complaints. HR3374, Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2015. HR3388, SOLDIER Act. HR341, To require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans. HR3414, Veterans Access to Orthotic and Prosthetic Care Act. HR3419, Support for Student Veterans with Families Act. HR342, To extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability. HR3422, VA Vendor Verification Act. HR3423, Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015. HR3471, Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2015. HR353, Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015. HR3549, VA Billing Accountability Act. HR356, Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act. HR3580, To establish a continuing medical education program for non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans. HR359, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act. HR3595, Increased Authorizations for the Denver VA Medical Center Construction Project Act. HR3596, Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015. HR3616, Defending Our Defenders Act. HR366, Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2015. HR421, Classified Veterans Access to Care Act. HR423, Newborn Care Improvement Act. HR444, Expanding Care for Veterans Act. HR454, Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act. HR456, Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015. HR473, Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015. HR474, Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015. HR475, GI Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015. HR476, GI Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015. HR479, American Jobs Matter Act of 2015. HR498, Efficient Service for Veterans Act. HR502, Veterans Health Administration Management Improvement Act. HR517, To establish an Appeals Task Force. HR563, Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015. HR571, Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015. HR572, Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015. HR575, Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2015. HR593, Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015. HR607, Help Hire Our Heroes Act. HR614, SAVE Act. HR618, CHOICE Act. HR621, Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2015. HR642, To provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs. HR643, Veterans Education Survey Act of 2015. HR658, VA Regional Office Accountability Act. HR667, Veterans Equal Access Act. HR732, Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act. HR742, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015. HR748, GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2015. HR76, Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity for Veterans Transitioning from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2015. HR763, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. HR800, Express Appeals Act. HR802, Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act. HR832, Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015. HR868, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act. HR90, Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act. HR91, Veterans Identification Card Act 2015. HR915, Voices for Veterans Act. HR926, To improve the provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury. HR941, To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations. HR956, Military TRAC Act. HR960, Designation of the Daniel L. Kinnard Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic. HR969, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015. HR991, Children of Military Service Members Commemorative Lapel Pin Act. HR992, Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2015. HR993, Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act. HR995, Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act. HRES106, Supporting quality of life for prostate cancer patients. HRES211, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that veterans deserve the health and living standards they fought to protect. HRES314, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the eligibility of veterans service organizations for community development block grant funding. HRES320, Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation honors and salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 25th anniversary that is being celebrated on Father's Day, 2015, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia. HRES384, Calling for a formal end of the Korean War. HRES443, Commending the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs for their joint campaign to raise awareness during September, Suicide Prevention Month, to reduce suicide among members of the United States Armed Forces and veterans. HRES451, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army. S1021, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act. S1022, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act. S1070, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2015. S1082, Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2015. S1085, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015. S1105, To authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other purposes. S1117, Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015. S1118, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. S1130, Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2015. S114, Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act of 2015. S1152, Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015. S1203, 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act. S1257, Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2015. S1286, Veterans Appeals Assistance and Improvement Act of 2015. S1303, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2015. S1325, Designation of the Daniel L. Kinnard Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic. S1358, Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act. S136, Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015. S1450, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act. S1451, Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015. S1452, Veterans Emergency Health Care Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015. S1460, Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2015. S1493, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015. S1496, Ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act. S1534, Treto Garza South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2015. S1557, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2015. S1567, To provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge. S1603, Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015. S1628, A bill to preserve the current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of the uniformed services. S1641, Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act. S167, Clay Hunt SAV Act. S1693, To expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S1721, Joint Formularies for Veterans Act of 2015. S1731, Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act of 2015. S1754, To make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. S1766, Restore Honor to Service Members Act. S1775, World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act. S1797, Connect with Veterans Act of 2015. S1815, A bill to require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation. S1821, Armed Forces Self-Defense Act. S1823, To safeguard military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes. S1839, Servicemembers Self-Defense Act of 2015. S1862, VET Act of 2015. S1885, Veteran Housing Stability Act of 2015. S1938, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act of 2015. S1967, A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. S1988, Enhancing Security for Military Personnel Act of 2015. S1991, Permanent Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Card Act of 2015. S2000, Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act. S2013, Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015. S2022, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. S2048, Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2015. S2049, To establish a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common. S2052, Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015. S2062, To extend authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. S207, Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015. S2081, To extend authorities for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases the Secretary determines are associated with exposure to herbicide agents, and for other purposes. S2106, Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act of 2015. S223, Pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing. S26, American Jobs Matter Act of 2015. S270, Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015. S271, Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015. S285, Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015. S290, Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015. S29, Respect for Marriage Act. S296, Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2015. S297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015. S358, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015. S374, A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations. S398, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2015. S409, Military Sex Offender Reporting Act of 2015. S41, Veterans Travel Tax Relief Act of 2015. S425, Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015. S469, Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015. S471, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. S563, Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act. S564, Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act. S602, GI Bill Fairness Act of 2015. S627, A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. S646, Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015. S657, Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015. S666, Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015. S681, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015. S684, Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015. S695, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015. S714, Frontline Mental Health Provider Training Act. S715, Military and Veterans Mental Health Provider Assessment Act of 2015. S717, Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015. S739, Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015. S743, Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2015. S788, To require the termination of any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower. S833, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Earthquake Protection and Improvement Act. S901, Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. S979, To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. S997, Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act. SRES32, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R.4977 - COVER Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.927 - Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R.2624/S. 1488 - Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness H.R.1211/S. 1588 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 H.R.3060 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R.4977 - COVER Act H. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.1859 - Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 473 - Saving Our Next Generation Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care H.R.2632/S.1494 - Children's Recovery from Trauma Act H.R.938/S. 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 H.R.5 - Student Success Act S.1177 - Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness & Improvement Act H.R. 670 - The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act S. 1865 - Anna Westin Act S. 524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R. 2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.1006 - Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act S.1945 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3285 - Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

HR1010, To provide for the posthumous commission as a captain in the regular Army of Milton Holland. HR1015, Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2015. HR1016, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR1017, Directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain actions to improve the transparency and the governance of the information security program of the Department. HR1055, To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. HR1101, Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2015. HR1127, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands. HR1128, Department of Veterans Affairs Cyber Security Protection Act. HR1129, Veterans' Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2015. HR1134, Access to Timely Information Act. HR1141, GI Bill Fairness Act of 2015. HR1170, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act. HR1177, Deployed Troops Support Act of 2015. HR1183, Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act. HR120, To repeal the War Powers Resolution. HR12, Voter Empowerment Act of 2015. HR1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015. HR1227, Work for Warriors Act of 2015. HR124, To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. HR1247, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. HR1288, World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act. HR1292, Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act. HR1294, Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2015. HR1302, VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act. HR1313, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act. HR1316, Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015. HR1319, Ask Veterans Act. HR1331, Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015. HR1338, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015. HR1356, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. HR1357, Veterans Beneficiary Fraud Enforcement Act. HR1369, Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015. HR1379, To authorize the Board of Veterans' Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes. HR1380, To expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. HR1384, Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act. HR1414, Pay As You Rate Act. HR146, To ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy at military medical treatment. HR1465, Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015. HR148, To ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience. HR1496, To improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR1500, To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence. HR1514, CRAM. HR1538, CARERS Act of 2015. HR1575, To make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. HR1590, Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act. HR1594, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act. HR1603, Military SAVE Act. HR1607, Ruth Moore Act of 2015. HR1628, Veterans Pain Management Improvement Act. HR1681, VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act. HR1688, To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry. HR1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. HR1769, Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. HR182, Centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions. HR1845, Military Family Leave Act of 2015. HR1860, Equalizing Transparency for Veterans Act. HR1862, Veterans' Credit Protection Act. HR1863, Local Care for Veterans Act. HR1875, Filipino Veterans Recognition Act. HR189, Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015. HR190, Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent Act. HR1904, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act. HR1905, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act. HR1909, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department. HR1911, To increase certain veteran funeral benefits. HR1948, Veterans' Access to Child Care Act. HR1969, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015. HR1978, Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2015. HR1989, Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act. HR1994, VA Accountability Act of 2015. HR2001, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. HR2008, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act. HR2011, To remove the authority of the Secretaries of the military departments to revoke combat valor awards. HR2026, SUPPORT Act. HR203, Clay Hunt SAV Act. HR2046, Prescription Drug Accountability Act. HR2047, Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015. HR2053, Military Reserve Survivor Benefit Equity Act. HR2054, To provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans. HR2104, To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research. HR2114, To direct the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance for individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, and for other purposes. HR2123, Enhancing Veterans' Access to Treatment Act of 2015. HR2133, Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act. HR2139, Veteran's Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act of 2015. HR2145, Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act. HR216, Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015. HR218, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2015. HR2190, Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2015. HR2193, VA Employee Fairness Act of 2015. HR220, Veterans Dependents' Parity Act. HR22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act. HR2237, Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act. HR2248, United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act. HR2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. HR2257, To improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. HR2264, To establish a space-available transportation priority for veterans of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total. HR2275, Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015. HR2282, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act. HR2286, Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act. HR2291, Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015. HR2294, Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act. HR2327, Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act. HR2344, Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Improvement Act of 2015. HR2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act. HR2361, Work-Study for Student Veterans Act. HR2365, Construction Reform, Authorization, and Choice Improvement Act of 2015. HR2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. HR2475, Stability for Service Members Act. HR2487, Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act. HR2490, Bertie's Respect for National Cemeteries Act. HR2493, Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015. HR2496, Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act. HR2516, Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015. HR2522, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. HR2531, ACES Act of 2015. HR2539, Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015. HR2555, Veteran Wellness Act. HR2558, Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2015. HR2591, Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2015. HR2605, Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015. HR2622, Fort McClellan Health Registry Act. HR2639, Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act. HR2653, American Health Care Reform Act of 2015. HR2662, Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act. HR2691, Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015. HR2706, Veterans National Remembrance Act. HR271, COVER Act. HR2718, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act. HR272, Medal of Honor Priority Care Act. HR2725, 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act. HR2766, Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015. HR280, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR2813, Shelter Our Servicemembers Act. HR2814, Naming of the Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic. HR2855, Veterans Education Flexibility Act. HR2861, Veteran Employment Transition Act. HR2863, Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act. HR288, Veterans Medical Access Act. HR2894, CARE for All Veterans Act. HR2914, Build a Better VA Act. HR2915, Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act. HR2935, Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act. HR2941, Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act. HR294, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act. HR2974, Veteran Continuity of Care Act. HR2975, Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act. HR2981, To provide that congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty. HR2999, Fair VA Accountability Act. HR3016, VA Provider Equity Act. HR3019, Veterans Residential Care Choice Act. HR303, Retired Pay Restoration Act. HR3040, To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information. HR3068, Restore Honor to Service Members Act. HR3101, POW Accountability Act. HR3106, Construction Reform Act of 2015. HR3113, Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015. HR3115, Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act. HR3122, VALOR Act of 2015. HR3146, Military Base Self-Defense Act. HR315, Filipino Veterans Promise Act. HR3200, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer unobligated amounts previously made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to the medical accounts of the Department to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans. HR3234, Failing VA Medical Center Recovery Act. HR3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015. HR3246, To provide for the temporary use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs, and for other purposes. HR3262, To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. HR3278, Veterans Dignified Burial Act. HR3286, HIRE Vets Act. HR3320, Timely Payment for Veterans' Medical Care Act. HR333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act. HR3335, Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act. HR3351, CPI-E Act of 2015. HR3365, Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015. HR3373, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review certain whistleblower complaints. HR3374, Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2015. HR3388, SOLDIER Act. HR341, To require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans. HR3414, Veterans Access to Orthotic and Prosthetic Care Act. HR3419, Support for Student Veterans with Families Act. HR342, To extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability. HR3422, VA Vendor Verification Act. HR3423, Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015. HR3471, Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2015. HR353, Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015. HR3549, VA Billing Accountability Act. HR356, Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act. HR3580, To establish a continuing medical education program for non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans. HR359, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act. HR3595, Increased Authorizations for the Denver VA Medical Center Construction Project Act. HR3596, Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015. HR3616, Defending Our Defenders Act. HR366, Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2015. HR421, Classified Veterans Access to Care Act. HR423, Newborn Care Improvement Act. HR444, Expanding Care for Veterans Act. HR454, Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act. HR456, Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015. HR473, Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015. HR474, Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015. HR475, GI Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015. HR476, GI Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015. HR479, American Jobs Matter Act of 2015. HR498, Efficient Service for Veterans Act. HR502, Veterans Health Administration Management Improvement Act. HR517, To establish an Appeals Task Force. HR563, Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015. HR571, Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015. HR572, Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015. HR575, Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2015. HR593, Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015. HR607, Help Hire Our Heroes Act. HR614, SAVE Act. HR618, CHOICE Act. HR621, Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2015. HR642, To provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs. HR643, Veterans Education Survey Act of 2015. HR658, VA Regional Office Accountability Act. HR667, Veterans Equal Access Act. HR732, Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act. HR742, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015. HR748, GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2015. HR76, Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity for Veterans Transitioning from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2015. HR763, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. HR800, Express Appeals Act. HR802, Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act. HR832, Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015. HR868, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act. HR90, Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act. HR91, Veterans Identification Card Act 2015. HR915, Voices for Veterans Act. HR926, To improve the provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury. HR941, To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations. HR956, Military TRAC Act. HR960, Designation of the Daniel L. Kinnard Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic. HR969, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015. HR991, Children of Military Service Members Commemorative Lapel Pin Act. HR992, Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2015. HR993, Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act. HR995, Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act. HRES106, Supporting quality of life for prostate cancer patients. HRES211, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that veterans deserve the health and living standards they fought to protect. HRES314, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the eligibility of veterans service organizations for community development block grant funding. HRES320, Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation honors and salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 25th anniversary that is being celebrated on Father's Day, 2015, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia. HRES384, Calling for a formal end of the Korean War. HRES443, Commending the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs for their joint campaign to raise awareness during September, Suicide Prevention Month, to reduce suicide among members of the United States Armed Forces and veterans. HRES451, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army. S1021, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act. S1022, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act. S1070, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2015. S1082, Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2015. S1085, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015. S1105, To authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other purposes. S1117, Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015. S1118, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. S1130, Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2015. S114, Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act of 2015. S1152, Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015. S1203, 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act. S1257, Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2015. S1286, Veterans Appeals Assistance and Improvement Act of 2015. S1303, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2015. S1325, Designation of the Daniel L. Kinnard Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic. S1358, Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act. S136, Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015. S1450, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act. S1451, Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015. S1452, Veterans Emergency Health Care Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015. S1460, Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2015. S1493, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015. S1496, Ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act. S1534, Treto Garza South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2015. S1557, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2015. S1567, To provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge. S1603, Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015. S1628, A bill to preserve the current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of the uniformed services. S1641, Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act. S167, Clay Hunt SAV Act. S1693, To expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S1721, Joint Formularies for Veterans Act of 2015. S1731, Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act of 2015. S1754, To make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. S1766, Restore Honor to Service Members Act. S1775, World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act. S1797, Connect with Veterans Act of 2015. S1815, A bill to require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation. S1821, Armed Forces Self-Defense Act. S1823, To safeguard military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes. S1839, Servicemembers Self-Defense Act of 2015. S1862, VET Act of 2015. S1885, Veteran Housing Stability Act of 2015. S1938, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act of 2015. S1967, A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. S1988, Enhancing Security for Military Personnel Act of 2015. S1991, Permanent Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Card Act of 2015. S2000, Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act. S2013, Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015. S2022, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. S2048, Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2015. S2049, To establish a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common. S2052, Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015. S2062, To extend authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. S207, Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015. S2081, To extend authorities for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases the Secretary determines are associated with exposure to herbicide agents, and for other purposes. S2106, Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act of 2015. S223, Pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing. S26, American Jobs Matter Act of 2015. S270, Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015. S271, Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015. S285, Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015. S290, Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015. S29, Respect for Marriage Act. S296, Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2015. S297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015. S358, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015. S374, A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations. S398, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2015. S409, Military Sex Offender Reporting Act of 2015. S41, Veterans Travel Tax Relief Act of 2015. S425, Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015. S469, Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015. S471, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. S563, Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act. S564, Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act. S602, GI Bill Fairness Act of 2015. S627, A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. S646, Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015. S657, Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015. S666, Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015. S681, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015. S684, Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015. S695, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015. S714, Frontline Mental Health Provider Training Act. S715, Military and Veterans Mental Health Provider Assessment Act of 2015. S717, Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015. S739, Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015. S743, Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2015. S788, To require the termination of any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower. S833, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Earthquake Protection and Improvement Act. S901, Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. S979, To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. S997, Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act. SRES32, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R.4977 - COVER Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.927 - Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R.2624/S. 1488 - Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness H.R.1211/S. 1588 - Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 H.R.3060 - Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R.4977 - COVER Act H. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R.1859 - Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act H.R.2555 - Veteran Wellness Act S. 473 - Saving Our Next Generation Act S. 841 - Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care H.R.2632/S.1494 - Children's Recovery from Trauma Act H.R.938/S. 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)