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Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act
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Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act TITLE I--VETERANS HEALTH CARE (Sec. 101) This bill includes podiatrists within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) definition of physician, and increases their pay grade to match other VA physician compensation. (Sec. 102) The priority for enrollment in the VA health care system given to medal of honor recipients shall increase from third to first, regardless of the date on which the medal is awarded. Medal of honor recipients shall be eligible for VA: (1) hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care; (2) extended care services for non-service-connected disabilities, without having to make a copayment for such services; and (3) medications, without having to make a copayment for such medications. (Sec. 103) The VA may provide the newborn child of a woman veteran receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for at most 42 days (currently 7 days) after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which VA has a contract for such services. (Sec. 104) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall periodically audit elements of the Veterans Health Administration budget. (Sec. 105) The VA shall: (1) conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment of a claim for emergency hospital care, medical services, or other emergency health care furnished through a non-VA provider; and (2) establish a toll-free telephone number for veterans to report such issues to the VA's Chief Business Office. The GAO shall evaluate the effectiveness of the Chief Business Office in providing timely payment of a proper invoice for emergency hospital care, medical services, or other emergency health care furnished through non-VA providers by the required payment date. (Sec. 106) The VA shall carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of educating those veterans in the training and handling of service dogs for veterans with disabilities. The program shall be carried out through contracts with appropriate nongovernmental entities located in close proximity to between three and five VA medical centers. Each entity shall be certified in service dog training and have a training area for educating veterans with mental health conditions in service dog training and handling. TITLE II--VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION (Sec. 201) The bill establishes in the VA the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (VEOTA) to administer programs of economic opportunity assistance for veterans and their dependents and survivors. VEOTA shall administer the following: vocational rehabilitation and employment programs; educational assistance programs; veterans' housing loan and related programs; veterans' small business programs, including the program to increase participation in VA contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans who have service-connected disabilities and by veterans who do not have such disabilities; and the transition assistance program. The aggregate number of full-time equivalent employees authorized for VEOTA for FY2017-FY2018 shall be 22,118. (Sec. 202) The bill creates in the VA the position of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition to oversee all VEOTA programs. TITLE III--EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (Sec. 301) The amount of the monthly stipend payable to children eligible for Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits shall be 50% of what the service member or veteran would receive. (Sec. 302) The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 is amended to deem any member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, to have died on January 1, 2006, in order to make that member's surviving spouse eligible for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship. (Under current law, surviving spouses of service members who die in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, are eligible for such assistance until the earlier of the date they remarry or the date that is 15 years after the military spouse's death.) A surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, who elected before enactment of this Act to receive educational benefits under the Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance program or the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry program may revoke such choice. (Such an election is currently irrevocable.) The bill extends Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement program eligibility to Fry program recipients for eligible higher education programs commencing on or after January 1, 2015. (Sec. 303) A veteran may pursue a course of education and training as part of a rehabilitation program only if the course is approved according to VA vocational rehabilitation requirements. (Sec. 304) The VA may prioritize vocational rehabilitation services based on need and upon consideration of disability ratings, the severity of employment handicaps, qualification for a program of independent living, income, and other appropriate factors. (Sec. 305) Individuals may elect to convert their educational assistance to the Post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program if, as of August 1, 2009, they meet specified conditions with respect to their entitlements and elections under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program or certain other educational programs for professional military, selected reserve, or reserve component members. Post-9/11 program eligibility shall be conditioned on an individual's meeting the requirements for the Post-9/11 program as of the date of election. The bill prescribes transitional rules with respect to the transfer or revocation of entitlements from a previous assistance program after an election to convert to the Post-9/11 program. Certain assistance shall remain available to individuals under their previous program if it is not available under the Post-9/11 program. After January 1, 2016, if an individual submits an election that the VA determines is against the individual's interests, the VA may make an alternative election on the individual's behalf. Such an individual may, during a specified period, modify or revoke the VA's alternative selection. (Sec. 306) The VA shall not include flight training fees in the in-state tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education covered by post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance. Post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance for flight training programs at public institutions shall be determined in the same manner as such assistance is determined for education programs pursued at non-public or foreign institutions of higher education. (Sec. 307) Certain time spent receiving Department of Defense medical care shall be considered as active duty for purposes of Post-9/11 veterans educational assistance. (Sec. 308) The period for certain qualifying work-study activities for individuals receiving VA educational assistance shall be extended through June 30, 2021. (Sec. 309) The VA shall develop and publish an action plan for improving the training and rehabilitation services and assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities. Such plan shall include: a proposed implementation plan for remedying workload management challenges at VA regional offices; an analysis of the low percentage of veterans with service-connected disabilities who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, who opt to participate in a VA rehabilitation program relative to the percentage of such veterans who use their entitlement to VA educational assistance; and a national staff training program for vocational rehabilitation counselors, which shall include training on post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions. (Sec. 310) The VA shall reduce redundancy and inefficiencies in the use of information technology to process rehabilitation program claims by: (1) ensuring that all payments are processed and paid out of one corporate information technology system, and (2) enhancing the information technology system to support more accurate accounting of services and outcomes. FY2016 funds are authorized for such purposes. TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (Sec. 401) Veterans educational assistance program reporting requirements may include as an educational institution any group, district, or consortium of separately accredited educational institutions located in a state to centralize enrollment information reporting. (Sec. 402) The VA shall make available to educational institutions, through an accessible and secure information technology system, information on the amount of educational assistance to which their students are entitled under the all-volunteer force, post-Vietnam era, Post-9/11, and survivors' and dependents' educational assistance programs. (Sec. 403) Specified education programs are deemed to be approved for veterans' education benefit purposes if a state approving agency determines that they qualify. A state approving agency, or the VA acting in the role of a state approving agency, may approve other accredited programs for such purposes. (Sec. 404) State approving agencies may continue to establish additional criteria for the approval of nonaccredited courses, but the VA must, in consultation with the state approving agency, determine that such criteria are necessary and treat public, private, and proprietary for-profit educational institutions equitably. (Sec. 405) The VA shall conduct an annual compliance survey of educational institutions and training establishments offering one or more courses approved for the enrollment of eligible veterans or persons if at least 20 such veterans or persons are enrolled in any such course. (Currently, an annual compliance survey of each institution offering such courses must be conducted if at least 300 beneficiaries are enrolled or if any such course does not lead to a standard college degree.) Each educational institution and training establishment shall be surveyed at lease once every two years. (Sec. 406) The VA shall contract with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of a statistically valid sample of veterans using their education benefits to pursue a program of education or training. (Sec. 407) The VA shall alter the information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration to ensure that: (1) all claims for post-9/11 educational assistance are electronically adjudicated, to the maximum extent possible; and (2) rule-based processing is used to decide such claims with little human intervention. The bill authorizes FY2016-FY2017 appropriations for such purpose. (Sec. 408) Active duty service members may transfer in-state tuition entitlement to their eligible dependents, effective with respect to a course, semester, or term that begins after July 1, 2016. TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS (Sec. 501) The maximum amount of a veteran's VA-guaranteed home loan of more than $144,000 shall be the maximum guaranty amount. (Sec. 502) The VA shall contract with a non-government entity to conduct a five-year longitudinal study of veterans: (1) who have received certain Department of Labor job training and employment placement services, (2) who did not receive such services but who received other Labor employment services, and (3) who did not seek or receive Labor employment services. The study shall include information about each participant regarding: length of active duty, disability ratings, unemployment benefits, months employed and salaries, annual and household income, home ownership, employment status, educational assistance, whether any service provided by a disabled veterans' outreach specialist or local veterans' employment representative helped the individual to become employed, and conditions of military discharge. (Sec. 503) Subcontracting limitations that apply to certain small businesses awarded contracts under various Small Business Administration (SBA) programs shall be extended to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with or without service-connected disabilities who are awarded VA contracts. For purposes of applying such subcontracting limitations to veterans with small businesses awarded such VA contracts: small businesses owned and controlled by veterans shall be treated in the same manner as small businesses owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities, and similarly situated entities shall include subcontractors for small businesses owned and controlled by a veteran with or without a service-connected disability. Before awarding such a contract, the VA shall obtain a certification from the offeror: (1) promising to comply with applicable performance requirements, and (2) acknowledging that the certification is subject to criminal laws concerning false or fraudulent statements or representations. Small businesses shall be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both for not acting in good faith. The VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the VA's Chief Acquisition Officer shall: (1) establish a process to monitor the subcontracting requirement compliance of veterans' small businesses awarded VA contracts, and (2) refer violations to the VA's Inspector General. (Sec. 504) The VA shall develop procedures to share veterans' contact information (military service and separation data, e-mail addresses telephone numbers, and mailing addresses) with state veterans agencies in electronic format to facilitate the furnishing of assistance and benefits. Veterans may elect to prevent their information from being shared.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H603-611)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H603-611)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3016.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H603-614)
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-358.
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2017 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Unmanned Aircraft Systems issues and regulations H.R. 3016 - Veterans Employment, Education and Healthcare Improvement Act, Sec. 306. Clarification of assistance provided for certain flight training H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2018 Pilot shortage related issues
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 79: No Missing Planes Act H.R. 612: National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 636: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 798: Responsible Skies Act of 2015 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act H.R. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 1051: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry, and for other purposes. H.R. 1062: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 573: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 S. 571: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 2050: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 1314: Commercial UAS Modernization Act H.R. 2750: Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015 S. 1594: Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 S. 1608: Consumer Drone Safety Act H.R. 2909: Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act H.R. 3016: Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3025: Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 3144: Partners for Aviation Security Act H.R. 3149: Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 3334: Families Flying Together Act of 2015 S. 1972: Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 S. 2045: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 2156: Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4441: Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 2658: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 H.R. 5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
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2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
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
2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
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
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
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
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
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| House |
| Referred to |
| July 9, 2015 |
| July 9, 2015 |
| Republican |
| TN |
| David Young | Republican | IA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| HR 476 |
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| Related bill |
| HR 475 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 423 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 359 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 356 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 272 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 2531 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 1862 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 182 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 1187 | 114th | Related bill |
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2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
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)
2016 · first_quarter · Veterans
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)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
The lobbying is related to HR3016 and policy proposals aimed at reducing the eligible federal benefits that veterans may use when pursuing certain aviation programs. I am working to prevent cuts to veterans benefits and proposing reforms that save the taxpayer money while ensuring veterans to not pay the price for failed Dept of VA oversight.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 1062 - Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (entire bill) H.R. 1086 - General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 1835 - Air Traffic Controller Reform and Employee Stock Ownership Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 3016 - Veterans Employment, Education and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3593 - Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 4441 - Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 (entire bill) H.R. 4721 - The Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 (PL 114-141) S. 571 - Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (entire bill) S. 573 - General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 (entire bill) HR 636/S 2658 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 (entire bill)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 476 GI Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R. 636 FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 1062 & S. 571 Pilot's Bill of Rights II H.R. 1086 & S. 573 General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2029 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Consolidated Appropriations and Tax Measures) H.R. 2577 & S.2844 FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 3016 VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 3593 Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act H.R. 4336 & S. 2437 Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act H.R. 4441 Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4909 & S.2943 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 6014 Airport Construction and Alteration Reform Act of 2016 S. 2658 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 S.2921 Veterans First Act Third Class Medical Reform FAA Reauthorization / Reform Aircraft Certification AvGas NextGen/ADS-B Unmanned Aerial Systems / Drones Powder River Training Complex, Montana President's FY17 Budget Transportation Appropriations FY17 User Fees Non-aeronautical use of hangars Airport Financing: Non-primary entitlement funds Bob Hope Airport Santa Monica Airport Pompano Beach Airport Flight Training benefits for veterans Marking of meteorological evaluation towers (METs) BAR Harbor Airport Grand Junction Airport EPA Regulation of Aircraft Emissions Airport Access St. Mary's Airport closure Flight Sharing GA Access to DCA Flight Procedures FAA NORSEE Policy Pearson Field Waterbury Airport Palm Beach TFR
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Monitor the following: Unmanned Aircraft Systems issues and regulations H.R.3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, Flight training H.R.4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016, Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aerial System issues Public Law 114-190, FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aerial System issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
National Housing Trust Fund HR1662 - Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 HOME and Section 8 Funds HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Employer-Assisted Housing HR480 - Housing America's Workforce Act Manufactured Housing HR650 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 S682 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 Rural Housing Provisions HR1259 - Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 HR __ - FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill HR__ - FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S871 - HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Fair Value Accounting SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. HConRes27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Federal Assisted Housing Programs HR233 - Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 FHA Programs HR123 - FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Service Members Foreclosure Relieft S2393 - Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Veterans Housing Programs HR3016 - Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) Program S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 HUD Condominium Rules HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on FHA premiums, FHA handbook, condominium rules, Sec. 8, manufactured housing, loan conversion, HUD homes rules of sale. Discussions with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on rural housing, rural housing program administrative fees, septic tank rules. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA Home Loan guarantee program and administrative fees.
Client expense: $19,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R.1688 - 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. HR 3016, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs. S 2175, Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Equity Act.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare coverage, coding and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals, including implementation of related provisions included in the Affordable Care Act; and Medicare reimbursement for physicians, including reimbursement adequacy and patient access issues associated with potential CMMI implementation of the proposed Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model, including related provisions in H.R.5122, to prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models; S. 31/H.R. 3016, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act; Medicare Part D Program; Medicare chronic care reform, including related provisions in S. 3504, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 218, the CHAMPVA Childerns Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 272, the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 353, the Veterans Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015 H.R. 356, the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act H.R. 423, the Newborn Care Improvement Act H.R. 732, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act H.R. 1067, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act H.R. 1302, the VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act H.R. 1319, the Ask Veterans Act H.R. 1331, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 H.R. 1338, the Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 H.R. 1356, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1369, the Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1603, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 1769/ S. 901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act H.R. 1904 The Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act H.R. 2464, the Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015 H.R. 2605, the Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 2639 Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act H.R. 2691, the Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 H.R. 2915, the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 3016, the Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3216, the Veterans Emergency Treatment Act H.R. 3234, the Failing VA Medical Center Recovery Act H.R. 3471, the Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 3549, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 3975/ S. 2277, the Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act H.R. 4144/ S. 2251, the Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act H.R. 4150, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medial Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R. 4764, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Service Members (PAWS) Act H.R. 5047, the Protecting Veterans Educational Choice Act H.R. 5083, the VA Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 5091 H.R. 5129/ S. 3141, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act H.R. 5162, the Vet Connect Act of 2016 H.R. 5166/ S. 3081, the WINGMAN Act H.R. 5392, the No Veterans Crisis Line Should Go Unanswered Act H.R. 5407 H.R. 5420 H.R. 5416 H.R. 5620/ S. 3170, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 6416, the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act S. 207, the Veterans Access to Community Care Act S. 425, the Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services and Other Improvements Act S. 469, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 S. 471, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act S. 563, the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act S. 657, the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1085 "Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1117, the Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1203, the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act S. 1450, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S. 1451, the Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act S. 1641, the Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act S. 1938, the Career Ready Student Veterans Act S. 2000, the Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act S. 2013, the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 S. 2106, the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act S. 2179, the Veteran CARE Act S. 2279, the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act S. 2291, the VA Patient Protection Act S. 2487, the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act S. 2520, the Newborn Care Improvement Act S. 2633, the Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act S. 2646, the Veterans Choice Improvement Act S. 2679, the Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act S. 2883, the Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act S. 2896, the Care Veterans Deserve Act S. 2921, the Veterans First Act S. 3035, the Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016 S. 3055, the Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Re-authorization Act of 2016 Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act
Client expense: $67,802 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 79: No Missing Planes Act H.R. 612: National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 636: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 798: Responsible Skies Act of 2015 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act H.R. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 1051: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry, and for other purposes. H.R. 1062: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 573: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 S. 571: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 2050: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 1314: Commercial UAS Modernization Act H.R. 2750: Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015 S. 1594: Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 S. 1608: Consumer Drone Safety Act H.R. 2909: Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act H.R. 3016: Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3025: Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 3144: Partners for Aviation Security Act H.R. 3149: Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 3334: Families Flying Together Act of 2015 S. 1972: Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 S. 2045: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 2156: Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4441: Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 2658: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 H.R. 5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Monitor the following: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) issues and regulations H.R. 3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, Sec. 306. Clarification of assistance provided for certain flight training Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) issues as follows: H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 Public Law 114-190, FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $16,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Admin. provider recruitment, retention and reimbursement (HR 3016, S 2175); Veterans First Act (S 2921)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Admin. provider recruitment, retention and reimbursement (HR 3016, S 2175); Veterans First Act (S 2921)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare coverage, coding and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals, including implementation of related provisions included in the Affordable Care Act; and Medicare reimbursement for physicians, including reimbursement adequacy and patient access issues associated with potential CMMI implementation of the proposed Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model; S. 31/H.R. 3016, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act; Medicare Part D Program; Medicare Chronic Care Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 3016, specifically the provision related to restricting the use of Post-9/11 GI Bill funds for aviation education and training.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R.1688 - 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. HR 3016, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs. S 2175, Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Equity Act.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 3016, specifically the provision related to restricting the use of Post-9/11 GI Bill funds for aviation education and training.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 3016, specifically the provision related to restricting the use of Post-9/11 GI Bill funds for aviation education and training.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
National Housing Trust Fund HR1662 - Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 HOME and Section 8 Funds HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Employer-Assisted Housing HR480 - Housing America's Workforce Act Manufactured Housing HR650 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 S682 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 Rural Housing Provisions HR1259 - Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 HR __ - FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill HR__ - FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S871 - HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Fair Value Accounting SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. HConRes27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Federal Assisted Housing Programs HR233 - Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 FHA Programs HR123 - FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Service Members Foreclosure Relieft S2393 - Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Veterans Housing Programs HR3016 - Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) Program S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 HUD Condominium Rules HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on FHA, septic tanks, HUD homes, FHA handbook, condominium rules, Sec. 8, and FHA fees. Discussions with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the 502 loan program, multifamily programs, and direct endorsements. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA Home Loan guarantee program and appraiser timetables. Discussions with the Federal Housing Administration in HUD about mortgage insurance premiums.
Client expense: $23,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 476 GI Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R. 636 AA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 1062 & S. 571 Pilot's Bill of Rights II H.R. 1086 & S. 573 General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2029 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Consolidated Appropriations and Tax Measures) H.R. 2577 & S.2844 FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 3016 VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 3593 Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act H.R. 4336 & S. 2437 Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act H.R. 4441 Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4909 & S.2943 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2658 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 S.2921 Veterans First Act Third Class Medical Reform FAA Reauthorization / Reform Aircraft Certification AvGas NextGen/ADS-B Unmanned Aerial Systems / Drones Powder River Training Complex, Montana President's FY16 Budget Transportation Appropriations User Fees Non-aeronautical use of hangars Airport Financing: Non-primary entitlement funds Bob Hope Airport Santa Monica Airport Pompano Beach Airport Flight Training benefits for veterans Marking of meteorological evaluation towers (METs) BAR Harbor Airport Grand Junction Airport EPA Regulation of Aircraft Emissions Airport Access St. Mary's Airport closure Flight Sharing GA Access to DCA Part 23 Reform Flight Procedures FAA NORSEE Policy
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Contacts related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) issues and regulations H.R. 3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, Sec. 306. Clarification of assistance provided for certain flight training Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) issues as follows: H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 Public Law 114-190, FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Unmanned Aircraft Systems issues and regulations H.R.3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, Flight training H.R.4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016, Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aerial System issues Public Law 114-190, FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aerial System issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 79: No Missing Planes Act H.R. 612: National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 636: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 798: Responsible Skies Act of 2015 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act H.R. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 1051: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry, and for other purposes. H.R. 1062: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 573: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 S. 571: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 2050: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 1314: Commercial UAS Modernization Act H.R. 2750: Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015 S. 1594: Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 S. 1608: Consumer Drone Safety Act H.R. 2909: Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act H.R. 3016: Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3025: Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 3144: Partners for Aviation Security Act H.R. 3149: Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 3334: Families Flying Together Act of 2015 S. 1972: Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 S. 2045: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 2156: Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4441: Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 2658: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 H.R. 5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
The lobbying is related to HR3016 and policy proposals aimed at reducing the eligible federal benefits that veterans may use when pursuing certain aviation programs. I am working to prevent cuts to veterans benefits and proposing reforms that save the taxpayer money while ensuring veterans to not pay the price for failed Dept of VA oversight.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 216, the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 218, the CHAMPVA Childerns Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 271, the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act H.R. 272, the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 353, the Veterans Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015 H.R. 356, the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act H.R. 359, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act H.R. 421, the Classified Veterans Access to Care Act H.R. 423, the Newborn Care Improvement Act H.R. 732, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act H.R. 800/ S. 2473, the Express Appeals Act H.R. 1067, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act H.R. 1302, the VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act H.R. 1319, the Ask Veterans Act H.R. 1331, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 H.R. 1338, the Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 H.R. 1356, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1369, the Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1379 H.R. 1380 H.R. 1414, the Pay As You Rate Act H.R. 1603, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 1769/ S. 901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act H.R. 1862, the Veterans Credit Protection Act H.R. 1904 The Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act H.R. 1994/ S. 1082, the VA Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2001, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R. 2214, the Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act H.R. 2344, the Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Improvement Act H.R. 2464, the Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015 H.R. 2605, the Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 2639 Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act H.R. 2691, the Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 H.R. 2914, the Build a Better VA Act H.R. 2915, the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 3016, the Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3106, the Construction Reform Act H.R. 3216, the Veterans Emergency Treatment Act H.R. 3234, the Failing VA Medical Center Recovery Act H.R. 3471, the Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 3549, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 3975/ S. 2277, the Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act H.R. 4144/ S. 2251, the Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act H.R. 4150, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medial Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R. 4764, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Service Members (PAWS) Act H.R. 4782/ S. 3032, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act H.R. 5047, the Protecting Veterans Educational Choice Act H.R. 5083, the VA Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 5091 H.R. 5129/ S. 3141, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act H.R. 5162, the Vet Connect Act of 2016 H.R. 5166/ S. 3081, the WINGMAN Act H.R. 5392, the No Veterans Crisis Line Should Go Unanswered Act H.R. 5407 H.R. 5420 H.R. 5416 H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act S. 207, the Veterans Access to Community Care Act S. 425, the Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services and Other Improvements Act S. 469, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 S. 471, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act S. 563, the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act S. 603, the Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act S. 657, the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015 S. 684, the Homeless Veterans Prevention Act S. 717, the Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015. S. 1085 "Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1117, the Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1203, the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act S. 1450, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S. 1451, the Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act S. 1460, the Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2015 S. 1641, the Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act S. 1676, the Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services for Veterans Act of 2015 S. 1938, the Career Ready Student Veterans Act S. 2000, the Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act S. 2013, the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 S. 2106, the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act S. 2123, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act S. 2134, the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act S. 2179, the Veteran CARE Act S. 2210, the Veterans Partners Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act S. 2279, the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act S. 2291, the VA Patient Protection Act S. 2473, the Express Appeals Act S. 2487, the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act S. 2520, the Newborn Care Improvement Act S. 2633, the Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act S. 2646, the Veterans Choice Improvement Act S. 2679, the Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act S. 2883, the Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act S. 2888, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2016 S. 2896, the Care Veterans Deserve Act S. 2919, the SOLVE Act S. 2921, the Veterans First Act S. 3035, the Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016 S. 3055, the Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016 Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act
Client expense: $69,613 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Education Benefits and Policy Related to veterans accessing aviation training programs. Strategic Guidance on Higher Education issues. Lobbying against House Resolution HR 476 and certain provisions of HR 3016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R.1688 - 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. HR 3016, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs. S 2175, Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Equity Act.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 3016, specifically the provision related to restricting the use of Post-9/11 GI Bill funds for aviation education and training.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Housing
National Housing Trust Fund HR1662 - Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 HOME and Section 8 Funds HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Employer-Assisted Housing HR480 - Housing America's Workforce Act Manufactured Housing HR650 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 S682 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 Rural Housing Provisions HR1259 - Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 HR __ - FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill HR__ - FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S871 - HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Fair Value Accounting SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. HConRes27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Federal Assisted Housing Programs HR233 - Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 FHA Programs HR123 - FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Service Members Foreclosure Relieft S2393 - Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Veterans Housing Programs HR3016 - Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) Program S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 HUD Condominium Rules HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on FHA, federally assisted housing, FHA mortgage insurance, Ginnie Mae, the FHA handbook/appraisals, condominium rules, PACE guidance, and student loan calculations. Discussions with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on rural housing, rural housing flood insurance, and funding for rural housing direct and guaranteed loan programs. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA Home Loan guarantee program and the VA appraisal board. Discussions with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) on the FHA condo rule and Ginnie Mae.
Client expense: $9,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 476 GI Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1062 & S. 571 Pilot's Bill of Rights II H.R. 1086 & S. 573 General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2029 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Consolidated Appropriations and Tax Measures) H.R. 2577 & S.2844 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3016 VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 3593 Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act H.R. 4336 & S. 2437 Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act H.R. 4441 Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4909 & S.2943 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2658 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 S.2921 Veterans First Act Third Class Medical Reform FAA Reauthorization / Reform Aircraft Certification AvGas NextGen/ADS-B Unmanned Aerial Systems / Drones Powder River Training Complex, Montana President's FY16 Budget Transportation Appropriations User Fees Non-aeronautical use of hangars Airport Financing: Non-primary entitlement funds Bob Hope Airport Santa Monica Airport Pompano Beach Airport Flight Training benefits for veterans Marking of meteorological evaluation towers (METs) BAR Harbor Airport Grand Junction Airport EPA Regulation of Aircraft Emissions Airport Access St. Mary's Airport closure Flight Sharing GA Access to DCA Part 23 Reform
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
VA flight tuition cap issue (GI Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015, H.R. 476), (Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, H.R. 3016). Flight training enhancement and air service working group (FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 4441, S. 2658, H.R. 636).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $49,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Contacts related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) issues and regulations H.R. 3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, Sec. 306. Clarification of assistance provided for certain flight training Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) issues as follows: S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1964, Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare coverage, coding and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals, including implementation of related provisions included in the Affordable Care Act; and Medicare reimbursement for physicians, including reimbursement adequacy and patient access issues associated with potential CMMI implementation of the proposed Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model; S. 31/H.R. 3016, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act; Medicare Part D Program; Medicare Chronic Care Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Admin. provider recruitment, retention and reimbursement (HR 3016, S 2175); Veterans First Act (S 2921)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Unmanned Aircraft Systems issues and regulations H.R.3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, Flight training Air Traffic Control and Umanned Aerial System issues as follows: S.2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R.4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R.636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 216, the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 218, the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 271, the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act H.R. 272, the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 353, the Veterans Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015 H.R. 356, the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act H.R. 359, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act H.R. 421, the Classified Veterans Access to Care Act H.R. 423, the Newborn Care Improvement Act H.R. 627, to expand the VAs definition of homeless to match the definition used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since 1987 H.R. 732, the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act H.R. 800/ S. 2473, the Express Appeals Act H.R. 1067, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act H.R. 1302, the VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act H.R. 1319, the Ask Veterans Act H.R. 1331, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 H.R. 1338, the Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 H.R. 1356, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1369, the Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1379 H.R. 1380 H.R. 1414, the Pay As You Rate Act H.R. 1569 H.R. 1575 H.R. 1607, the Ruth Moore Act of 2015 H.R. 1603, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act H.R. 1688 H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 1769/S. 901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act H.R. 1862, the Veterans Credit Protection Act H.R. 1904 The Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act H.R. 1994/ S. 1082, the VA Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2001, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R. 2214, the Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act H.R. 2257 H.R. 2275, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015 H.R. 2344, the Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Improvement Act H.R. 2464, the Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015 H.R. 2605, the Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 2639 Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act H.R. 2691, the Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 H.R. 2894 H.R. 2914, the Build a Better VA Act H.R. 2915, the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 3016, the Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3106, the Construction Reform Act H.R. 3234, the Failing VA Medical Center Recovery Act H.R. 3471 Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 3549, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 3975/S. 2277, the Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act H.R. 4144/S. 2251, the Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act H.R. 4150, the "Department of Veterans Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act" H.R. 4764, the "Puppies Assisting Wounded Service Members (PAWS)Act" H.R. 4782/S. 3032, the "Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living (COLA) Act" H.R. 4892 H.R. 5047, the "Protecting Veterans Educational Choice Act" H.R. 5083, the "VA Appeals Modernization Act" H.R. 5091 H.R. 5162, the "Vet Connect Act of 2016" H.R. 5166/S. 3081, the "WINGMAN Act" H.R. 5392, the "No Veterans Cris Line Should Go Unanswered Act" H.R. 5407 H.R. 5416, the "Promising Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act" S. 207, the Veterans Access to Community Care Act S. 244 S. 290, the Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act S. 425, the Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services and Other Improvements Act S. 469, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 S. 471, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act S. 563, the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act S. 603, the "Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act" S. 657, the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015 S. 684, the Homeless Veterans Prevention Act S. 717, the Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015. S. 1085 "Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1117, the Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1203, the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act S. 1450, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S. 1451, the Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act S. 1460, the Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2015 S. 1641, the Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act S. 1676, the Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services for Veterans Act of 2015 S. 1693 S. 1856 S. 1938, the Career Ready Student Veterans Act S. 2000, the Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act S. 2013, the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 S. 2106, the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act S. 2123, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act S. 2134, the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act S. 2170 S. 2179, the Veteran CARE Act S. 2210, the "Veterans Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act" S. 2253 S. 2279, the "Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act" S. 2291, the VA Patient Protection Act S. 2316, veterans fiduciaries S. 2473, the "Express Appeals Act" S. 2487, the "Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act" S. 2520, the "Newborn Care Improvement Act" S. 2633, the Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act S. 2646, the "Veterans Choice Improve Act" S. 2679, the "Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act" S. 2883, the "Janey Eisminger Act of 2016" S. 2896, the "Care Veterans Deserve Act" S. 2919, the "SOLVE Act" S. 3021 S. 3023, the "Arla Harrell Act" S. 3035, the "Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016" S. 3055, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016" Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the "Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act"
Client expense: $66,363 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 79: No Missing Planes Act H.R. 612: National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 636: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 798: Responsible Skies Act of 2015 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act H.R. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 1051: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry, and for other purposes. H.R. 1062: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 573: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 S. 571: Pilots Bill of Rights 2 S. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015 H.R. 2050: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 1314: Commercial UAS Modernization Act H.R. 2750: Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015 S. 1594: Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 S. 1608: Consumer Drone Safety Act H.R. 2909: Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act H.R. 3016: Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3025: Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 3144: Partners for Aviation Security Act H.R. 3149: Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 3334: Families Flying Together Act of 2015 S. 1972: Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 S. 2045: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 2156: Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4441: Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 2658: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 H.R. 5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · first_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 3016, specifically the provision related to restricting the use of Post-9/11 GI Bill funds for aviation education and training.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Veterans
H.R.1688 - 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, all sections. HR 3016, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, all sections relating to vision.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 476 GI Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1062 & S. 571 Pilot's Bill of Rights II H.R. 1086 & S. 573 General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2029 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Consolidated Appropriations and Tax Measures) H.R. 2577 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3016 VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 3593 Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act H.R. 4336 & S. 2437 Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act H.R. 4441 Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 2658 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Third Class Medical Reform FAA Reauthorization / Reform Aircraft Certification AvGas NextGen/ADS-B Unmanned Aerial Systems / Drones Powder River Training Complex, Montana President's FY16 Budget Transportation Appropriations User Fees Non-aeronautical use of hangars Airport Financing: Non-primary entitlement funds Bob Hope Airport Santa Monica Airport Pompano Beach Airport Flight Training benefits for veterans Marking of meteorological evaluation towers (METs) BAR Harbor Airport Grand Junction Airport EPA Regulation of Aircraft Emissions Airport Access Student Pilot Certificates
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 4441, FAA Reauthorization; S. 2658, FAA Reauthorization; Flight School Training (Section 306 of H.R. 3016, VA Provider Equity Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $49,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Housing
National Housing Trust Fund HR1662 - Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 HOME and Section 8 Funds HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S __ - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Employer-Assisted Housing HR480 - Housing America's Workforce Act Manufactured Housing HR650 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 S682 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 Rural Housing Provisions HR1259 - Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR __ - FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill HR__ - FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S871 - HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 Fair Value Accounting SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. HConRes27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Federal Assisted Housing Programs HR233 - Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 FHA Programs HR123 - FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act Service Members Foreclosure Relieft S2393 - Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Veterans Housing Programs HR3016 - Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on single family loans, valuations, multifamily housing, flood insurance, fair housing, the FHA, condominium rules, and FHA premiums. Discussions with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on rural housing programs for single and multifamily housing. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA Home Loan Program.
Client expense: $11,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Veterans
HR 3016 Advocated against this bill because it caps funding for certain aviation degree programs and discriminates against veterans who want to train as rotary wing pilots. HR 385 HAVEN Act. Working with Congressman Al Greens office to make recommendations to Department of Housing and Urban Development for the implementation of a grant program that helps low income disabled veterans rehabilitate dilapidated buildings for use as residences. HR 2264/S 2596. Signed onto a letter of support to go in base National Defense Authorization Act for 100% disabled veterans (who had not retired from military service) to receive space available (Space A) on military flights. Liaised with numerous Congressional offices to inform them of the need to support HR 3229 Complex Rehabilitation Technology legislation. HR 3471 Veterans Mobility Safety Act- this bill is to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of automobiles and adaptive equipment by the Department of Veterans Affairs-Wrote letter in support of this legislation to Congresswoman Walorski. Lobbied Congressional offices of the need to revamp VAs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program (VR&E). The expectation is that by raising the disability rating qualification, the understaffed VR&E workforce can focus on those veterans most in need of services. Signed onto a letter to Department of Labors Veterans Employment and Training Service to support its efforts to increase employment for veterans with disabilities. HR 4683 Wrote a letter in support of HR 4683 Fairness for Veterans Act that provides for the reevaluation of discharges for veterans released under other than honorable conditions due to the effects of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 1062 - Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (entire bill) H.R. 1086 - General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 1835 - Air Traffic Controller Reform and Employee Stock Ownership Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 3016 - Veterans Employment, Education and Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 3593 - Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 4441 - Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 (entire bill) H.R. 4721 - The Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 (PL 114-141) S. 571 - Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (entire bill) S. 573 - General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 (entire bill) HR 636/S 2658 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 (entire bill)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of