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Veterans Emergency Treatment Act or the VET Act This bill declares that, if a veteran who is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care program requests a medical examination or treatment at an emergency department of a VA medical facility, the veteran shall be provided with: a medical screening examination to determine whether an emergency medical condition exists; and if an emergency condition exists, stabilizing medical treatment or transfer to another VA or non-VA medical facility. If a non-stabilized emergency medical condition exists the VA hospital may not transfer the veteran unless the veteran, after being made aware of the risks, makes a written transfer request, or a physician (or a qualified medical person if a physician is not present) certifies that the medical benefits of a transfer outweigh the risks. The VA may not take adverse action against a VA employee because the employee refuses to authorize the transfer of an enrolled veteran with a non-stabilized emergency medical condition or because the employee reports a violation of a requirement of this Act. A VA or non-VA medical facility may not delay provision of an appropriate medical screening examination or further medical examination and treatment required in order to inquire about the payment method or insurance status of an enrolled veteran.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
lobbying Congress to further and improve the Veterans Access Choice and Accountability Act and to combine all the present VA programs that provide out of VA medical facility healthcare.(present community care programs) lobbying to decrease medical care waiting lists at the VA; lobbying to continue lowering the backlog for initial and appellate adjudications of service connected disabilities; lobbying to require more accountability for VA employees; in support of improving VA mental healthcare ;in support of hiring more mental health care specialists ; in support of improvements in the treatment of service connected hearing loss;in behalf of enlargement and improvements in CAREGIVERS program lobbying in support of improving survivors of active duty death servicemembers by increasing the DIC payments as in HR2539; lobbying on behalf of the creation of Toxic Exposure Research for children of servicemembers S901 lobbying on behalf of extending and enlarging the SSIA program for DIC recipients who are effected by the SBP/DIC offset; lobbying in support of S2331 and HR4161 that would make predispute arbitration agreement invalid under the SCRA and other improvement in SCRA S3042 HR5426 to protect Service members from mandatory arbitration employment agreements while protected under the Service members protection act; in favor of HR3216 VET Act; lobbying in favor of Veterans Status for certain members of the NG & R Amendment to HR5485 lobbying in favor of improved GI Bill enforcement mechanisms/protections lobbying in favor of improved service in Veterans National Cemeteries including automated burial plots and VetSucess on college campuses; in favor of HR 5620
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5891-5892)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5891-5892)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3216.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5891-5892)
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 1384 vets status, H.R. 2577 milcon appropriations, H.R. 3216 VET act, H.R. 4063 Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act, H.R. 4591 VA health care expansion, H.R. 5083 VA appeals, H.R. 5286 VA construction, H.R. 5325 continuing appropriations for milcon and VA, H.R. 5426 USERRA improvements, H.R. 5526 hiring authority for Secretary of VA, H.R. 5593 Protecting Veterans Credit Act, H.R. 5620 VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization, H.R. 5734 Veterans Transplant Coverage, H.R. 5985 Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, H.R. 6062 SERVICE Act, S. 743 vets status, S. 1641 Opioid Safety, S. 2170 VETS Act of 2015, S. 2210 Veteran PEER Act, S. 2279 Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement, S. 2921 Veterans First Act, S. 3032 Vets COLA, S. 3035 improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, S. 3042 Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016, S. 3055 Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act, S. 3328 Appeals Modernization
Client expense: $465,038 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
lobbying Congress to further and improve the Veterans Access Choice and Accountability Act and to combine all the present VA programs that provide out of VA medical facility healthcare.(present community care programs) lobbying to decrease medical care waiting lists at the VA; lobbying to continue lowering the backlog for initial and appellate adjudications of service connected disabilities; lobbying to require more accountability for VA employees; in support of improving VA mental healthcare ;in support of hiring more mental health care specialists ; in support of improvements in the treatment of service connected hearing loss;in behalf of enlargement and improvements in CAREGIVERS program lobbying in support of improving survivors of active duty death servicemembers by increasing the DIC payments as in HR2539; lobbying on behalf of the creation of Toxic Exposure Research for children of servicemembers S901 lobbying on behalf of extending and enlarging the SSIA program for DIC recipients who are effected by the SBP/DIC offset; lobbying in support of S2331 and HR4161 that would make predispute arbitration agreement invalid under the SCRA and other improvement in SCRA S3042 HR5426 to protect Service members from mandatory arbitration employment agreements while protected under the Service members protection act; in favor of HR3216 VET Act; lobbying in favor of Veterans Status for certain members of the NG & R Amendment to HR5485 lobbying in favor of improved GI Bill enforcement mechanisms/protections lobbying in favor of improved service in Veterans National Cemeteries including automated burial plots and VetSucess on college campuses
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R.5620 - VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016, H.R.5392 - No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act, H.R.3216 - Veterans Emergency Treatment Act or the VET Act, H.R.5588 - Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2016, H.R.3286 - Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016, H.R.4974 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R.3471 - Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016, S.Con.Res.51 & H.Con.Res.161 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on Blue Water / Agent Orange issue, should be presumed to have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange and should be eligible for all related Federal benefits that come with such presumption under the Agent Orange Act of 1991., H.R.5932 - Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act, H.R.5162 - Vet Connect Act of 2016, H.R.969 & S.681 - Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, S.666 - Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015, S.2473 & H.R.800 - Express Appeals Act, H.R.1331 - Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015, H.R.333 - Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, S.271 - Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015, S.657 - Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015, H.R.4063 - Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act, S.2921 - Veterans First Act,H.R.5999 - Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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
2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
lobbying Congress to further and improve the Veterans Access Choice and Accountability Act and to combine all the present VA programs that provide out of VA medical facility healthcare.(present community care programs) lobbying to lessen medical care waiting lists at the VA; lobbying to continue lowering the backlog for initial and appellate adjudications of service connected disabilities; lobbying to require more accountability for VA employees; in support of improving VA mental healthcare ;in support of hiring more mental health care specialists ; in support of improvements in the treatment of service connected hearing loss;in behalf of enlargement and improvements in CAREGIVERS program lobbying in support of improving survivors of active duty death servicemembers by increasing the DIC payments as in HR2539; lobbying on behalf of the creation of Toxic Exposure Research for children of servicemembers S901 lobbying on behalf of extending and enlarging the SSIA program for DIC recipients who are effected by the SBP/DIC offset; lobbying in support of S2331 and HR4161 that would make predispute arbitration agreement invalid under the SCRA and other improvement in SCRA S3042 HR5426 to protect Service members from mandatory arbitration employment agreements while protected under the Service members protection act; in favor of HR3216 VET Act; lobbying in favor of Veterans Status for certain members of the NG & R Amendment to HR5485
Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1131)
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Republican |
| LA |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Jeb Hensarling | Republican | TX |
| Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Democratic | GU |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Stevan Pearce | Republican | NM |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Client expense: $69,613 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)