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Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act or the Military SAVE Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program of hospital care and medical services for eligible veterans at non-VA health care providers to treat injuries or illnesses resulting from sexual assault, battery, or harassment while the veteran was on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training. Program participation shall not affect a veteran's ability to receive VA health care. An eligible veteran may elect to participate in the program and choose his or her provider as long as the provider meets VA requirements. The program shall be carried out at not more than five sites that meet criteria of city size and rates of sexual assault and rape. At least one site shall be a rural site and not more than 75 veterans may participate at any one site. The bill sets forth payment provisions for current and new non-VA providers.
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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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4248-4249)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4248-4249)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3642.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4248-4250)
Mr. Dunn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-683.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
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2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
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2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
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2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
PL 115-86 [H.R. 1545]: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act / amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-65 [H.R. 2519, S. 1182]: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act / require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion - SUPPORT PL 115-75 [H.R. 1329; S. 784]: Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 / effective December 1, 2017 increase 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, to amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to improve the processing of claims by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-95 [S. 1266] : Enhancing Veteran Care Act / authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 91: Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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. 93: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 95: Veterans Access to Child Care Act / amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 105: Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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. 467: VA Scheduling Accountability Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 501: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 / To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 906: Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act / To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 907: Newborn Care Improvement Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT H.R. 918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT H.R. 1005: To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 1063: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act / To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT H.R. 1066: VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1162: No Hero Left Untreated Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE H.R. 1181: Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1259: VA Accountability First Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1328: American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT H.R. 1545: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1564: VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 / To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1725: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1848: Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT H.R. 1900: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act / To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1942: To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. / To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1972: VA Billing Accountability Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2006: VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2020: To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. / To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT H.R. 2147: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 / To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2225: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT H.R. 2327: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2506: Veterans Wellness Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT H.R. 2601: Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 / To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2773: To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE H.R. 3122: Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 / To protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 3557: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT H.R. 3605: Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT H.R. 3642: Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT H.R. 3656: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable - SUPPORT H.R. 3657: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT H.R. 3705: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT H.R. 4242: VA Care in the Community Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 4243: Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 / To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) H.R. 90; S. 233: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1133; S. 115: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2123, S. 925: Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 3262, S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 75: Arla Harrell Act / To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 283: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 324: State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT S. 423: CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 591: Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 / To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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. 609: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 681: Deborah Sampson Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S. 683: Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S. 706: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 744: Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 / To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S. 758: Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 / To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 798: Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 804: 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 S. 833: Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 899: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 946: Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 / To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1153: Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) / To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1209: 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, U.S.C., to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1261: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require the VA Secretary to pay the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to certain veterans, to establish cost-sharing amounts for veterans receiving care at an emergency room of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1279: Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1318: Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2017 / To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1325: Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the authorities of the VA Secretary to hire, recruit, and train employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1467: Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act / To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1550: Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 / To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 2184: Veteran Community Care and Access Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 2193: Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
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HR 4571, FAIR Heroes Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill; HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor - Entire Bill; HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act, Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely - Entire Bill; HR 2222, HOMES Act, Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans - Entire Bill; HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act, Teach veterans to train service dogs - Entire Bill; HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act, Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entire Bill; HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act, Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform - Entire Bill; HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes., Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill; HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation., Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits; HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act, Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill; HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes., Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill; HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act, Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans - Entire Bill; HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017, Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill; HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act, Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts - Entire Bill; HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill; HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act, Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Entire Bill; HR 3642, Military SAVE Act, Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care - Entire Bill; HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act, Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation - Entire Bill; HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants, Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants - Entire Bill; HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act, Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials - Entire Bill; HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act, Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit - Entire Bill; HR 4345, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, Establish grants and training for veterans treatment courts; HR 4508, PROSPER Act, Oppose provisions that would roll back consumer protections for student veterans and servicemembers; HR 5199, The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act, Oppose diversion of funding from Impact Aid in order to provide a voucher for military families living in selected school districts; HR 6734, Full Military Honors Act, Provide full military honors to all Medal of Honor recipients and former POWs, regardless of rank - Entire bill; S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act, Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill; HR 5747, SOF Tax Cut Act, Extend the Combat Zone Tax Exclusion to servicemembers who are deployed on counter terrorism missions - Entire bill; HR 6161, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs, Waive VA Home Loan funding fee for active duty Purple Heart recipients-Entire bill; Letter to Committee Chairmen, , Investigate fraudulent websites posing as military websites; Letter to Agency Heads, , Fully fund the MISSION Act; HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act, Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees; S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act, Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors; S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017, Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill; S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act, Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans - Entire Bill; S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill; S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017, Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill; S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act, Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy - Entire Bill; S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act, Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entir Bill; S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act, Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill; S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act, Improves compensation to veterans survivors-Entire Bill; S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill; S 2386, Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act, Prevents veterans assigned a fiduciary from being placed on the do not sell list-Entire Bill; S 2379, Military Spouse Employment Act , Provide child care for working military spouses-Entire Bill; S 3334, Military Lending Improvement Act, Improves consumer financial protections for servicemembers - Entire bill; S 3298, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act, Allow Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to continue collecting donations for an additional four years - Entire bill; S 1461, The HEARTS Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire bill; S 3620, ChiropracticHealthParityfor Military Beneficiaries Act, Allow TRICARE to cover chiropractic care for military retirees - Entire bill; Letter to Commissioners, , Purple Heart recipients must remain eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery; VA National eligibility standards for the veterans caregiver program; Fraudulent websites posing as military websites.
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H.R. 91, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 93 H.R. 95, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 105, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 H.R. 282, the Military Residency Choice Act H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 369 H.R. 457 H.R. 467, the VA Scheduling Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 501, the VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 611/ S. 152, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 907, the Newborn Improvement Act H.R. 918, the Veterans Urgent Access to Mental Health Care Act H.R. 927 H.R. 1005 H.R. 1058, VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 1063, the Veteran Prescription Continuity Act H.R. 1066, the VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 H.R. 1133, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 H.R. 1162, the No Hero Left Untreated Act H.R. 1206, the Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act H.R. 1259/ S. 493, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1328, the American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 H.R. 1329 H.R. 1390 H.R. 1472, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1506, the VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 1564 H.R. 1662 H.R. 1690, the Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act H.R. 1712, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act H.R. 1721 H.R. 1725, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 H.R. 1802, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1848, the Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 H.R. 1900, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act H.R. 1943, the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nations Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 1972, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2147/ S. 946, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 2225, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act H.R. 2322, Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights H.R. 2327, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2409 H.R. 2601, the Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 2631, the Justice for Service Members Act of 2017 H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veterans Credit Act H.R. 2772, the SEA Act H.R. 2787, the VET MD Act H.R. 3023 H.R. 3122, the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3197, the PUPPERS Act of 2017 H.R. 3642, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act H.R. 3656 H.R. 3657 H.R. 3696, the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act H.R. 3705, the Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 H.R. 3832, the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 3940, the Veterans Education Disabled Assistance Act H.R. 4099 H.R. 4242, the VA Care in the Community Act H.R. 4243 H.R. 4334, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2017 H.R. 4369, the, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans of America H.R. 4451, the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4635, the Peer-2-Peer Act H.R. 4830, the SIT-REP Act H.R. 4835, the Job TOOLS for Veterans Act H.R. 5044, the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act H.R. 5177, the Encouraging Veterans Employment Act H.R. 5413, the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018 H.R. 5418, the Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act H.R. 5467, the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5452, the Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2018 H.R. 5520, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 H.R. 5521, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act H.R. 5538 H.R. 5644, the VET OPP Act H.R. 5649, the Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5671/S. 3181, the Burn Pits Accountability Act H.R. 5674, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R. 5693, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act H.R. 5864, the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act H.R. 5938, the Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 H.R. 5974, the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act H.R. 6066 H.R. 6419, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018 H.R. 6734, the Full Military Honors Act of 2018 H.R. 6869, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act H.R. 6993 H.R. 7138, the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act The Veteran Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences (CARE) Act House Draft Bill, the VA Energy Procurement and Environmental Assets House Draft Bill Regarding State Homes and Other Purposes House Draft Legislation Regarding the Veterans Crisis Line House Draft Bill Regarding Caregiver Expansion House Draft Bill Regarding HUD/VASH eligibility to include veterans with other than honorable discharges. House Draft Bill Regarding Access to Same Day Mental Health Services House Draft Bill, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act House Draft Bill on improving access to housing adaptations through VA for veterans with ALS. The Honoring Yesterdays Heroes Act S. 75 the Arla Harrell Act S. 86 S. 111, the Filipino Veterans Promise Act S. 115, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act S. 116 S. 152 S. 410, the Shawna Hill Post-9/11 Education Transferability Act S. 426, the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistance Employment and Education Act of 2017 S. 473 S. 514, the No Hero Left Untreated Act S. 591, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 S. 681, the Deborah Sampson Act S. 683, the Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 S. 712 S. 758, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 S. 764, the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 S. 784, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 798, the Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act S. 833, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 S. 882 S. 899, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Transition Improvement Act S. 1024, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 S. 1111, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act S. 1153, the Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 S. 1209 S. 1261, the Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 S. 1266, the Enhancing Veteran Care Act S. 1279, the Veterans Health Administration Reform Act S. 1325, the Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 S. 1550, the Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 S. 1596, the BRAVE Act of 2017 S. 1952, the VA Financial Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1990, the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2107, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 2131, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 2193, the Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 S. 2210, the Veteran PEER Act S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 2402 S. 2485, the Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018 S. 2679, the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018 S. 2748, the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act S. 3184 S. 3269, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2018 S. 3302, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act S. 3313, the Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2018 S. 3355, the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2018 S. 3507 S. 3528, the Care for Veterans Act of 2018 S. 3529, the VET PFAS Act S. 3620, the Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act S. 3683, the Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2018 Senate Draft, to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes. Senate Draft Bill, the PUPPERS Act of 2017 Senate protection and advocacy system draft legislation Senate Draft Bill, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to award grants to persons to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services for veterans transitioning from service in the Armed Forces who are at risk of suicide and for their families, and for other purposes. Senate Draft Bill, the Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act Senate Draft Bill on improving the Transition Assistance Program The Veterans Choice Act The Improving Veterans Access to Community Care Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act Implementation of P.L. 115-55, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Implementation of P.L. 115-48, the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
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Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478 as well as assuring the protection of medical care within the VA and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments; in support of S2294; in support of assuring that veterans will continue to receive their benefits during a federal government shutdown including S2323 and family benefits including HR 1928; in support of HR 4830 SIT-REP Act,; in support of the protection of veterans from over medication and the opioid epidemic including HR2652 and S992; protecting veterans finances from predatory lending S2304; in support of Burn Pit legislation HR5671; in support of HR5301 to allow surviving spouse to retainVA payment for the month veteran died. Lobbied in support of HR 5895 the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for fy2019. Lobbied in favor of HR 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018.
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SCONRES 12 HR 1900 HR 1875 S 804 HR 1848 S 798 HR 1802 S 784 HR 1783 HR 1797 HR 1790 HR 1799 HR 1771 S 758 HR 1798 HR 1749 HR 1712 S 712 HR 1685 S 700 HR 1690 S 699 HR 1681 HRES 214 HR 1662 HR 1618 HR 1564 HR 1545 HR 1509 HR 1507 HR 1508 HR 1505 HR 1506 HR 1472 HR 1445 S 585 HR 1405 HR 1390 HR 1383 HR 1379 HR 1391 HR 1367 HR 1359 HR 1331 HR 1328 HR 1329 HR 1279 S 473 HR 1251 HR 1254 HR 1259 HR 1216 HR 1206 HR 1212 HR 1152 HR 1104 HR 1162 HR 1168 S 423 S 410 S 422 HR 1131 HR 1133 HR 1112 HR 1063 HR 1066 HR 1064 HR 1100 HR 1032 S 369 HR 1058 HR 1052 HR 1007 HR 1005 HR 996 HR 980 S 336 HCONRES 22 HR 927 HR 925 HR 974 HR 907 HR 906 HR 971 S 324 HR 918 S 315 HR 877 HR 897 HR 888 HR 874 S 319 HR 856 S 283 HR 814 HR 815 HR 809 HR 758 S 242 HR 703 HR 632 HR 645 S 233 HR 611 HR 609 S 152 HR 578 HR 512 HR 467 S 114 HR 476 S 111 S 113 S 115 HRES 46 S 112 HR 457 HR 411 S 86 HR 388 HR 418 S 75 HR 369 HR 333 HR 334 HR 337 S 57 HR 303 HR 299 S 35 S 24 HR 245 HR 282 S 23 HR 293 HR 91 HR 42 HR 28 HR 43 HR 107 HR 27 HR 103 HR 67 HR 104 HR 93 HR 154 HR 95 HR 90 HR 92 HR 102 HR 106 HR 101 HR 105 S 12 S 1836 HR 3781 HR 3754 HR 3752 S 1789 HR 3720 S 1775 HR 3705 HR 3696 HR 3680 HR 3666 HR 3657 HR 3656 HR 3642 HR 3634 HR 3640 HR 3605 HR 3562 HR 3558 HR 3557 HR 3561 HR 3492 S 1661 HR 3459 HR 3497 HR 3429 S 1635 S 1619 HR 3368 HR 3372 HR 3370 HCONRES 70 HRES 462 S 1611 HR 3335 S 1596 S 1598 HR 3308 HR 3272 HR 3262 S 1550 HR 3218 S 1566 HR 3195 HR 3194 HR 3197 HRES 436 HR 3185 HR 3177 S 1526 HR 3169 HR 3165 HR 3122 HR 3130 HR 3158 S 1473 SRES 205 HR 3095 S 1467 S 1449 HR 3054 HR 12 HR 3042 HR 3018 HR 3028 S 1424 HRES 391 HR 2920 S 1356 HR 2891 S 1325 HR 2839 S 1319 HR 2837 S 1330 HR 2838 HR 2827 HR 2772 HR 2787 HR 2785 HR 2758 HR 2694 HR 2738 HR 2733 S 1277 HR 2708 HR 2736 HR 2737 HR 2703 HR 2707 S 1279 S 1261 HR 2652 HR 2716 S 1266 HR 2692 HR 2744 HR 2699 HR 2698 HR 2648 HR 2631 HR 2634 HR 2625 S 1218 HR 2601 S 1209 S 1192 S 1198 HR 2555 HR 2549 S 1179 HR 2517 S 1163 S 1153 HR 2506 HR 2478 S 1161 HR 2452 HR 2409 S 1094 S 1111 S 1098 HR 2421 HR 2419 S 1072 HR 2312 S 1024 HR 2322 S 1014 S 1015 HR 2311 HR 2307 HR 2327 HR 2288 HCONRES 52 HR 2257 HR 2251 HR 2225 HR 2210 S 970 HR 2198 HR 2147 S 946 HR 2123 S 925 S 933 HR 2108 HR 2103 HR 2100 HR 2099 S 899 S 903 HR 1972 HR 1993 HR 1989 HR 2006 HRES 258 HR 1998 HR 1994 HR 2037 HR 1977 HR 1943 S 844 HR 1910 HR 1954 HR 1956 S 833 HR 1942 HR 6637 HR 6572 S 3130 HR 6161 HRES 950 HR 6027 HR 5047 HR 4366 HR 4338 HR 4173 HR 5538 HR 5397 S 2622 HR 5301 S 2541 HR 5215 S 2485 HR 5152 HR 5044 HRES 737 HR 4958 HR 4910 HR 4843 S 2304 S 2294 HR 4727 HR 4642 HR 4632 HR 4565 HR 4380 HR 4339 HR 4335 HR 4321 HR 4320 HR 4357 HR 4312 S 2105 S 2038 HR 4146 HR 4149 S 2433 HR 4360 HR 1844 HR 4687 HR 4533 HR 3946 S 3235 HR 4451 S 2768 HR 4835 S 2807 S 1952 S 1936 HR 4016 HR 3874 S 2906 HR 4242 HR 4369 S 2357 HR 6539 HR 6581 HR 5683 HR 6582 HR 5693 HR 5671 HR 5649 HR 4450 HR 5452 HR 4871 S 2884 HR 6151 HR 4362 HR 4059 HR 6101 HR 4716 HR 4783 S 2372 HR 5921 S 2719 HR 6419 HR 6234 HR 4728 HR 5986 S 3241 HR 3832 HR 4457 HR 5314 HR 5864 HR 3819 HRES 809 HR 4132 HR 5246 HR 4243 HR 5966 HR 6398 HR 6066 HR 4106 S 3089 S 1990 HR 4898 HR 6418 S 2288 HR 4113 HR 4245 HR 6285 HR 5830 HR 5674 HR 5095 HR 3933 HR 4099 HR 4653 HRES 613 S 2473 HRES 611 HR 4635 HR 3865 HR 5866 HRES 1025 HR 3940 HR 3949 S 2821 HR 5938 HR 5500 HR 5486 HR 6566 HR 4055 HR 4830 HR 4852 HR 4793 S 2548 S 2565 SRES 551 S 2748 HR 5644 HR 5882 S 2402 S 1871 S 2356 HR 5920 S 1873 HR 5781 HR 4670 HR 4346 HRES 590 S 1881 HR 4328 S 1951
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
SCONRES 12 HR 1900 HR 1875 S 804 HR 1848 S 798 HR 1802 S 784 HR 1783 HR 1797 HR 1790 HR 1799 HR 1771 S 758 HR 1798 HR 1749 HR 1712 S 712 HR 1685 S 700 HR 1690 S 699 HR 1681 HRES 214 HR 1662 HR 1618 HR 1564 HR 1545 HR 1509 HR 1507 HR 1508 HR 1505 HR 1506 HR 1472 HR 1445 S 585 HR 1405 HR 1390 HR 1383 HR 1379 HR 1391 HR 1367 HR 1359 HR 1331 HR 1328 HR 1329 HR 1279 S 473 HR 1251 HR 1254 HR 1259 HR 1216 HR 1206 HR 1212 HR 1152 HR 1104 HR 1162 HR 1168 S 423 S 410 S 422 HR 1131 HR 1133 HR 1112 HR 1063 HR 1066 HR 1064 HR 1100 HR 1032 S 369 HR 1058 HR 1052 HR 1007 HR 1005 HR 996 HR 980 S 336 HCONRES 22 HR 927 HR 925 HR 974 HR 907 HR 906 HR 971 S 324 HR 918 S 315 HR 877 HR 897 HR 888 HR 874 S 319 HR 856 S 283 HR 814 HR 815 HR 809 HR 758 S 242 HR 703 HR 632 HR 645 S 233 HR 611 HR 609 S 152 HR 578 HR 512 HR 467 S 114 HR 476 S 111 S 113 S 115 HRES 46 S 112 HR 457 HR 411 S 86 HR 388 HR 418 S 75 HR 369 HR 333 HR 334 HR 337 S 57 HR 303 HR 299 S 35 S 24 HR 245 HR 282 S 23 HR 293 HR 91 HR 42 HR 28 HR 43 HR 107 HR 27 HR 103 HR 67 HR 104 HR 93 HR 154 HR 95 HR 90 HR 92 HR 102 HR 106 HR 101 HR 105 S 12 S 1836 HR 3781 HR 3754 HR 3752 S 1789 HR 3720 S 1775 HR 3705 HR 3696 HR 3680 HR 3666 HR 3657 HR 3656 HR 3642 HR 3634 HR 3640 HR 3605 HR 3562 HR 3558 HR 3557 HR 3561 HR 3492 S 1661 HR 3459 HR 3497 HR 3429 S 1635 S 1619 HR 3368 HR 3372 HR 3370 HCONRES 70 HRES 462 S 1611 HR 3335 S 1596 S 1598 HR 3308 HR 3272 HR 3262 S 1550 HR 3218 S 1566 HR 3195 HR 3194 HR 3197 HRES 436 HR 3185 HR 3177 S 1526 HR 3169 HR 3165 HR 3122 HR 3130 HR 3158 S 1473 SRES 205 HR 3095 S 1467 S 1449 HR 3054 HR 12 HR 3042 HR 3018 HR 3028 S 1424 HRES 391 HR 2920 S 1356 HR 2891 S 1325 HR 2839 S 1319 HR 2837 S 1330 HR 2838 HR 2827 HR 2772 HR 2787 HR 2785 HR 2758 HR 2694 HR 2738 HR 2733 S 1277 HR 2708 HR 2736 HR 2737 HR 2703 HR 2707 S 1279 S 1261 HR 2652 HR 2716 S 1266 HR 2692 HR 2744 HR 2699 HR 2698 HR 2648 HR 2631 HR 2634 HR 2625 S 1218 HR 2601 S 1209 S 1192 S 1198 HR 2555 HR 2549 S 1179 HR 2517 S 1163 S 1153 HR 2506 HR 2478 S 1161 HR 2452 HR 2409 S 1094 S 1111 S 1098 HR 2421 HR 2419 S 1072 HR 2312 S 1024 HR 2322 S 1014 S 1015 HR 2311 HR 2307 HR 2327 HR 2288 HCONRES 52 HR 2257 HR 2251 HR 2225 HR 2210 S 970 HR 2198 HR 2147 S 946 HR 2123 S 925 S 933 HR 2108 HR 2103 HR 2100 HR 2099 S 899 S 903 HR 1972 HR 1993 HR 1989 HR 2006 HRES 258 HR 1998 HR 1994 HR 2037 HR 1977 HR 1943 S 844 HR 1910 HR 1954 HR 1956 S 833 HR 1942 HR 6637 HR 6572 S 3130 HR 6161 HRES 950 HR 6027 HR 5047 HR 4366 HR 4338 HR 4173 HR 5538 HR 5397 S 2622 HR 5301 S 2541 HR 5215 S 2485 HR 5152 HR 5044 HRES 737 HR 4958 HR 4910 HR 4843 S 2304 S 2294 HR 4727 HR 4642 HR 4632 HR 4565 HR 4380 HR 4339 HR 4335 HR 4321 HR 4320 HR 4357 HR 4312 S 2105 S 2038 HR 4146 HR 4149 S 2433 HR 4360 HR 1844 HR 4687 HR 4533 HR 3946 S 3235 HR 4451 S 2768 HR 4835 S 2807 S 1952 S 1936 HR 4016 HR 3874 S 2906 HR 4242 HR 4369 S 2357 HR 6539 HR 6581 HR 5683 HR 6582 HR 5693 HR 5671 HR 5649 HR 4450 HR 5452 HR 4871 S 2884 HR 6151 HR 4362 HR 4059 HR 6101 HR 4716 HR 4783 S 2372 HR 5921 S 2719 HR 6419 HR 6234 HR 4728 HR 5986 S 3241 HR 3832 HR 4457 HR 5314 HR 5864 HR 3819 HRES 809 HR 4132 HR 5246 HR 4243 HR 5966 HR 6398 HR 6066 HR 4106 S 3089 S 1990 HR 4898 HR 6418 S 2288 HR 4113 HR 4245 HR 6285 HR 5830 HR 5674 HR 5095 HR 3933 HR 4099 HR 4653 HRES 613 S 2473 HRES 611 HR 4635 HR 3865 HR 5866 HRES 1025 HR 3940 HR 3949 S 2821 HR 5938 HR 5500 HR 5486 HR 6566 HR 4055 HR 4830 HR 4852 HR 4793 S 2548 S 2565 SRES 551 S 2748 HR 5644 HR 5882 S 2402 S 1871 S 2356 HR 5920 S 1873 HR 5781 HR 4670 HR 4346 HRES 590 S 1881 HR 4328 S 1951
2018 · fourth_quarter · Defense
SCONRES 12 HR 1900 HR 1875 S 804 HR 1848 S 798 HR 1802 S 784 HR 1783 HR 1797 HR 1790 HR 1799 HR 1771 S 758 HR 1798 HR 1749 HR 1712 S 712 HR 1685 S 700 HR 1690 S 699 HR 1681 HRES 214 HR 1662 HR 1618 HR 1564 HR 1545 HR 1509 HR 1507 HR 1508 HR 1505 HR 1506 HR 1472 HR 1445 S 585 HR 1405 HR 1390 HR 1383 HR 1379 HR 1391 HR 1367 HR 1359 HR 1331 HR 1328 HR 1329 HR 1279 S 473 HR 1251 HR 1254 HR 1259 HR 1216 HR 1206 HR 1212 HR 1152 HR 1104 HR 1162 HR 1168 S 423 S 410 S 422 HR 1131 HR 1133 HR 1112 HR 1063 HR 1066 HR 1064 HR 1100 HR 1032 S 369 HR 1058 HR 1052 HR 1007 HR 1005 HR 996 HR 980 S 336 HCONRES 22 HR 927 HR 925 HR 974 HR 907 HR 906 HR 971 S 324 HR 918 S 315 HR 877 HR 897 HR 888 HR 874 S 319 HR 856 S 283 HR 814 HR 815 HR 809 HR 758 S 242 HR 703 HR 632 HR 645 S 233 HR 611 HR 609 S 152 HR 578 HR 512 HR 467 S 114 HR 476 S 111 S 113 S 115 HRES 46 S 112 HR 457 HR 411 S 86 HR 388 HR 418 S 75 HR 369 HR 333 HR 334 HR 337 S 57 HR 303 HR 299 S 35 S 24 HR 245 HR 282 S 23 HR 293 HR 91 HR 42 HR 28 HR 43 HR 107 HR 27 HR 103 HR 67 HR 104 HR 93 HR 154 HR 95 HR 90 HR 92 HR 102 HR 106 HR 101 HR 105 S 12 S 1836 HR 3781 HR 3754 HR 3752 S 1789 HR 3720 S 1775 HR 3705 HR 3696 HR 3680 HR 3666 HR 3657 HR 3656 HR 3642 HR 3634 HR 3640 HR 3605 HR 3562 HR 3558 HR 3557 HR 3561 HR 3492 S 1661 HR 3459 HR 3497 HR 3429 S 1635 S 1619 HR 3368 HR 3372 HR 3370 HCONRES 70 HRES 462 S 1611 HR 3335 S 1596 S 1598 HR 3308 HR 3272 HR 3262 S 1550 HR 3218 S 1566 HR 3195 HR 3194 HR 3197 HRES 436 HR 3185 HR 3177 S 1526 HR 3169 HR 3165 HR 3122 HR 3130 HR 3158 S 1473 SRES 205 HR 3095 S 1467 S 1449 HR 3054 HR 12 HR 3042 HR 3018 HR 3028 S 1424 HRES 391 HR 2920 S 1356 HR 2891 S 1325 HR 2839 S 1319 HR 2837 S 1330 HR 2838 HR 2827 HR 2772 HR 2787 HR 2785 HR 2758 HR 2694 HR 2738 HR 2733 S 1277 HR 2708 HR 2736 HR 2737 HR 2703 HR 2707 S 1279 S 1261 HR 2652 HR 2716 S 1266 HR 2692 HR 2744 HR 2699 HR 2698 HR 2648 HR 2631 HR 2634 HR 2625 S 1218 HR 2601 S 1209 S 1192 S 1198 HR 2555 HR 2549 S 1179 HR 2517 S 1163 S 1153 HR 2506 HR 2478 S 1161 HR 2452 HR 2409 S 1094 S 1111 S 1098 HR 2421 HR 2419 S 1072 HR 2312 S 1024 HR 2322 S 1014 S 1015 HR 2311 HR 2307 HR 2327 HR 2288 HCONRES 52 HR 2257 HR 2251 HR 2225 HR 2210 S 970 HR 2198 HR 2147 S 946 HR 2123 S 925 S 933 HR 2108 HR 2103 HR 2100 HR 2099 S 899 S 903 HR 1972 HR 1993 HR 1989 HR 2006 HRES 258 HR 1998 HR 1994 HR 2037 HR 1977 HR 1943 S 844 HR 1910 HR 1954 HR 1956 S 833 HR 1942 HR 6637 HR 6572 S 3130 HR 6161 HRES 950 HR 6027 HR 5047 HR 4366 HR 4338 HR 4173 HR 5538 HR 5397 S 2622 HR 5301 S 2541 HR 5215 S 2485 HR 5152 HR 5044 HRES 737 HR 4958 HR 4910 HR 4843 S 2304 S 2294 HR 4727 HR 4642 HR 4632 HR 4565 HR 4380 HR 4339 HR 4335 HR 4321 HR 4320 HR 4357 HR 4312 S 2105 S 2038 HR 4146 HR 4149 S 2433 HR 4360 HR 1844 HR 4687 HR 4533 HR 3946 S 3235 HR 4451 S 2768 HR 4835 S 2807 S 1952 S 1936 HR 4016 HR 3874 S 2906 HR 4242 HR 4369 S 2357 HR 6539 HR 6581 HR 5683 HR 6582 HR 5693 HR 5671 HR 5649 HR 4450 HR 5452 HR 4871 S 2884 HR 6151 HR 4362 HR 4059 HR 6101 HR 4716 HR 4783 S 2372 HR 5921 S 2719 HR 6419 HR 6234 HR 4728 HR 5986 S 3241 HR 3832 HR 4457 HR 5314 HR 5864 HR 3819 HRES 809 HR 4132 HR 5246 HR 4243 HR 5966 HR 6398 HR 6066 HR 4106 S 3089 S 1990 HR 4898 HR 6418 S 2288 HR 4113 HR 4245 HR 6285 HR 5830 HR 5674 HR 5095 HR 3933 HR 4099 HR 4653 HRES 613 S 2473 HRES 611 HR 4635 HR 3865 HR 5866 HRES 1025 HR 3940 HR 3949 S 2821 HR 5938 HR 5500 HR 5486 HR 6566 HR 4055 HR 4830 HR 4852 HR 4793 S 2548 S 2565 SRES 551 S 2748 HR 5644 HR 5882 S 2402 S 1871 S 2356 HR 5920 S 1873 HR 5781 HR 4670 HR 4346 HRES 590 S 1881 HR 4328 S 1951
2018 · third_quarter · Defense
SCONRES 12 HR 1900 HR 1875 S 804 HR 1848 S 798 HR 1802 S 784 HR 1783 HR 1797 HR 1790 HR 1799 HR 1771 S 758 HR 1798 HR 1749 HR 1712 S 712 HR 1685 S 700 HR 1690 S 699 HR 1681 HRES 214 HR 1662 HR 1618 HR 1564 HR 1545 HR 1509 HR 1507 HR 1508 HR 1505 HR 1506 HR 1472 HR 1445 S 585 HR 1405 HR 1390 HR 1383 HR 1379 HR 1391 HR 1367 HR 1359 HR 1331 HR 1328 HR 1329 HR 1279 S 473 HR 1251 HR 1254 HR 1259 HR 1216 HR 1206 HR 1212 HR 1152 HR 1104 HR 1162 HR 1168 S 423 S 410 S 422 HR 1131 HR 1133 HR 1112 HR 1063 HR 1066 HR 1064 HR 1100 HR 1032 S 369 HR 1058 HR 1052 HR 1007 HR 1005 HR 996 HR 980 S 336 HCONRES 22 HR 927 HR 925 HR 974 HR 907 HR 906 HR 971 S 324 HR 918 S 315 HR 877 HR 897 HR 888 HR 874 S 319 HR 856 S 283 HR 814 HR 815 HR 809 HR 758 S 242 HR 703 HR 632 HR 645 S 233 HR 611 HR 609 S 152 HR 578 HR 512 HR 467 S 114 HR 476 S 111 S 113 S 115 HRES 46 S 112 HR 457 HR 411 S 86 HR 388 HR 418 S 75 HR 369 HR 333 HR 334 HR 337 S 57 HR 303 HR 299 S 35 S 24 HR 245 HR 282 S 23 HR 293 HR 91 HR 42 HR 28 HR 43 HR 107 HR 27 HR 103 HR 67 HR 104 HR 93 HR 154 HR 95 HR 90 HR 92 HR 102 HR 106 HR 101 HR 105 S 12 S 1836 HR 3781 HR 3754 HR 3752 S 1789 HR 3720 S 1775 HR 3705 HR 3696 HR 3680 HR 3666 HR 3657 HR 3656 HR 3642 HR 3634 HR 3640 HR 3605 HR 3562 HR 3558 HR 3557 HR 3561 HR 3492 S 1661 HR 3459 HR 3497 HR 3429 S 1635 S 1619 HR 3368 HR 3372 HR 3370 HCONRES 70 HRES 462 S 1611 HR 3335 S 1596 S 1598 HR 3308 HR 3272 HR 3262 S 1550 HR 3218 S 1566 HR 3195 HR 3194 HR 3197 HRES 436 HR 3185 HR 3177 S 1526 HR 3169 HR 3165 HR 3122 HR 3130 HR 3158 S 1473 SRES 205 HR 3095 S 1467 S 1449 HR 3054 HR 12 HR 3042 HR 3018 HR 3028 S 1424 HRES 391 HR 2920 S 1356 HR 2891 S 1325 HR 2839 S 1319 HR 2837 S 1330 HR 2838 HR 2827 HR 2772 HR 2787 HR 2785 HR 2758 HR 2694 HR 2738 HR 2733 S 1277 HR 2708 HR 2736 HR 2737 HR 2703 HR 2707 S 1279 S 1261 HR 2652 HR 2716 S 1266 HR 2692 HR 2744 HR 2699 HR 2698 HR 2648 HR 2631 HR 2634 HR 2625 S 1218 HR 2601 S 1209 S 1192 S 1198 HR 2555 HR 2549 S 1179 HR 2517 S 1163 S 1153 HR 2506 HR 2478 S 1161 HR 2452 HR 2409 S 1094 S 1111 S 1098 HR 2421 HR 2419 S 1072 HR 2312 S 1024 HR 2322 S 1014 S 1015 HR 2311 HR 2307 HR 2327 HR 2288 HCONRES 52 HR 2257 HR 2251 HR 2225 HR 2210 S 970 HR 2198 HR 2147 S 946 HR 2123 S 925 S 933 HR 2108 HR 2103 HR 2100 HR 2099 S 899 S 903 HR 1972 HR 1993 HR 1989 HR 2006 HRES 258 HR 1998 HR 1994 HR 2037 HR 1977 HR 1943 S 844 HR 1910 HR 1954 HR 1956 S 833 HR 1942 HR 6637 HR 6572 S 3130 HR 6161 HRES 950 HR 6027 HR 5047 HR 4366 HR 4338 HR 4173 HR 5538 HR 5397 S 2622 HR 5301 S 2541 HR 5215 S 2485 HR 5152 HR 5044 HRES 737 HR 4958 HR 4910 HR 4843 S 2304 S 2294 HR 4727 HR 4642 HR 4632 HR 4565 HR 4380 HR 4339 HR 4335 HR 4321 HR 4320 HR 4357 HR 4312 S 2105 S 2038 HR 4146 HR 4149 S 2433 HR 4360 HR 1844 HR 4687 HR 4533 HR 3946 S 3235 HR 4451 S 2768 HR 4835 S 2807 S 1952 S 1936 HR 4016 HR 3874 S 2906 HR 4242 HR 4369 S 2357 HR 6539 HR 6581 HR 5683 HR 6582 HR 5693 HR 5671 HR 5649 HR 4450 HR 5452 HR 4871 S 2884 HR 6151 HR 4362 HR 4059 HR 6101 HR 4716 HR 4783 S 2372 HR 5921 S 2719 HR 6419 HR 6234 HR 4728 HR 5986 S 3241 HR 3832 HR 4457 HR 5314 HR 5864 HR 3819 HRES 809 HR 4132 HR 5246 HR 4243 HR 5966 HR 6398 HR 6066 HR 4106 S 3089 S 1990 HR 4898 HR 6418 S 2288 HR 4113 HR 4245 HR 6285 HR 5830 HR 5674 HR 5095 HR 3933 HR 4099 HR 4653 HRES 613 S 2473 HRES 611 HR 4635 HR 3865 HR 5866 HRES 1025 HR 3940 HR 3949 S 2821 HR 5938 HR 5500 HR 5486 HR 6566 HR 4055 HR 4830 HR 4852 HR 4793 S 2548 S 2565 SRES 551 S 2748 HR 5644 HR 5882 S 2402 S 1871 S 2356 HR 5920 S 1873 HR 5781 HR 4670 HR 4346 HRES 590 S 1881 HR 4328 S 1951
2018 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
SCONRES 12 HR 1900 HR 1875 S 804 HR 1848 S 798 HR 1802 S 784 HR 1783 HR 1797 HR 1790 HR 1799 HR 1771 S 758 HR 1798 HR 1749 HR 1712 S 712 HR 1685 S 700 HR 1690 S 699 HR 1681 HRES 214 HR 1662 HR 1618 HR 1564 HR 1545 HR 1509 HR 1507 HR 1508 HR 1505 HR 1506 HR 1472 HR 1445 S 585 HR 1405 HR 1390 HR 1383 HR 1379 HR 1391 HR 1367 HR 1359 HR 1331 HR 1328 HR 1329 HR 1279 S 473 HR 1251 HR 1254 HR 1259 HR 1216 HR 1206 HR 1212 HR 1152 HR 1104 HR 1162 HR 1168 S 423 S 410 S 422 HR 1131 HR 1133 HR 1112 HR 1063 HR 1066 HR 1064 HR 1100 HR 1032 S 369 HR 1058 HR 1052 HR 1007 HR 1005 HR 996 HR 980 S 336 HCONRES 22 HR 927 HR 925 HR 974 HR 907 HR 906 HR 971 S 324 HR 918 S 315 HR 877 HR 897 HR 888 HR 874 S 319 HR 856 S 283 HR 814 HR 815 HR 809 HR 758 S 242 HR 703 HR 632 HR 645 S 233 HR 611 HR 609 S 152 HR 578 HR 512 HR 467 S 114 HR 476 S 111 S 113 S 115 HRES 46 S 112 HR 457 HR 411 S 86 HR 388 HR 418 S 75 HR 369 HR 333 HR 334 HR 337 S 57 HR 303 HR 299 S 35 S 24 HR 245 HR 282 S 23 HR 293 HR 91 HR 42 HR 28 HR 43 HR 107 HR 27 HR 103 HR 67 HR 104 HR 93 HR 154 HR 95 HR 90 HR 92 HR 102 HR 106 HR 101 HR 105 S 12 S 1836 HR 3781 HR 3754 HR 3752 S 1789 HR 3720 S 1775 HR 3705 HR 3696 HR 3680 HR 3666 HR 3657 HR 3656 HR 3642 HR 3634 HR 3640 HR 3605 HR 3562 HR 3558 HR 3557 HR 3561 HR 3492 S 1661 HR 3459 HR 3497 HR 3429 S 1635 S 1619 HR 3368 HR 3372 HR 3370 HCONRES 70 HRES 462 S 1611 HR 3335 S 1596 S 1598 HR 3308 HR 3272 HR 3262 S 1550 HR 3218 S 1566 HR 3195 HR 3194 HR 3197 HRES 436 HR 3185 HR 3177 S 1526 HR 3169 HR 3165 HR 3122 HR 3130 HR 3158 S 1473 SRES 205 HR 3095 S 1467 S 1449 HR 3054 HR 12 HR 3042 HR 3018 HR 3028 S 1424 HRES 391 HR 2920 S 1356 HR 2891 S 1325 HR 2839 S 1319 HR 2837 S 1330 HR 2838 HR 2827 HR 2772 HR 2787 HR 2785 HR 2758 HR 2694 HR 2738 HR 2733 S 1277 HR 2708 HR 2736 HR 2737 HR 2703 HR 2707 S 1279 S 1261 HR 2652 HR 2716 S 1266 HR 2692 HR 2744 HR 2699 HR 2698 HR 2648 HR 2631 HR 2634 HR 2625 S 1218 HR 2601 S 1209 S 1192 S 1198 HR 2555 HR 2549 S 1179 HR 2517 S 1163 S 1153 HR 2506 HR 2478 S 1161 HR 2452 HR 2409 S 1094 S 1111 S 1098 HR 2421 HR 2419 S 1072 HR 2312 S 1024 HR 2322 S 1014 S 1015 HR 2311 HR 2307 HR 2327 HR 2288 HCONRES 52 HR 2257 HR 2251 HR 2225 HR 2210 S 970 HR 2198 HR 2147 S 946 HR 2123 S 925 S 933 HR 2108 HR 2103 HR 2100 HR 2099 S 899 S 903 HR 1972 HR 1993 HR 1989 HR 2006 HRES 258 HR 1998 HR 1994 HR 2037 HR 1977 HR 1943 S 844 HR 1910 HR 1954 HR 1956 S 833 HR 1942 HR 6637 HR 6572 S 3130 HR 6161 HRES 950 HR 6027 HR 5047 HR 4366 HR 4338 HR 4173 HR 5538 HR 5397 S 2622 HR 5301 S 2541 HR 5215 S 2485 HR 5152 HR 5044 HRES 737 HR 4958 HR 4910 HR 4843 S 2304 S 2294 HR 4727 HR 4642 HR 4632 HR 4565 HR 4380 HR 4339 HR 4335 HR 4321 HR 4320 HR 4357 HR 4312 S 2105 S 2038 HR 4146 HR 4149 S 2433 HR 4360 HR 1844 HR 4687 HR 4533 HR 3946 S 3235 HR 4451 S 2768 HR 4835 S 2807 S 1952 S 1936 HR 4016 HR 3874 S 2906 HR 4242 HR 4369 S 2357 HR 6539 HR 6581 HR 5683 HR 6582 HR 5693 HR 5671 HR 5649 HR 4450 HR 5452 HR 4871 S 2884 HR 6151 HR 4362 HR 4059 HR 6101 HR 4716 HR 4783 S 2372 HR 5921 S 2719 HR 6419 HR 6234 HR 4728 HR 5986 S 3241 HR 3832 HR 4457 HR 5314 HR 5864 HR 3819 HRES 809 HR 4132 HR 5246 HR 4243 HR 5966 HR 6398 HR 6066 HR 4106 S 3089 S 1990 HR 4898 HR 6418 S 2288 HR 4113 HR 4245 HR 6285 HR 5830 HR 5674 HR 5095 HR 3933 HR 4099 HR 4653 HRES 613 S 2473 HRES 611 HR 4635 HR 3865 HR 5866 HRES 1025 HR 3940 HR 3949 S 2821 HR 5938 HR 5500 HR 5486 HR 6566 HR 4055 HR 4830 HR 4852 HR 4793 S 2548 S 2565 SRES 551 S 2748 HR 5644 HR 5882 S 2402 S 1871 S 2356 HR 5920 S 1873 HR 5781 HR 4670 HR 4346 HRES 590 S 1881 HR 4328 S 1951
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
SCONRES 12 HR 1900 HR 1875 S 804 HR 1848 S 798 HR 1802 S 784 HR 1783 HR 1797 HR 1790 HR 1799 HR 1771 S 758 HR 1798 HR 1749 HR 1712 S 712 HR 1685 S 700 HR 1690 S 699 HR 1681 HRES 214 HR 1662 HR 1618 HR 1564 HR 1545 HR 1509 HR 1507 HR 1508 HR 1505 HR 1506 HR 1472 HR 1445 S 585 HR 1405 HR 1390 HR 1383 HR 1379 HR 1391 HR 1367 HR 1359 HR 1331 HR 1328 HR 1329 HR 1279 S 473 HR 1251 HR 1254 HR 1259 HR 1216 HR 1206 HR 1212 HR 1152 HR 1104 HR 1162 HR 1168 S 423 S 410 S 422 HR 1131 HR 1133 HR 1112 HR 1063 HR 1066 HR 1064 HR 1100 HR 1032 S 369 HR 1058 HR 1052 HR 1007 HR 1005 HR 996 HR 980 S 336 HCONRES 22 HR 927 HR 925 HR 974 HR 907 HR 906 HR 971 S 324 HR 918 S 315 HR 877 HR 897 HR 888 HR 874 S 319 HR 856 S 283 HR 814 HR 815 HR 809 HR 758 S 242 HR 703 HR 632 HR 645 S 233 HR 611 HR 609 S 152 HR 578 HR 512 HR 467 S 114 HR 476 S 111 S 113 S 115 HRES 46 S 112 HR 457 HR 411 S 86 HR 388 HR 418 S 75 HR 369 HR 333 HR 334 HR 337 S 57 HR 303 HR 299 S 35 S 24 HR 245 HR 282 S 23 HR 293 HR 91 HR 42 HR 28 HR 43 HR 107 HR 27 HR 103 HR 67 HR 104 HR 93 HR 154 HR 95 HR 90 HR 92 HR 102 HR 106 HR 101 HR 105 S 12 S 1836 HR 3781 HR 3754 HR 3752 S 1789 HR 3720 S 1775 HR 3705 HR 3696 HR 3680 HR 3666 HR 3657 HR 3656 HR 3642 HR 3634 HR 3640 HR 3605 HR 3562 HR 3558 HR 3557 HR 3561 HR 3492 S 1661 HR 3459 HR 3497 HR 3429 S 1635 S 1619 HR 3368 HR 3372 HR 3370 HCONRES 70 HRES 462 S 1611 HR 3335 S 1596 S 1598 HR 3308 HR 3272 HR 3262 S 1550 HR 3218 S 1566 HR 3195 HR 3194 HR 3197 HRES 436 HR 3185 HR 3177 S 1526 HR 3169 HR 3165 HR 3122 HR 3130 HR 3158 S 1473 SRES 205 HR 3095 S 1467 S 1449 HR 3054 HR 12 HR 3042 HR 3018 HR 3028 S 1424 HRES 391 HR 2920 S 1356 HR 2891 S 1325 HR 2839 S 1319 HR 2837 S 1330 HR 2838 HR 2827 HR 2772 HR 2787 HR 2785 HR 2758 HR 2694 HR 2738 HR 2733 S 1277 HR 2708 HR 2736 HR 2737 HR 2703 HR 2707 S 1279 S 1261 HR 2652 HR 2716 S 1266 HR 2692 HR 2744 HR 2699 HR 2698 HR 2648 HR 2631 HR 2634 HR 2625 S 1218 HR 2601 S 1209 S 1192 S 1198 HR 2555 HR 2549 S 1179 HR 2517 S 1163 S 1153 HR 2506 HR 2478 S 1161 HR 2452 HR 2409 S 1094 S 1111 S 1098 HR 2421 HR 2419 S 1072 HR 2312 S 1024 HR 2322 S 1014 S 1015 HR 2311 HR 2307 HR 2327 HR 2288 HCONRES 52 HR 2257 HR 2251 HR 2225 HR 2210 S 970 HR 2198 HR 2147 S 946 HR 2123 S 925 S 933 HR 2108 HR 2103 HR 2100 HR 2099 S 899 S 903 HR 1972 HR 1993 HR 1989 HR 2006 HRES 258 HR 1998 HR 1994 HR 2037 HR 1977 HR 1943 S 844 HR 1910 HR 1954 HR 1956 S 833 HR 1942 HR 6637 HR 6572 S 3130 HR 6161 HRES 950 HR 6027 HR 5047 HR 4366 HR 4338 HR 4173 HR 5538 HR 5397 S 2622 HR 5301 S 2541 HR 5215 S 2485 HR 5152 HR 5044 HRES 737 HR 4958 HR 4910 HR 4843 S 2304 S 2294 HR 4727 HR 4642 HR 4632 HR 4565 HR 4380 HR 4339 HR 4335 HR 4321 HR 4320 HR 4357 HR 4312 S 2105 S 2038 HR 4146 HR 4149 S 2433 HR 4360 HR 1844 HR 4687 HR 4533 HR 3946 S 3235 HR 4451 S 2768 HR 4835 S 2807 S 1952 S 1936 HR 4016 HR 3874 S 2906 HR 4242 HR 4369 S 2357 HR 6539 HR 6581 HR 5683 HR 6582 HR 5693 HR 5671 HR 5649 HR 4450 HR 5452 HR 4871 S 2884 HR 6151 HR 4362 HR 4059 HR 6101 HR 4716 HR 4783 S 2372 HR 5921 S 2719 HR 6419 HR 6234 HR 4728 HR 5986 S 3241 HR 3832 HR 4457 HR 5314 HR 5864 HR 3819 HRES 809 HR 4132 HR 5246 HR 4243 HR 5966 HR 6398 HR 6066 HR 4106 S 3089 S 1990 HR 4898 HR 6418 S 2288 HR 4113 HR 4245 HR 6285 HR 5830 HR 5674 HR 5095 HR 3933 HR 4099 HR 4653 HRES 613 S 2473 HRES 611 HR 4635 HR 3865 HR 5866 HRES 1025 HR 3940 HR 3949 S 2821 HR 5938 HR 5500 HR 5486 HR 6566 HR 4055 HR 4830 HR 4852 HR 4793 S 2548 S 2565 SRES 551 S 2748 HR 5644 HR 5882 S 2402 S 1871 S 2356 HR 5920 S 1873 HR 5781 HR 4670 HR 4346 HRES 590 S 1881 HR 4328 S 1951
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478 as well as assuring the protection of medical care within the VA and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments; in support of S2294; in support of assuring that veterans will continue to receive their benefits during a federal government shutdown including S2323 and family benefits including HR 1928; in support of HR 4830 SIT-REP Act,; in support of the protection of veterans from over medication and the opioid epidemic including HR2652 and S992; protecting veterans finances from predatory lending S2304; in support of Burn Pit legislation HR5671; in support of HR5301 to allow surviving spouse to retainVA payment for the month veteran died. Lobbied in support of HR 5895 the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for fy2019. Lobbied in favor of HR 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018.
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 91, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 93 H.R. 95, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 105, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 H.R. 282, the Military Residency Choice Act H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 369 H.R. 457 H.R. 467, the VA Scheduling Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 501, the VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 611/ S. 152, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 907, the Newborn Improvement Act H.R. 918, the Veterans Urgent Access to Mental Health Care Act H.R. 927 H.R. 1005 H.R. 1058, VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 1063, the Veteran Prescription Continuity Act H.R. 1066, the VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 H.R. 1133, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 H.R. 1162, the No Hero Left Untreated Act H.R. 1206, the Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act H.R. 1259/ S. 493, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1328, the American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 H.R. 1329 H.R. 1390 H.R. 1472, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1506, the VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 1564 H.R. 1662 H.R. 1690, the Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act H.R. 1712, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act H.R. 1721 H.R. 1725, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 H.R. 1802, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1848, the Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 H.R. 1900, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act H.R. 1943, the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nations Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 1972, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2147/ S. 946, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 2225, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act H.R. 2322, Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights H.R. 2327, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2409 H.R. 2601, the Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 2631, the Justice for Service Members Act of 2017 H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veterans Credit Act H.R. 2772, the SEA Act H.R. 2787, the VET MD Act H.R. 3023 H.R. 3122, the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3197, the PUPPERS Act of 2017 H.R. 3642, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act H.R. 3656 H.R. 3657 H.R. 3696, the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act H.R. 3705, the Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 H.R. 3832, the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 3940, the Veterans Education Disabled Assistance Act H.R. 4099 H.R. 4242, the VA Care in the Community Act H.R. 4243 H.R. 4334, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2017 H.R. 4369, the, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans of America H.R. 4451, the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4635, the Peer-2-Peer Act H.R. 4830, the SIT-REP Act H.R. 4835, the Job TOOLS for Veterans Act H.R. 5044, the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act H.R. 5177, the Encouraging Veterans Employment Act H.R. 5413, the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018 H.R. 5418, the Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act H.R. 5467, the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5452, the Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2018 H.R. 5520, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 H.R. 5521, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act H.R. 5538 H.R. 5644, the VET OPP Act H.R. 5649, the Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5671/S. 3181, the Burn Pits Accountability Act H.R. 5674, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R. 5693, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act H.R. 5864, the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act H.R. 5938, the Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 H.R. 5974, the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act H.R. 6066 H.R. 6419, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018 H.R. 6764, the Full Military Honors Act of 2018 H.R. 6869, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act H.R. 6993 The Veteran Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences (CARE) Act House Draft Bill, the VA Energy Procurement and Environmental Assets House Draft Bill Regarding State Homes and Other Purposes House Draft Legislation Regarding the Veterans Crisis Line House Draft Bill Regarding Caregiver Expansion House Draft Bill Regarding HUD/VASH eligibility to include veterans with other than honorable discharges. House Draft Bill Regarding Access to Same Day Mental Health Services House Draft Bill, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act House Draft Bill on improving access to housing adaptations through VA for veterans with ALS. The Honoring Yesterdays Heroes Act S. 75 the Arla Harrell Act S. 86 S. 111, the Filipino Veterans Promise Act S. 115, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act S. 116 S. 152 S. 410, the Shawna Hill Post-9/11 Education Transferability Act S. 426, the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistance Employment and Education Act of 2017 S. 473 S. 514, the No Hero Left Untreated Act S. 591, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 S. 681, the Deborah Sampson Act S. 683, the Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 S. 712 S. 758, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 S. 764, the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 S. 784, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 798, the Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act S. 833, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 S. 882 S. 899, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Transition Improvement Act S. 1024, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 S. 1111, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act S. 1153, the Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 S. 1209 S. 1261, the Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 S. 1266, the Enhancing Veteran Care Act S. 1279, the Veterans Health Administration Reform Act S. 1325, the Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 S. 1550, the Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 S. 1596, the BRAVE Act of 2017 S. 1952, the VA Financial Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1990, the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2107, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 2131, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 2193, the Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 S. 2210, the Veteran PEER Act S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 2402 S. 2485, the Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2018 S. 2679, the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018 S. 2748, the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act S. 3184 S. 3302, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act S. 3313, the Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2018 S. 3507 S. 3528, the Care for Veterans Act of 2018 S. 3529, the VET PFAS Act Senate Draft, to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes. Senate Draft Bill, the PUPPERS Act of 2017 Senate protection and advocacy system draft legislation Senate Draft Bill, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to award grants to persons to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services for veterans transitioning from service in the Armed Forces who are at risk of suicide and for their families, and for other purposes. Senate Draft Bill, the Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act Senate Draft Bill on improving the Transition Assistance Program The Veterans Choice Act The Improving Veterans Access to Community Care Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act Implementation of P.L. 115-55, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Implementation of P.L. 115-48, the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
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HR 91 -- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT HR 93 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT HR 95 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 105 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 299 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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 HR 467 -- VA Scheduling Accountability Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 501 -- VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 -- To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT HR 906 -- Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 907 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT HR 918 -- Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT HR 1005 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT HR 1063 -- Veteran Prescription Continuity Act -- To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT HR 1066 -- VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1162 -- No Hero Left Untreated Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE HR 1181 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT HR 1259 -- VA Accountability First Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1328 -- American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 1390 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT HR 1506 -- VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 -- To amend Title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1564 -- VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 -- To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1848 -- Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT HR 1900 -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act -- To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1942 -- To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 1972 -- VA Billing Accountability Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2006 -- VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2020 -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. -- To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT HR 2147 -- Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2225 -- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT HR 2322 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes - OPPOSE HR 2327 -- Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2409 -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed -- To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - SUPPORT HR 2506 -- Veterans Wellness Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT HR 2601 -- Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 -- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2773 -- To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE HR 2787 -- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Medical Doctors Act -- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school - SUPPORT HR 3557 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT HR 3605 -- Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT HR 3642 -- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT HR 3657 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT HR 3696 -- Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights -- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3705 -- Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT HR 3832 -- Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3866 -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. -- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan - SUPPORT HR 4242 -- VA Care in the Community Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4243 -- Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 -- To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR 4245 -- Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 -- To direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4334 -- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act of 2017 -- To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4335 -- Servicemember Family Burial Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4635 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes -- To direct the VA Secretary to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 HR 5467 -- Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2008 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5521 -- VA Hiring Enhancement Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the non-applicability of non-Department of Veterans Affairs covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel, to permit the Veterans Health Administration to make contingent appointments, and to require certain Veterans Health Administration physicians to complete residency training - SUPPORT HR 5649 -- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT Public Law 115-182 [HR 5674; S 2372] -- VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or (VA MISSION Act of 2018). -- To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5693 -- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 HR 5786 -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. -- Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 5938 -- Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 -- To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the VA Secretary to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the VA, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 90; S 233 -- Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 1133; S 115 -- Veterans Transplant Coverage Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 2123; S 925 -- Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 3262; S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 -- Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S Res 112 -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day. -- Designating April 5, 2017, as Gold Star Wives Day - SUPPORT S 75 -- Arla Harrell Act -- To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 -- Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S 283 -- Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 423 -- CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 426 -- Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 -- To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 591 -- Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 609 -- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 681 -- Deborah Sampson Act -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S 683 -- Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S 706 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 744 -- Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 -- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S 758 -- Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 -- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 798 -- Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 804 -- 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 S 833 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 899 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 946 -- Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 -- To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 1153 -- Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) -- To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
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Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478 as well as assuring the protection of medical care within the VA and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments; in support of S2294; in support of assuring that veterans will continue to receive their benefits during a federal government shutdown including S2323 and family benefits including HR 1928; in support of HR 4830 SIT-REP Act,; in support of the protection of veterans from over medication and the opioid epidemic including HR2652 and S992; protecting veterans finances from predatory lending S2304; in support of Burn Pit legislation HR5671; in support of HR5301 to allow surviving spouse to retainVA payment for the month veteran died
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HR 4571, FAIR Heroes Act: Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act: Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act: Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor - Entire Bill HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act: Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely - Entire Bill HR 2222, HOMES Act: Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans - Entire Bill HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act: Teach veterans to train service dogs - Entire Bill HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act: Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entire Bill HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act: Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees HR 5467, Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act: Gives commissary privleges to all disabled veterans - Entire Bill HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act: Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform - Entire Bill HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.: Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation.: Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act: Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act: Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act: Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.: Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act: Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans - Entire Bill HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017: Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill Presidential Proclamation, : Recognition of August 7, 2018 as National Purple Heart Day S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act: Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017: Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act: Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans - Entire Bill S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017: Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017: Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act: Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy - Entire Bill S 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act: Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act: Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entir Bill S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act: Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act: Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act: Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill S 946, Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017: Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists - Entire Bill S 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act: Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program - Entire Bill HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act: Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts - Entire Bill HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act: Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act: Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Entire Bill HR 3642, Military SAVE Act: Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care - Entire Bill HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act: Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation - Entire Bill HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants: Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants - Entire Bill HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act: Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials - Entire Bill HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act: Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit - Entire Bill S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act: Improves compensation to veterans survivors-Entire Bill S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act: Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 4345, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act: Establish grants and training for veterans treatment courts HR 1928, Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act: Pay timely death gratuity in the case of a government shutdown-Entire Bill S 2386, Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act: Prevents veterans assigned a fiduciary from being placed on the do not sell list-Entire Bill HR 695, Department ofDefenseAppropriationsAct, 2018: Pass the bill, not a continuing resolution S 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act : Title 1 only - creates access standards for veterans community care S 2379, Military Spouse Employment Act : Provide child care for working military spouses-Entire Bill HR 4508, PROSPER Act: Oppose provisions that would roll back consumer protections for student veterans and servicemembers S 2372, VA MISSION Act: Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program - Entire Bill HR 5199, The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act: Oppose diversion of funding from Impact Aid in order to provide a voucher for military families living in selected school districts HR 5747, SOF Tax Cut Act: Extend the Combat Zone Tax Exclusion to servicemembers who are deployed on counter terrorism missions - Entire bill HR 6161, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs: Waive VA Home Loan funding fee for active duty Purple Heart recipients-Entire bill HR 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019: Various provisions related to military pay, health care, and personnel issues S Amdt 2411, : Repeal the law requiring a dollar-for-dollar deduction of VA benefits for service-connected deaths from the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities S Amdt 2622, : Gives commissary privleges to all disabled veterans S Amdt 2910, Complete the MISSION Amdt: Provide sufficient new resources required to implement the provisions of the VA MISSION Act, without triggering sequestration or requiring cuts to other VA programs Letter to Agency Ethics Official, : Do not eliminate regulations prohibiting VA employees from accepting gifts or compensation from for-profit schools Letter to Committee Chairmen, : Eliminate discrepanciesbetween the active duty and reserve components regarding the Joint Travel Regulations and their implementation CFP: Do not curtail access to information regarding public reporting and database of consumer complaints received by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 91, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 93 H.R. 95, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 105, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 H.R. 282, the Military Residency Choice Act H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 369 H.R. 457 H.R. 467, the VA Scheduling Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 501, the VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 611/ S. 152, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 907, the Newborn Improvement Act H.R. 918, the Veterans Urgent Access to Mental Health Care Act H.R. 927 H.R. 1005 H.R. 1058, VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 1063, the Veteran Prescription Continuity Act H.R. 1066, the VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 H.R. 1133, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 H.R. 1162, the No Hero Left Untreated Act H.R. 1206, the Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act H.R. 1259/ S. 493, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1328, the American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 H.R. 1329 H.R. 1390 H.R. 1472, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1506, the VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 1564 H.R. 1662 H.R. 1690, the Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act H.R. 1712, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act H.R. 1721 H.R. 1725, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 H.R. 1802, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1848, the Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 H.R. 1900, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act H.R. 1943, the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nations Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 1972, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2147/ S. 946, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 2225, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act H.R. 2322, Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights H.R. 2327, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2409 H.R. 2601, the Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 2631, the Justice for Service Members Act of 2017 H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veterans Credit Act H.R. 2772, the SEA Act H.R. 2787, the VET MD Act H.R. 3023 H.R. 3122, the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3197, the PUPPERS Act of 2017 H.R. 3642, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act H.R. 3656 H.R. 3657 H.R. 3696, the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act H.R. 3705, the Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 H.R. 3832, the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 3940, the Veterans Education Disabled Assistance Act H.R. 4099 H.R. 4242, the VA Care in the Community Act H.R. 4243 H.R. 4334, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2017 H.R. 4369, the, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans of America H.R. 4451, the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4635, the Peer-2-Peer Act H.R. 4830, the SIT-REP Act H.R. 4835, the Job TOOLS for Veterans Act H.R. 5044, the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act H.R. 5177, the Encouraging Veterans Employment Act H.R. 5413, the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018 H.R. 5467, the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5452, the Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2018 H.R. 5520, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 H.R. 5521, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act H.R. 5538 H.R. 5644, the VET OPP Act H.R. 5649, the Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5671/S. 3181, the Burn Pits Accountability Act H.R. 5674, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R. 5693, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act H.R. 5864, the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act H.R. 5938, the Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 H.R. 5974, the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act H.R. 6066 The Veteran Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences (CARE) Act House Draft Bill Regarding State Homes and Other Purposes House Draft Legislation Regarding the Veterans Crisis Line House Draft Bill Regarding Caregiver Expansion Discussion of hospital care and medical services for veterans and dependents stationed at military installations who were exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. House Draft Bill Regarding Access to Same Day Mental Health Services House Draft Bill Regarding the Provision of a Supplemental Benefit to Widows of Veterans Who Die Due to ALS House Draft Bill, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act House Draft Bill, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act The Honoring Yesterdays Heroes Act S. 75 the Arla Harrell Act S. 86 S. 111, the Filipino Veterans Promise Act S. 115, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act S. 116 S. 152 S. 410, the Shawna Hill Post-9/11 Education Transferability Act S. 426, the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistance Employment and Education Act of 2017 S. 473 S. 591, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 S. 681, the Deborah Sampson Act S. 683, the Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 S. 712 S. 758, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 S. 764, the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 S. 784, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 798, the Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act S. 833, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 S. 882 S. 899, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Transition Improvement Act S. 1024, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 S. 1111, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act S. 1153, the Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 S. 1209 S. 1261, the Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 S. 1266, the Enhancing Veteran Care Act S. 1279, the Veterans Health Administration Reform Act S. 1325, the Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 S. 1519, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 1550, the Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 S. 2107, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 2131, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 2193, the Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 S. 2210, the Veteran PEER Act S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 2402 S. 2679, the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018 Senate Draft, to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes. Senate Draft Bill, the PUPPERS Act of 2017 Senate protection and advocacy system draft legislation The Veterans Choice Act The Improving Veterans Access to Community Care Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act Implementation of P.L. 115-55, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
2018 · second_quarter · Defense
--Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for H.R. 3642, The Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act to Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY). (4 Apr 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham, (President and CEO - AUSA) met with Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, to discuss Army endstrength; AH-64s in the Army National Guard; Section 1045 of the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act; AUSA 2018 Focus Areas; and DoD 4th estate reductions. (25 Apr 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for H.R. 5781, The Students LIVE Act of 2018 to Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY). (26 Apr 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) electronically sent a copy of the AUSA 2018 Focus Areas to all legislative directors and military legislative assistants in Congress. (2 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) electronically sent a copy of the AUSA 2018 Focus Areas to all professional staff members from the House Armed Services Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. (2 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with Sean Griffin, Legal Analyst for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) to discuss AUSA 2018 Focus Areas; and a potential NDAA amendment (3 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with Tom Seaman, Wounded Warrior Fellow, and Clayton Swope, Military Legislative Assistant to Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) for an introductory meeting and to discuss AUSA 2018 Focus Areas. (7 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with Shaun Taylor, Military Legislative Assistant to Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) for an introductory meeting and to discuss AUSA 2018 Focus Areas. (9 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham, (President and CEO - AUSA) met with Brian Potts, Clerk, Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, to discuss FY19 Defense Appropriations timing and the Army Futures Command. (9 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham (President and CEO - AUSA) met with Chris Brose, Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and the Army Futures Command. (9 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham (President and CEO - AUSA) met with Sam Fletcher, National Security Advisor to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee, for an introductory meeting and to discuss AUSA 2018 Focus Areas and the Army Futures Command. (9 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham (President and CEO - AUSA) met with Sen. James Inhofe, (R-OK) to discuss the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, AFRICOM; AH-64s for Army National Guard and the Army Futures Command. (9 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham (President and CEO - AUSA) met with Jen Stewart, Staff Director, House Armed Services Committee to discuss the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, AFRICOM; Section 1045 of the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act and the Army Futures Command. (11 May 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for a Military Coalition letter to Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) on S.339, The Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017. (7 June 2018) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for a Military Coalition letter to HASC/SASC Leadership (McCain/Reed/Thornberry/Smith) on Amendment 629 (Extend commissary and PX privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities, and Purple Heart recipients and their designated caregivers) to H.R. 5515, fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. (29 June 2018)
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
PL 115-65 [H.R. 2519, S. 1182]: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act / require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion - SUPPORT PL 115-75 [H.R. 1329; S. 784]: Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 / effective December 1, 2017 increase 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, to amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to improve the processing of claims by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-86 [H.R. 1545]: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act / amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-95 [S. 1266] : Enhancing Veteran Care Act / authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT PL 115-95; [S 1266]Enhancing Veteran Care Act: authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT PL 115-130; [HR 1725] - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit certain reports relating to medical evidence submitted in support of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary.: direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit certain reports relating to medical evidence submitted in support of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary - SUPPORT PL 115-131; [HR 3122] - Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017: protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-136; [HR 3656] - To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable: amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable - SUPPORT PL 115-159; [S 324] - State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017: amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 91: Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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. 93: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 95: Veterans Access to Child Care Act / amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 105: Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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. 467: VA Scheduling Accountability Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 501: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 / To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 888 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans: amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 906: Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act / To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 907: Newborn Care Improvement Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT H.R. 918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT H.R. 1005: To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 1063: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act / To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT H.R. 1066: VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1162: No Hero Left Untreated Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE H.R. 1181: Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1259: VA Accountability First Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1328: American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT H.R. 1564: VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 / To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1848: Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT H.R. 1900: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act / To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1942: To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. / To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1972: VA Billing Accountability Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2006: VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2020: To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. / To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT H.R. 2147: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 / To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2225: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT H.R. 2327: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2506: Veterans Wellness Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT H.R. 2601: Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 / To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2773: To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE H.R. 3557: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT H.R. 3605: Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT H.R. 3642: Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT H.R. 3657: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT H.R. 3705: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT H.R. 4242: VA Care in the Community Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 4243: Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 / To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) HR4245 - Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017: direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT HR 4335 - Servicemember Family Burial Act: amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4958 - Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018: increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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 H.R. 90; S. 233: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1133; S. 115: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2123, S. 925: Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 3262, S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT HR 4910; S 2372 - Veteran Cemetery Benefit Correction Act: amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 75: Arla Harrell Act / To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 242 - Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act: amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes - OPPOSE S. 283: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 423: CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 591: Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 / To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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. 609: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 681: Deborah Sampson Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S. 683: Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S. 706: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 744: Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 / To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S. 758: Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 / To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 798: Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 804: 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 S. 833: Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 899: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 946: Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 / To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1153: Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) / To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1209: 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, U.S.C., to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1261: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require the VA Secretary to pay the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to certain veterans, to establish cost-sharing amounts for veterans receiving care at an emergency room of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1279: Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1318: Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2017 / To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1325: Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the authorities of the VA Secretary to hire, recruit, and train employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1467: Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act / To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1550: Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 / To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 2038 - Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2016: amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korean, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 2097 - State Veterans Home Program Improvement Act of 2017: amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the administration of State homes furnishing care to veterans under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 2105 - o modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.: modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S 2107 - Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act: amend title 38, U.S.C., to require the Under Secretary of Health to report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practit
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478 as well as assuring the protection of medical care within the VA and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments; in support of S2294; in support of assuring that veterans will continue to receive their benefits during a federal government shutdown including S2323 and family benefits including HR 1928; in support of HR 4830 SIT-REP Act,; in support of the protection of veterans from over medication and the opiod epidemic including HR2652 and S992; protecting veterans finances from predatory lending S2304
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied on legislation to improve TRICARE options for SSDI-eligible veterans (FAIR Heroes Act, H.R. 4571, S. 2117); to improve and consolidate VA community care programs (S. 2193, 2. 2184, H.R. 4242; H.R. 1625, re Veterans Choice Program); to improve access to peer support programs at VA for female veterans (Peer-2-Peer Counseling Act, H.R. 4635); to protect student veterans from predatory lending practices (Military and Veterans Education Protection Act. S.2109, H.R. 4632); to review VA assets and infrastructure (Asset and Infrastructure Review Act, H.R. 4243); to improve access to military commissaries for disabled veterans (Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act, H.R. 5467); to protect gun rights for certain veterans with fiduciaries (Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, H.R. 1181); to improve health outcomes for military sexual trauma victims (Military SAVE Act, H.R. 3642).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
HR 4571, FAIR Heroes Act - Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act - Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor - Entire Bill HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act - Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely - Entire Bill HR 2222, HOMES Act - Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans - Entire Bill HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Teach veterans to train service dogs - Entire Bill HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entire Bill HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act - Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees HR 5467, Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act - Gives commissary privleges to all disabled veterans - Entire Bill HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act - Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform - Entire Bill HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation. - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act - Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans - Entire Bill HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill Presidential Proclamation, - Recognition of August 7, 2018 as National Purple Heart Day S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act - Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017 - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act - Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans - Entire Bill S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy - Entire Bill S 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entir Bill S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill S 946, Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017 - Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists - Entire Bill S 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act - Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program - Entire Bill HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act - Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts - Entire Bill HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act - Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Entire Bill HR 3642, Military SAVE Act - Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care - Entire Bill HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act - Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation - Entire Bill HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants - Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants - Entire Bill HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act - Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials - Entire Bill HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act - Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit - Entire Bill S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act - Improves compensation to veterans survivors-Entire Bill S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act - Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 4345, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act - Establish grants and training for veterans treatment courts HR 1928, Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act - Pay timely death gratuity in the case of a government shutdown-Entire Bill S 2386, Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act - Prevents veterans assigned a fiduciary from being placed on the do not sell list-Entire Bill HR 695, Department ofDefenseAppropriationsAct, 2018 - Pass the bill, not a continuing resolution S 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act - Title 1 only - creates access standards for veterans community care S 2379, Military Spouse Employment Act - Provide child care for working military spouses-Entire Bill HR 4508, PROSPER Act - Oppose provisions that would roll back consumer protections for student veterans and servicemembers Fully Fund the Peer Reviewed Vision Trauma Program; Oppose any roll back of the consumer protections for the GI Bill Oppose the reinstatement recognition of Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools Support Fully fund veterans interoperable health record Include veterans community care provisions in omnibus Appropriations Act, HR 1625; Fully fund Gulf War Illness research
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 91, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 93 H.R. 95, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 105, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 H.R. 282, the Military Residency Choice Act H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 369 H.R. 457 H.R. 467, the VA Scheduling Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 501, the VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 611/ S. 152, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 907, the Newborn Improvement Act H.R. 918, the Veterans Urgent Access to Mental Health Care Act H.R. 927 H.R. 936, the Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 H.R. 1005 H.R. 1058, VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 1063, the Veteran Prescription Continuity Act H.R. 1066, the VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 H.R. 1133, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 H.R. 1162, the No Hero Left Untreated Act H.R. 1206, the Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act H.R. 1259/ S. 493, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1328, the American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 H.R. 1329 H.R. 1390 H.R. 1472, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1506, the VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 1564 H.R. 1662 H.R. 1690, the Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act H.R. 1712, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act H.R. 1721 H.R. 1725, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 H.R. 1802, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1848, the Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 H.R. 1900, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act H.R. 1943, the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nations Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 1972, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2147/ S. 946, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 2225, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act H.R. 2322, Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights H.R. 2327, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2601, the Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 2631, the Justice for Service Members Act of 2017 H.R. 2683, the Protecting Veterans Credit Act H.R. 2772, the SEA Act H.R. 3122, the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3642, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act H.R. 3656 H.R. 3657 H.R. 3705, the Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 H.R. 3832, the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 4242, the VA Care in the Community Act H.R. 4243 H.R. 4334, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2017 H.R. 4369, the, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans of America H.R. 4635, the Peer-2-Peer Act H.R. 5467, the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 The Veteran Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences (CARE) Act House Draft Bill Regarding State Homes and Other Purposes House Draft Legislation Regarding the Veterans Crisis Line House Draft Bill Regarding Caregiver Expansion Discussion of hospital care and medical services for veterans and dependents stationed at military installations who were exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. House Draft Bill Regarding Medicinal Cannabis The Honoring Yesterdays Heroes Act S. 75 the Arla Harrell Act S. 86 S. 111, the Filipino Veterans Promise Act S. 115, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act S. 116 S. 152 S. 410, the Shawna Hill Post-9/11 Education Transferability Act S. 426, the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistance Employment and Education Act of 2017 S. 473 S. 591, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 S. 681, the Deborah Sampson Act S. 683, the Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 S. 712 S. 758, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 S. 764, the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 S. 784, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 798, the Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act S. 833, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 S. 882 S. 899, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Transition Improvement Act S. 1024, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 S. 1153, the Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 S. 1209 S. 1261, the Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 S. 1266, the Enhancing Veteran Care Act S. 1279, the Veterans Health Administration Reform Act S. 1325, the Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 S. 1519, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 1550, the Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 S. 2107, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 2131, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 2193, the Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 S. 2210, the Veteran PEER Act S. 2402 The Veterans Choice Act The Improving Veterans Access to Community Care Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act Implementation of P.L. 115-55, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Senate Draft, to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes. Senate protection and advocacy system draft legislation
2017 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
PL 115-86 [H.R. 1545]: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act / amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-65 [H.R. 2519, S. 1182]: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act / require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion - SUPPORT PL 115-75 [H.R. 1329; S. 784]: Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 / effective December 1, 2017 increase 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, to amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to improve the processing of claims by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-95 [S. 1266] : Enhancing Veteran Care Act / authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 91: Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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. 93: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 95: Veterans Access to Child Care Act / amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 105: Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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. 467: VA Scheduling Accountability Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 501: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 / To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 906: Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act / To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 907: Newborn Care Improvement Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT H.R. 918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care and for other purposes. - SUPPORT H.R. 1005: To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 1063: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act / To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT H.R. 1066: VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1162: No Hero Left Untreated Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE H.R. 1181: Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1259: VA Accountability First Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1328: American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT H.R. 1545: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1564: VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 / To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1725: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1848: Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT H.R. 1900: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act / To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1942: To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. / To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1972: VA Billing Accountability Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2006: VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2020: To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. / To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT H.R. 2147: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 / To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2225: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT H.R. 2327: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2506: Veterans Wellness Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT H.R. 2601: Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 / To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2773: To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE H.R. 3122: Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 / To protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 3557: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT H.R. 3605: Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT H.R. 3642: Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT H.R. 3656: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable - SUPPORT H.R. 3657: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT H.R. 3705: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT H.R. 4242: VA Care in the Community Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 4243: Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 / To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) H.R. 90; S. 233: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1133; S. 115: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2123, S. 925: Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 3262, S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 75: Arla Harrell Act / To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 283: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 324: State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT S. 423: CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 591: Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 / To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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. 609: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 681: Deborah Sampson Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S. 683: Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S. 706: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 744: Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 / To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S. 758: Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 / To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 798: Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 804: 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 S. 833: Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 899: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 946: Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 / To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1153: Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) / To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1209: 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, U.S.C., to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1261: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require the VA Secretary to pay the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to certain veterans, to establish cost-sharing amounts for veterans receiving care at an emergency room of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1279: Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1318: Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2017 / To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1325: Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the authorities of the VA Secretary to hire, recruit, and train employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1467: Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act / To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1550: Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 / To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 2184: Veteran Community Care and Access Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 2193: Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
2017 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 1162, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy; HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders; HR 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits; HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act - Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor; HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act - Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely; HR 2222, HOMES Act - Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans; HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Teach veterans to train service dogs; HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims; HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act - Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs; HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act - Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees; HR 2704, Purple Hear Heroes Act - Gives commissary privleges to all Purple Heart recipients; HR 2810, National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018 - Matters related to compensation, personnel and health care issues; HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act - Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform; HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans; HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation. - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay; HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay; HR 3642, Military SAVE Act - Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care; HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act - Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation; HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants - Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants; HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act - Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials; HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act - Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts; HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act - Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit; HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits; HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals; HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors; HR 906, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017 - Would create a public registry of individuals who file claims with asbestos trusts; HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act - Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans; HR 918, Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act - Allows veterans with other than honorable discharges to receive VA mental health care on an urgent basis; HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26; S 1519, National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018 - Matters related to compensation, personnel and health care issues; S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act - Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors; S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act - Improves compensation to veterans survivors; S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act - Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE; S 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act - Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program; S 315, Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act - Authorizes a monument; S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017 - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors; S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act - Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans; S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans; S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26; S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy; S 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits; S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims; S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay; S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders; S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals; S 946, Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017 - Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists; Federal Rule - Do not allow Veterans Affairs employees to receive compensation from for-profit schools; Federal Rule - Do not eliminate grandfather provision of 2017 NDAA for TRICARE beneficiaries; Grant a new building to house the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; Prioritize consumer protections for veterans and servicemembers; Preserve Public Service Loan Forgiveness; Make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent; Pass a full defense budget, not a continuing resolution; Fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs; Extend Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans; Recognition of August 7, 2018 as National Purple Heart Day; Establish one unified health record keeping system for use by both VA and DOD;
2017 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478; and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule"supporting H.R. 1379 "Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Purple Heart Recipients" supporting S. 681, ending the 15 year limit for the Post 9/11 GI bill H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments
2017 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Gender based health services (general); Provider scope of practice (general); Maternity Care (general); Military Sexual Trauma (general); Abortion (general); H.R. 2452/S. 681, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3642, Military SAVE Act.
Client expense: $485,365 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Defense
--Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for a Military Coalition letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership (Thornberry/Smith/McCain/Reed) on the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. (30 Oct 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for legislation introduced by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) for the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act. (H.R. 3642) (31 Oct 2017) --Mrs. Julie Rudowski (Assistant Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with White House officials to discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Public law no. 115-97) and the effect it would have on military personnel. (7 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for legislation introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) for the Military & Veteran Protection Act. (S. 2109) (8 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) for the Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act. (S. 2117/H.R. 4571) (9 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with MG John Ferrari, Director, Army Program Analysis and Evaluation, G-8, to discuss Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations and Fiscal Year 2019 Army priorities. (29 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and LTG (Retired) Guy Swan, Vice President for Education-AUSA) met with Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) to discuss Army issues. (30 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for a Military Coalition letter to House and Senate Leadership (Ryan/Pelosi/McConnell/Schumer and Appropriations Committee Leadership (Frelinghuysen/Lowey/Cochran/Leahy) on the timing of a Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations bill. (14 Dec 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for proposed legislation by Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) that would amend the Fair Housing Act to reflect Department of Veterans Affairs-approved institutes of higher education, on-the-job training, or apprenticeship program housing allowances as qualifying income. (13 Dec 2017) --GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham (President and CEO - AUSA) sent a letter of support to the House Armed Services Committee Leadership (Thornberry/Smith) on the Credentialing, Educating, & Relevant Training Initiative For Your (CERTIFY) Heroes Act. (H.R. 4633) (20 Dec 2017)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 91, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 93 H.R. 95, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 105, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 H.R. 282, the Military Residency Choice Act H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 369 H.R. 457 H.R. 467, the VA Scheduling Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 501, the VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 611/ S. 152, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 907, the Newborn Improvement Act H.R. 918, the Veterans Urgent Access to Mental Health Care Act H.R. 927 H.R. 936, the Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 H.R. 1005 H.R. 1058, VA Provider Equity Act H.R. 1063, the Veteran Prescription Continuity Act H.R. 1066, the VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 H.R. 1133, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 H.R. 1162, the No Hero Left Untreated Act H.R. 1259/ S. 493, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1328, the American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 H.R. 1329 H.R. 1390 H.R. 1472, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 1564 H.R. 1662 H.R. 1690, the Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act H.R. 1712, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act H.R. 1721 H.R. 1725, the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 H.R. 1802, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1900, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act H.R. 1943, the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nations Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 1972, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2147/ S. 946, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 2225, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act H.R. 2327, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2601, the Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 2631, the Justice for Service Members Act of 2017 H.R. 2772, the SEA Act H.R. 3122, the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3642, the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act H.R. 3656 H.R. 3657 H.R. 4242 H.R. 4369, the, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans of America H.R. 4635, the Peer-2-Peer Act The Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 The Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 The Veteran Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences (CARE) Act House Draft Bill Regarding State Homes and Other Purposes House Draft Legislation Regarding the Veterans Crisis Line The Honoring Yesterdays Heroes Act S. 75 the Arla Harrell Act S. 86 S. 111, the Filipino Veterans Promise Act S. 115, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act S. 116 S. 152 S. 410, the Shawna Hill Post-9/11 Education Transferability Act S. 426, the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistance Employment and Education Act of 2017 S. 473 S. 591, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 S. 681, the Deborah Sampson Act S. 683, the Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 S. 712 S. 758, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 S. 764, the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 S. 784, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 798, the Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act S. 833, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 S. 882 S. 899, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Transition Improvement Act S. 1024, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 S. 1153, the Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 S. 1209 S. 1261, the Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 S. 1266, the Enhancing Veteran Care Act S. 1279, the Veterans Health Administration Reform Act S. 1325, the Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 S. 1519, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 2107, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 2131, VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 2210, the Veteran PEER Act The Veterans Choice Act The Improving Veterans Access to Community Care Act The Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 Implementation of P.L. 113-146, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act Senate Draft, to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes. Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 Senate P&A draft legislation
2017 · fourth_quarter · Defense
H.R.10 - Financial CHOICE Act, H.J.Res.61 - amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, H.R.3642 - Military SAVE Act,
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478; and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule"supporting H.R. 1379 "Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Purple Heart Recipients" supporting S. 681, ending the 15 year limit for the Post 9/11 GI bill H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Hearings by |
| October 24, 2017 |
| Veterans' Affairs Committee | House | Referred to | August 4, 2017 |
| August 4, 2017 |
| Republican |
| AS |
| Barbara Comstock | Republican | VA |
| Bill Huizenga | Republican | MI |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Bradley Byrne | Republican | AL |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | Democratic | MI |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY |
| Bruce Poliquin | Republican | ME |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carlos Curbelo | Republican | FL |
| Chris Collins | Republican | NY |
| Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | IL |
| Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Republican | NY |
| Daniel Webster | Republican | FL |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David G. Valadao | Republican | CA |
| David P. Joyce | Republican | OH |
| Dennis A. Ross | Republican | FL |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Elise M. Stefanik | Republican | NY |
| Erik Paulsen | Republican | MN |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Harold Rogers | Republican | KY |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| Jackie Walorski | Republican | IN |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | NE |
| Jim Cooper | Democratic | TN |
| Jim Jordan | Republican | OH |
| Jody B. Hice | Republican | GA |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John J. Faso | Republican | NY |
| John K. Delaney | Democratic | MD |
| John R. Moolenaar | Republican | MI |
| John Ratcliffe | Republican | TX |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Keith J. Rothfus | Republican | PA |
| Ken Buck | Republican | CO |
| Kevin Yoder | Republican | KS |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luke Messer | Republican | IN |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Mia B. Love | Republican | UT |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Mike Bishop | Republican | MI |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Stephen Knight | Republican | CA |
| Stevan Pearce | Republican | NM |
| Steve Chabot | Republican | OH |
| Steven M. Palazzo | Republican | MS |
| Susan W. Brooks | Republican | IN |
| Ted S. Yoho | Republican | FL |
| Thomas MacArthur | Republican | NJ |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Rice | Republican | SC |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $65,208 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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)
Client expense: $46,327 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
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)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $53,114 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $96,072 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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)