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Veteran Employment Transition Act or the VET Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to collect contact information from service members and share the information with veterans' service organizations for purposes of outreach regarding benefits, employment opportunities, and other programs and events.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 464 - To amend title 38, USC, 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. H.R. 663 - Burn Pits Accountability Act, to direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health assessments, separation history and physical examinations, and other assessments an evaluation of whether a member of the Armed Forces has been exposed to open burn pits or toxic airborne chemicals, and for other purposes. H.R. 2385 - NCA Cemetery Grant Bill, to permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program. H.R. 3224, S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3228, VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act, To amend title 38, United States code, to authorize health professional trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine, and for other purposes. H.R. 3450 - To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. H.R. 3495 - Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families through the award of grants to such entities, and for other purposes. H.R. 3826 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. H.R. 4589 - Grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care. H.R. 4920 - Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain small business contracting requirements applicable to the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program, and for other purposes. H.R.4941 - VET Act, to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition Assistance Program by allowing certain veterans service organizations to contact veterans regarding benefits and to better inform veterans of employment opportunities, and for other purposes H.R. 7566 - COVS Act, to allow the Administrator of the General Services Administration to transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution, and or other purposes. S.785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, to improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S.2138 - Small-Dollar and Veterans Loans Enhancement Act, to waive participant fees on small-dollar and veteran Express loans in the largest loan program of the Small Business Administration to close the capital gap for underserved business owners, and for other purposes. S.2361 - Closing the Credit Gap Act of 2019, to amend the Small Business Act to increase lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. S.3584, CARES Act, To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.4393 - TEAM Act of 2020, to improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 464 - To amend title 38, USC, 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. H.R. 663 - Burn Pits Accountability Act, to direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health assessments, separation history and physical examinations, and other assessments an evaluation of whether a member of the Armed Forces has been exposed to open burn pits or toxic airborne chemicals, and for other purposes. H.R. 2385 - NCA Cemetery Grant Bill, to permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program. H.R. 3224, S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3228, VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act, To amend title 38, United States code, to authorize health professional trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine, and for other purposes. H.R. 3450 - To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. H.R. 3495 - Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families through the award of grants to such entities, and for other purposes. H.R. 3826 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. H.R. 4589 - Grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care. H.R. 4920 - Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain small business contracting requirements applicable to the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program, and for other purposes. H.R.4941 - VET Act, to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition Assistance Program by allowing certain veterans service organizations to contact veterans regarding benefits and to better inform veterans of employment opportunities, and for other purposes H.R. 7566 - COVS Act, to allow the Administrator of the General Services Administration to transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution, and or other purposes. S.785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, to improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S.2138 - Small-Dollar and Veterans Loans Enhancement Act, to waive participant fees on small-dollar and veteran Express loans in the largest loan program of the Small Business Administration to close the capital gap for underserved business owners, and for other purposes. S.2361 - Closing the Credit Gap Act of 2019, to amend the Small Business Act to increase lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. S.3584, CARES Act, To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.4393 - TEAM Act of 2020, to improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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| CA |
| Jared F. Golden | Democratic | ME |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Paul Cook | Republican | CA |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |