Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020

H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 2094, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3932, Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act; H.R. 4771, VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act; H.R. 5610, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 5697, Veterans Acute Crisis Care for Emergent Suicide Symptoms (ACCESS) Act of 2020; H.R. 5761, AUTO for Veterans Act; H.R. 5957, K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6125, Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020; H.R. 6493, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act; H.R. 6590, To defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period.; H.R. 6591, To ensure that veterans receive timely and effective health care under the Veterans Community Care Program and Veterans Care Agreements during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act; H.R. 6845, No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act; H.R. 6997, Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act; H.R. 7003, Work for Warriors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7443, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim.; S. 332, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1023, Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act; S. 1034, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216, A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 2950, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019; S. 3444, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3761, Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020; S. 3812, WWII Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligibility Act; S. 3899, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; HJRes. 76, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".; P.L. 116-23, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019; P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Provide automatic payments to the very low-income seniors and persons with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income as well as low-income veterans who receive benefits from the Veterans Administration; Identify and electronically pay Recovery Rebates to recipients of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits who do not file federal tax returns and are eligible for these payments; Ask that VA immediately suspend the unilateral decision to eliminate VSO review and allow for a more robust discussion with VSO partners before making such a significant change; Enforcing 38 U.S.C. 3696, which is critical in stopping harm to veterans and military-connected students, protecting the GI Bill from fraud, and sending a deterrent message to other potential violators of federal law; Maintain the policy of permitting accredited service officers from Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to review claims decisions for accuracy during the 48-hour period preceding final promulgation; Veterans Travel Reimbursement Rates.

Client expense: $507,652 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.

H.R. 1199 - VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019; H.R. 1527 - Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act; H.R. 2056 - To recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2094 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224 - Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3788 - VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3798 - Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; H.R. 3826 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 5245 - SHIELD for Veterans Act; H.R. 5610 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 566 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 5697 - Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2020; H.R. 6092 - Veteran's Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act; H.R. 6528 - VA RAISES Act; H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act; H.R. 6933 - Caring for Survivors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7441 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; H.R. 7469 - Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act; H.R. 7504 - VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020; H.R. 7541 - VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020; H.R. 7608 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7609 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7747 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 7784 - VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act; H.R. 7795 - Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020; H.R. 7879 - VA Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 7888 - REACH VET reporting Act; H.R. 7964 - Peer Support for Veteran Families Act; H.R. 8033 - Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act; H.R. 8068 - American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act; H.R. 8084 - Lethal Means Safety Training Act; H.R. 8130 - VA Peer Specialists Act; H.R. 8144 - VA Mental Health Staffing Act; H.R. 8145 - To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8237 - Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act; H.R. 8247 - Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act; H.R. 8319 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8412 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish goals for the timely delivery of medical and appointments, to make publicly available certain information regarding wait times under the community care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8427 - To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.; S. 332 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act; S. 785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019; S. 1034 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216 - A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 3444 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3587 - Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019; S. 3613 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen existing benefits for certain descendants of veterans exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.; S. 3899 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; S. 4124 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; S. 4393 - TEAM Act of 2020; S. 4572 - Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S. 4594 - Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020; ANS for Veterans ACCESS; Addition of four presumptives for Agent Orange exposure.

Lobbied against the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) decision to change standards for Veterans Service Representatives and potentially dismiss employees. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension Exam positions. Lobbied against H.R. 7287/S. 4365, A bill to clarify licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for changes to S. 4511, Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020. Lobbied against the severe reduction of "excluded time" proposed by the VA in the "#bestyearever" plan. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied against the elimination of Claims Assistant positions across the VBA. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied to support and amend H.R. 7784 the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8247, the COMPACT Act of 2020. Lobbied to support H.R. 6082, the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 524/H.R. 2791, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019. Lobbied for changes to the VA-SBA Act, as it appeared in S. 4520 and the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1615, the Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 805, the Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-Time for Debts for Veterans Act of 2020 or the SHIELD for Veterans Act of 2020. Lobbied to support S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019. Lobbied against S. 4393, the Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020, or the TEAM Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7111, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to the VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019, including H.R. 1199, S. 746, S. 3587. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7105, the DELIVER Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act on 2019. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1133 and S. 462 to restore full Title 38 collective bargaining rights. Lobbied against Section 501 of S. 785 that would convert VA psychologists from hybrid Title 38 to full Title 38 and lobbied for more recruitment and retention incentives for VA psychologists. Lobbied for Congressional oversight on the VA's behavior during the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement. Lobbied on changes to the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for AIR Act funding moratorium. Lobbied for AIR Act repeal. Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied to improve H.R. 3530, the "Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act." Specifically, sections on clinician reporting and clear record agreements. Lobbied against S. 1906/H.R. 3495, the "Improve Well-being for Veterans Act" to provide grants to outside groups to provide mental health treatment referrals for mental health treatment and wraparound services to veterans. Lobbied for Representative Takano's "Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3495" Lobbied against S. 221, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act" to report every Title 38 clinician adverse action to national practitioner data bank and state licensing board and prohibit every VA employee from entering into a clear record agreement. Lobbied against H.R. 3996, the "VA Design Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019" that would force the VA to use the designed build process. Lobbied against H.R. 3995, the "Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019." Lobbied against S. 1101, the "Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019." Lobbied against certain provisions in the draft legislation, the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020. Lobbied for the expanded use of telework during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lobbied for a stronger and more transparent Defense Production Act with an expanded stakeholder role for front line employees and their unions, including additional PPE for VA employees at VA Medical Centers and Regional Offices. Lobbied for the presumption that VA Medical Workers who contract COVID-19 did so while on duty. Lobbied for VA Medical Workers to get Pandemic Premium Pay. AFGE provided a Statement for the Record for a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing entitled, VAs Response to COVID-19 across the VA Enterprise on December 9, 2020. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 8275, the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020." Lobbied to support H.R. 6141, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act. Lobbied to support S. 514, the Deborah Samson Act. Lobbied to support S. 629, Accountability in Department of Veterans Affairs Scheduling and Consult Management Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 711, CARE for Reservists Act of 2019. Lobbied against S. 3235, Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.

H.R. 95, the Homeless Veteran Families Act H.R. 96 H.R. 100, the Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 444, the Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2019 H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act H.R. 464 H.R. 485, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act H.R. 561, the Preparing Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 566, the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act H.R. 592, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act H.R. 663/S. 191, the Burn Pits Accountability Act H.R. 697 H.R. 712, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 H.R. 840, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 1163/S. 902, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act H.R. 1271, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Health Professionals Act of 2019 (VET HP Act) H.R. 1381/S. 554, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act H.R. 1527, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act H.R. 1702, the Free Veterans from Fees Act H.R. 1718/S. 791, the GI Education Benefits Fairness Act H.R. 1721, the Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 1722, the Build a Better VA Act H.R. 1749, the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Act H.R. 1750, the Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act H.R. 1911, the SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act H.R. 1963, the Expanding Care for Veterans Act H.R. 2045/S. 1003, the Veterans Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 2094/S. 1034, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2109, the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act H.R. 2221/S. 1283, the Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2223, the Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 2224, the Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act H.R. 2225 H.R. 2227/S. 1118, the Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 2333, the Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act H.R. 2340, the Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veterans Suicides Act H.R. 2398, the Veterans HOUSE Act H.R. 2435, the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act H.R. 2557, the Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act H.R. 2555, the Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act H.R. 2628, the VET CARE Act of 2019 H.R. 2645, the Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2681 H.R. 2716, the Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019 H.R. 2736, the Veterans Estate Transfer to Survivors Act H.R. 2752, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act H.R. 2791, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 H.R. 2798, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 2803/S. 1461, the Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act. H.R. 2816, the Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 2846, the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act H.R. 2866, the VA Community Infrastructure Act H.R. 2924, the Housing for Women Veterans Act H.R. 2934, the GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act H.R. 2942/S. 3182, the HEALTH Act H.R. 2972 H.R. 2982, the Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act H.R. 3010, the Honoring All Veterans Act H.R. 3036, the Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act H.R. 3083, the AIR Acceleration Act H.R. 3112, the For Profit Fraud Act H.R. 3221/S. 1047, the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3224, the Deborah Sampson Act H.R. 3228, the VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act H.R. 3350, the VA Emergency Transportation Act H.R. 3495, the IMPROVE Act H.R. 3504, the Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3535, the GI Bill Work Study Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3582 H.R. 3598, the FREED Vets Act H.R. 3636, the Caring for Our Women Veterans Act H.R. 3798, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act H.R. 3867, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act H.R. 4096, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2019 H.R. 4138, the State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act H.R. 4154, the Leave No Veteran Behind Act H.R. 4182, the Women Veterans Support Act H.R. 4281, the ACCESS to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act H.R. 4305, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act. H.R. 4334, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act H.R. 4451, the Support Our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act H.R. 4526, the Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act H.R. 4554 H.R. 4588, the Modernizing VAs Records Management Program Act H.R. 4589 H.R. 4681, the National World War II Memorial Commemorative Coin Act H.R. 4748, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 4908, the Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act H.R. 4920, the Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act H.R. 4949, the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act H.R. 4985, the Veterans Residential Care Choice Act H.R. 5019, the Veterans Legal Support Act of 2019 H.R. 5030, the VA Suicide Prevention Services Accountability Act H.R. 5045, the Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act H.R. 5048, the Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act H.R. 5245, the SHIELD for Veterans Act H.R. 5447 H.R. 5487, the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act H.R. 5610, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act H.R. 5639, the Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act H.R. 5682, the Care for Veterans Act of 2020 H.R. 5697, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2020 H.R. 5739, the Blast Exposure Protection Act H.R. 5750, the Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020 H.R. 5761/S. 4155, the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans (AUTO) Act H.R. 5766, the VET TEC Expansion Act H.R. 5724, the Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act H.R. 5781 H.R. 5867, the STOP Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act H.R. 6013, the Veteran Families Financial Support Act H.R. 6039 H.R. 6060, the Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act H.R. 6073 H.R. 6082, the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act H.R. 6092, the Veterans Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act H.R. 6141, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act H.R. 6157, the Transparency for Student Veterans Act H.R. 6168, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020 H.R. 6262, the Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act H.R. 6322, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 H.R. 6412 H.R. 6493, the Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act H.R. 6571, TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act H.R. 6589, the Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020 H.R. 6590 H.R. 6720, the Student Loan Forgiveness for Front-line Health Workers Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act H.R. 6845, the No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act H.R.6933, the Caring for our Survivors Act of 2020 H.R. 6990, the Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 7111/S. 3899, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 H.R. 7163, the VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020 H.R. 7176, the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020 H.R. 7287 H.R. 7443, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7445 H.R. 7451 H.R. 7469, the Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act H.R. 7504, the VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020 H.R. 7541, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act H.R. 7727, the Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2020 H.R. 7747, the VA Solid Start Reporting Act H.R. 7785 H.R. 7795, the Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7879, the VA Telehealth Expansion Act H.R. 7888, the REACH VET Reporting Act H.R. 7926, the Ensuring Veterans Access Act H.R. 7964, the Peer Support for Veteran Families Act H.R. 8005, the Veterans Access to Online Treatment Act H.R. 8033, the Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act H.R.8034, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2020 H.R. 8068, the American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act H.R. 8084, the Lethal Means Safety Training Act H.R. 8107, the VA Emergency Department Safety Planning Act H.R. 8108, the VA Serious Mental Illness Act H.R. 8130, the VA Peer Specialists Act H.R. 8144, the VA Mental Health Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 8145, the VA Mental Health Counseling Act H.R. 8147, the TREAT Act H.R. 8148, the VA Data Analytics and Technology Assistance Act H.R. 8149, the VA Precision Medicine Act H.R. 8172, the VA Research Technology Act H.R. 8173, the VA High Altitude and Suicide Research Act H.R. 8212, the VA Expanded Care Hours (ECHO) Act H.R. 8219, the Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act H.R. 8237, the Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act H.R. 8247, the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 H.R. 8257, the Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 8261, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020 H.R. 8354, the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act H.R. 8412, the VA Community Care Wait Time Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 8483 H.R.8484/S. 4166, the Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020 H.R. 8559, the Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act H. Res. 107, the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act H. Res. 698 H. Res. 729 H. Res. 1213 H. Con. Res. 10 H.J. Res. 94 House Draft Bill, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a list of drugs that require an increased level of informed consent House Draft Bill, the ANS for Veterans ACCESS Act House Draft Bill, the Ensuring Veterans Smooth Transition Act House Draft Bill, the VA Research Technology Act House Draft Bill, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2020 House Draft Bill, the Improving VA Accountability to Prevent Sexual Harassment Act of 2020 House Draft Bill, Find our Valor Act House Draft Bill, TAP Modernization House Draft Bill, Expand caregiver benefits House Draft Bill, Modify the Interagency Program Office House Draft Bill, Hear our Heroes Act House Draft Bill, Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019 House Draft Bill, Criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for VA claims House Draft Bill, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Womens Health House Draft Bill, Grants for VSOs for ADA Compliance House Draft Bill, the Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2019 House Draft Bill, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act House Draft Bill, Oath of Exit Act House Draft Bill, to amend title 38, USC to improve the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship program House Draft Bill, Class Evaluation Act House Draft Bill, to provide for an extended time frame for certain students to find employment following completion of VA high technology education program and for other purposes House Draft Bill, to provide for the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces on terminal leave for the VA high technology education program House Draft Bill, to increase the frequency of benefits under the VAs automobile assistance program House Draft Bill, to authorize VA to provide or assist in providing a second vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons. House Draft Bill, to reduce the loan fees paid by certain veterans who have been affected by major disasters and are obtaining new loan guarantees, insured, or made by VA House Draft Bill, to provide for the treatment by VA of for-profit educational institutions converted to non-profit educational institutions House Draft Bill, Veteran Transition Technology Act House Draft Bill, Native VetSuccess on Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program House Draft Bill, direct VA to conduct consumer testing to improve the VAs internet website that provides individuals with postsecondary education information House Draft Bill, to clarify the location of an educational institution conducting programs of education exclusively by distance learning for purposes of the VA approval process House Draft Bill, to make certain improvements to educational assistance administered by VA and to the Transition Assistance Program and Skillbridge program of the Department of Defense House Draft Bill, Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020 House Draft Bill, Authorize VA to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate case management services for veterans receiving housing vouchers under Tribal HUD-VASH program House Draft Bill, to authorize VA to reimburse a recipient of a certain grant, made by the Secretary relating to homeless veterans, the fee to use the homeless management information system House Draft Bill, to make a technical correction to clarify that colleges and universities located outside the United States may participate in the VA Yellow Ribbon Program House Draft Bill, to rename VAs Vocational Rehabilitation Program as the Vocational Readiness and Employment Program House Draft Bill, VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program reform House Draft Bill, VA Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders nurse specialty pay House Draft Bill, regarding technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists and appointment of such specialists House Draft Bill, to increase rates of VAs Aid and Attendance by 25 percent during the COVID-19 emergency House Draft Bill, to suspend the time limitation for the use of certain educational assistance by veterans, servicemembers, and their dependents House Draft Bill, to toll certain deadlines relating to claims for VA benefits during the emergency period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic House Draft Bill, to improve VAs travel mileage rates House Draft Bill, the VA Community Care Act House Draft Bill, the VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act House Draft Bill, the Improving VA Accountability to Prevent Sexual Harassment Act of 2020 S. 123, the Ensuring Quality Care for our Veterans Act S. 179/H.R. 712, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 S. 221, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 318, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 319, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2019 S. 322, the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act S. 408, the Veterans Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019 S. 450, the Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 S. 524, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 S. 598, the BRAVE Act of 2019 S. 679, the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act (HAVEN) of 2019 S. 760, the Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019 S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act and amendments S. 850, the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act S. 1003, the Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019 S. 1101, the Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019 S. 1316, the Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act S. 1563, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2019 S. 1934, the Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act S. 2022, the Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2027 S. 2049 S. 2061, the Veterans Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019 S. 2216, the Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures (TEAM) for Veteran Caregivers Act S. 2336, the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 S. 2594, the Veterans Preference Parity Act S. 2822, the Post-9/11 Veteran Suicide Prevention Counseling Act S. 2864, the Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support Act of 2019 S. 2944, the Better and Robust Screening Today (BRST) Act S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019 S. 2966, the Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 S. 3020, the Veteran Support and Outreach Act S. 2864, the Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support S. 3084 S. 3089 the BUILD for Veterans Act of 2019 S. 3091, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 3110, the Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019 S. 3224, the VA Research Approval Efficiency Act of 2020 S. 3393 S. 3587, the Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019 S. 3761, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020 S. 3788, the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act of 2020 S. 3854, the Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act S. 3899, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 S. 3925 S. 4002, the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act S. 4149 S. 4393, the TEAM Act of 2020 S. 4412, the Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 S. 4511, the Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020 S. 4545, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020 S. 4572, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020 S. 4594, the Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020 Senate Draft Bill, the Veterans Educational Assistance Transparency and Accountability Improvement Act of 2020 Senate Draft Bill, VA Provider Accountability Act Senate Draft Bill, extending the authority of VA to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes Senate Draft Bill, the Enhancing Veterans Access to Legal Services Act of 2019 or the EVALS Act of 2019 Senate Draft Bill, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act Senate Draft Bill, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit VA disability benefit questionnaire forms Senate Draft Bill, the Veterans Exposure to Toxic Substances Act of 2020 Senate Draft Bill, the Vets Benefits Fair Transparency 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 Implementation of P.L. 115-182, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 Implementation of P.L. 115-41, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability & Whistleblower Protection Act Implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Implementation of P.L. 116-154, the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 Discussions on women veterans health care Discussions regarding reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions regarding improved access to IVF Discussions of improved access to VA long-term services and supports, including caregiver supports Discussions regarding the Transition Assistance Program Discussed collection of veterans demographic information to research potential benefits and services disparities Discussions regarding delay in implementation of the AIR Act provisions of P.L. 115-182 Discussions regarding improving access to adaptive automobiles for catastrophically disabled veterans

National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, including military families legislation (HR6395); Deborah Sampson Act and veterans benefits provisions within the year-end FY 2021 Omnibus appropriations package; President-elect Biden personnel nominations, including nominations for secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs; Supporting Education Recognition for Veterans during Emergencies Act (HR8105); CDR John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (S785); Veterans Economic Recovery Act (HR7111 and S3899); Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act (HR8261 and S4524); Toxic Exposures in the American Military Act (HR8506 and S4393); Global War on Terror Memorial Location Act (HR5046); National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (HR4194 and S2661); Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act (HR5923); Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act (S3868); and other veterans, military, and military family legislation supported through our association with The Military Coalition.

Client expense: $74,100 · Firm income: Not reported

Lobbied against the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) decision to change standards for Veterans Service Representatives and potentially dismiss employees. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension Exam positions. Lobbied against H.R. 7287/S. 4365, A bill to clarify licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for changes to S. 4511, Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020. Lobbied against the severe reduction of "excluded time" proposed by the VA in the "#bestyearever" plan. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied against the elimination of Claims Assistant positions across the VBA. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied to support and amend H.R. 7784 the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8247, the COMPACT Act of 2020. Lobbied to support H.R. 6082, the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 524/H.R. 2791, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019. Lobbied for changes to the VA-SBA Act, as it appeared in S. 4520 and the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1615, the Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 805, the Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-Time for Debts for Veterans Act of 2020 or the SHIELD for Veterans Act of 2020. Lobbied to support S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019. Lobbied against S. 4393, the Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020, or the TEAM Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7111, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to the VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019, including H.R. 1199, S. 746, S. 3587. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7105, the DELIVER Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act on 2019. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1133 and S. 462 to restore full Title 38 collective bargaining rights. Lobbied against Section 501 of S. 785 that would convert VA psychologists from hybrid Title 38 to full Title 38 and lobbied for more recruitment and retention incentives for VA psychologists. Lobbied for Congressional oversight on the VA's behavior during the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement. Lobbied on changes to the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for AIR Act funding moratorium. Lobbied for AIR Act repeal. Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied to improve H.R. 3530, the "Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act." Specifically, sections on clinician reporting and clear record agreements. Lobbied against S. 1906/H.R. 3495, the "Improve Well-being for Veterans Act" to provide grants to outside groups to provide mental health treatment referrals for mental health treatment and wraparound services to veterans. Lobbied for Representative Takano's "Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3495" Lobbied against S. 221, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act" to report every Title 38 clinician adverse action to national practitioner data bank and state licensing board and prohibit every VA employee from entering into a clear record agreement. Lobbied against H.R. 3996, the "VA Design Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019" that would force the VA to use the designed build process. Lobbied against H.R. 3995, the "Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019." Lobbied against S. 1101, the "Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019." Lobbied against certain provisions in the draft legislation, the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020. Lobbied for the expanded use of telework during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lobbied for a stronger and more transparent Defense Production Act with an expanded stakeholder role for front line employees and their unions, including additional PPE for VA employees at VA Medical Centers and Regional Offices. Lobbied for the presumption that VA Medical Workers who contract COVID-19 did so while on duty. Lobbied for VA Medical Workers to get Pandemic Premium Pay. AFGE provided a Statement for the Record for a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing entitled, VAs Response to COVID-19 across the VA Enterprise on December 9, 2020. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 8275, the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020." Lobbied to support H.R. 6141, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act. Lobbied to support S. 514, the Deborah Samson Act. Lobbied to support S. 629, Accountability in Department of Veterans Affairs Scheduling and Consult Management Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 711, CARE for Reservists Act of 2019. Lobbied against S. 3235, Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 95, HR 96, HR 203, HR 268, HR 299, HR 303, HR 326, HR 333, HR 444, HR 445, HR 485, HR 497, HR 499, HR 547, HR 553, HR 566, HR 663, HR 712, HR 713, HR 716, HR 840, HR 886, HR 1001, HR 1078, HR 1092, HR 1163, HR 1182, HR 1199, HR 1200, HR 1377, HR 1381, HR 1482, HR 1527, HR 1615, HR 1628, HR 1658, HR 1674, HR 1721, HR 1750, HR 1802, HR 1807, HR 1812, HR 1924, HR 1963, HR 2045, HR 2094, HR 2102, HR 2138, HR 2195, HR 2200, HR 2201, HR 2223, HR 2333, HR 2359, HR 2372, HR 2399, HR 2435, HR 2493, HR 2557, HR 2568, HR 2617, HR 2628, HR 2645, HR 2681, HR 2752, HR 2798, HR 312, HR 2938, HR 2941, HR 2942, HR 2972, HR 2982, HR 3036, HR 3221, HR 3224, HR 3321, HR 3356, HR 3636, HR 3798,HR 4096, HR 4137, HR 4360, HR 4451, HR 4554, HR 4748, HR 4771, HR 4890, HR 4985, HR 5028, HR 5045, HR 5245, HR 5556, HR 5610, HR 5724, HR 5772, HR 5867, HR 5957, HR 5995, HR 6027, HR 6082, HR 6092, HR 6125, HR 6140, HR 6141, HR 6168, HR 6237, HR 6262, HR 6322, HR 6353, HR 6493, HR 6571, HR 6933, HR 7072, HR 7105, HR 7111, HR 7163, HR 7287, HR 7443, HR 7504, HR 7541, HR 7684, HR 7747, HR 7795, HR 7879, HR 7888, HR 8005, HR 8033, HR 8068, HR 8084, HR 8107, HR 8108, HR 8130, HR 8144, HR 8145, HR 8147, HR 8149, HR 8172, HR 8173, HR 8212, HR 8247, HR 8484, HR 8559, S 91, S 154, S 179, S 191, S 208, S 257, S 318, S 332, S 374, S 408, S 514, S 524, S 554, S 555, S 576, S 629, S 679, S 746, S 785, S 835, S 805, S 850, S 863, S 902, S 979, S 980, S 1003, S 1023, S 1034, S 1047, S 1105, S 1154, S 1263, S 1392, S 1563, S 1680, S 1881, S 1896, S 2022, S 2072, S 2216, S 2407, S 2661, S 2774, S 2810, S 2825, S 2925, S 2950, S 2966, S 3008, S 3089, S 3091, S 3182, S 3195, S 3210, S 3282, S 3378, S 3408, S 3444, S 3446, S 3503, S 3587, S 3761, S 3868, S 3885, S 3898, S 3899, S 4043, S 4166, S 4365, S 4384, S 4412, S 4415, S 4429, S 4520, S 4545, S 4594, S 4753, S Res 518

H.R. 7105, Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, the bill provides flexibility for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring for homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 7111 and Senate companion version, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020, the bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6322, Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, the bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020 A discussion draft to require proprietary, for-profit educational institutions to comply with Federal revenue limits to participate in educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 3112: For-Profit Fraud Act, would revise the 90-10 rule under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. S. 3503: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning because of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. Met with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration officials, to discuss 90/10 rules and other policies that limit student veterans access to trade, technical, and career post-secondary institutions. Met with the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary office officials to discuss the 90/10 rule and other policies that limit access to trade, technical, and career post-secondary institutions.

S.679-HAVEN Act;S.785John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health;HR2942-HEALTH Act; HR3813-Brian Tally VA Medical;HR3530-Housing for Blind Vets; HR 3640-Vets Ed; HR 3608-Underserved Vets; HR4165-Vet Newborn Care; HR2645-HOPE; HR4137-TEAM Caregiver Act; S.2216-Financial Fraud; HR592-Agent Orange;S.2966, Rural Vet Travel; HR6466,IDES;S.3575,school closures;S.3587, websites for disabled; S.646, MOH & POW burial; S.6322, Student coronavirus Response;HR6168,DIC;HR6157,GI Bill; S3408, Medical foster homes; HR5867, Vet suicide; HR 5697, Vets ACCESS Act; HR 5701, Caregiver; HR5724, SAVE Act; HR 4625, GI Bill;HR4824, Vets Back to Work; HR 4613, VA Transparency; HR 4085, Student Vet Empowerment;HR4370, Oxygen Therapy; HR 4477, Vets Service; HR 4154, Leave no Vets Behind; HR 4451, Care for vet with illness; HR 4503, VA workplace integrity; HR 4817, VA Opioid;HR 5009, Vet ed transfer; S.2950, Vet Burn Pit; HR 5028, Protect vet benefits; HR 5027, Vet mental Health; HR5030, Vet suicide. HR 7111, Retraining vets; S. 3888, Vets healthcare COVID-19; HR 7105 homeless vets; S. 3871, rural vets funeral; S. 3885, burn pit; HR 8105, Education Recognition; HR 8108, Mental Illness; HR 8033, Suicide Prevention; Infertility Treatment, HR8034; S 4334, Brando Act; S. 4365, Disability Examinations; HR 7811, VA Home Loan; HR 7441, VA Hiring Military Personnel;

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7111 and Senate companion version, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020, the bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6322, Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, the bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020 A discussion draft to require proprietary, for-profit educational institutions to comply with Federal revenue limits to participate in educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 3112: For-Profit Fraud Act, would revise the 90-10 rule under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. S. 3503: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning because of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. Met with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration officials, to discuss 90/10 rules and other policies that limit student veterans access to trade, technical, and career post-secondary institutions. Met with the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary office officials to discuss the 90/10 rule and other policies that limit access to trade, technical, and career post-secondary institutions.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 95, HR 96, HR 203, HR 268, HR 299, HR 303, HR 326, HR 333, HR 444, HR 445, HR 485, HR 497, HR 499, HR 547, HR 553, HR 566, HR 663, HR 712, HR 713, HR 716, HR 840, HR 886, HR 1001, HR 1078, HR 1092, HR 1163, HR 1182, HR 1199, HR 1200, HR 1377, HR 1381, HR 1482, HR 1527, HR 1615, HR 1628, HR 1658, HR 1674, HR 1721, HR 1750, HR 1802, HR 1807, HR 1812, HR 1924, HR 1963, HR 2045, HR 2094, HR 2102, HR 2138, HR 2195, HR 2200, HR 2201, HR 2223, HR 2333, HR 2359, HR 2372, HR 2399, HR 2435, HR 2493, HR 2557, HR 2568, HR 2617, HR 2628, HR 2645, HR 2681, HR 2752, HR 2798, HR 2924, HR 2938, HR 2941, HR 2942, HR 2972, HR 2982, HR 3036, HR 3221, HR 3224, HR 3321, HR 3356, HR 3636, HR 3798,HR 4096, HR 4137, HR 4360, HR 4451, HR 4554, HR 4748, HR 4771, HR 4890, HR 4985, HR 5028, HR 5045, HR 5245, HR 5556, HR 5610, HR 5724, HR 5772, HR 5867, HR 5957, HR 5995, HR 6027, HR 6082, HR 6092, HR 6125, HR 6140, HR 6141, HR 6168, HR 6237, HR 6262, HR 6353, HR 6493, HR 6571, HR 6933, HR 7072, HR 7105, HR 7111, HR 7163, HR 7287, HR 7443, HR 7504, HR 7541, HR 7684, HR 7747, HR 7795, HR 7879, HR 7888, HR 8005, HR 8033, HR 8068, HR 8084, HR 8107, HR 8108, HR 8130, HR 8144, HR 8145, HR 8147, HR 8149, HR 8172, HR 8173, HR 8212, HR 8247, S 91, S 154, S 179, S 191, S 208, S 257, S 318, S 332, S 374, S 408, S 514, S 524, S 554, S 555, S 576, S 629, S 679, S 746, S 785, S 805, S 850, S 863, S 902, S 979, S 980, S 1003, S 1023, S 1034, S 1047, S 1105, S 1154, S 1263, S 1392, S 1563, S 1680, S 1881, S 1896, S 2022, S 2072, S 2216, S 2407, S 2661, S 2774, S 2810, S 2825, S 2925, S 2950, S 2966, S 3008, S 3089, S 3091, S 3182, S 3195, S 3210, S 3282, S 3378, S 3408, S 3444, S 3446, S 3503, S 3587, S 3761, S 3868, S 3885, S 3898, S 3899, S 4043, S 4166, S 4365, S 4384, S 4412, S 4415, S 4429, S 4520, S 4545, S 4594, S 4753

Lobbied against the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) decision to change standards for Veterans Service Representatives and potentially dismiss employees. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension Exam positions. Lobbied against H.R. 7287/S. 4365, A bill to clarify licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for changes to S. 4511, Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020. Lobbied against the severe reduction of "excluded time" proposed by the VA in the "#bestyearever" plan. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied against the elimination of Claims Assistant positions across the VBA. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied to change the performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for the inclusion of an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard at the VA. Lobbied to support and amend H.R. 7784 the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8247, the COMPACT Act of 2020. Lobbied to support H.R. 6082, the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act. Lobbied for technical changes to H.R. 2791, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019. Lobbied for changes to the VA-SBA Act, as it appeared in S. 4520 and the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1615, the Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 805, the Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-Time for Debts for Veterans Act of 2020 or the SHIELD for Veterans Act of 2020. Lobbied to support S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019. Lobbied against S. 4393, the Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020, or the TEAM Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to H.R.7111, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to the VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019, including H.R. 1199, S. 746, S. 3587. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7105, the DELIVER Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act on 2019. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1133 and S. 462 to restore full Title 38 collective bargaining rights. Lobbied against Section 501 of S. 785 that would convert VA psychologists from hybrid Title 38 to full Title 38 and lobbied for more recruitment and retention incentives for VA psychologists. Lobbied for Congressional oversight on the VA's behavior during the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement. Lobbied for AIR Act funding moratorium. Lobbied for AIR Act repeal. Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied in support of fair negotiation of the VA Employee collective bargaining agreement. Lobbied to change Section 601 of S. 785 to prevent outsourcing of VA telehealth. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3530, the "Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act." Lobbied against S. 1906/H.R. 3495, the "Improve Well-being for Veterans Act" to provide grants to outside groups to provide mental health treatment referrals for mental health treatment and wraparound services to veterans. Lobbied for Representative Takano's "Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3495." Lobbied against S. 221, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act" to report every Title 38 clinician adverse action to national practitioner data bank and state licensing board and prohibit every VA employee from entering into a clear record agreement. Lobbied against H.R. 3996, the "VA Design Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019" that would force the VA to use the designed build process. Lobbied against H.R. 3995, the "Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019." Lobbied against S. 1101, the "Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019." Lobbied against certain provision in the draft legislation, the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020. Lobbied for the expanded use of telework during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lobbied for a stronger and more transparent Defense Production Act with an expanded stakeholder role for front line employees and their unions, including additional PPE for VA employees at VA Medical Centers and Regional Offices. Lobbied for the presumption that VA Medical Workers who contract COVID-19 did so while on duty. Lobbied for VA Medical Workers to get Pandemic Premium Pay. Lobbied to support H.R. 6141, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act. Lobbied to support S. 514, the Deborah Samson Act. Lobbied to support S. 629, Accountability in Department of Veterans Affairs Scheduling and Consult Management Act Lobbied for changes to S. 711, CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Lobbied against S. 3235, Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act FY 2021 Mil-Con VA Appropriations--Lobbied direct VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319 , the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of H.R. 8337 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 11, 2020.

H.R. 95, the Homeless Veteran Families Act H.R. 96 H.R. 100, the Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 444, the Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2019 H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act H.R. 464 H.R. 485, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act H.R. 561, the Preparing Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 566, the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act H.R. 592, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act H.R. 663/S. 191, the Burn Pits Accountability Act H.R. 697 H.R. 712, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 H.R. 840, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 1163/S. 902, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act H.R. 1271, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Health Professionals Act of 2019 (VET HP Act) H.R. 1381/S. 554, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act H.R. 1527, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act H.R. 1702, the Free Veterans from Fees Act H.R. 1718/S. 791, the GI Education Benefits Fairness Act H.R. 1721, the Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 1722, the Build a Better VA Act H.R. 1749, the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Act H.R. 1750, the Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act H.R. 1911, the SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act H.R. 1963, the Expanding Care for Veterans Act H.R. 2045/S. 1003, the Veterans Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 2094/S. 1034, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2109, the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act H.R. 2221/S. 1283, the Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2223, the Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 2224, the Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act H.R. 2225 H.R. 2227/S. 1118, the Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 2333, the Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act H.R. 2340, the Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veterans Suicides Act H.R. 2398, the Veterans HOUSE Act H.R. 2435, the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act H.R. 2557, the Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act H.R. 2555, the Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act H.R. 2628, the VET CARE Act of 2019 H.R. 2645, the Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2681 H.R. 2716, the Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019 H.R. 2736, the Veterans Estate Transfer to Survivors Act H.R. 2752, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act H.R. 2791, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 H.R. 2798, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 2803/S. 1461, the Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act. H.R. 2816, the Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 2846, the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act H.R. 2866, the VA Community Infrastructure Act H.R. 2924, the Housing for Women Veterans Act H.R. 2934, the GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act H.R. 2942/S. 3182, the HEALTH Act H.R. 2972 H.R. 2982, the Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act H.R. 3010, the Honoring All Veterans Act H.R. 3036, the Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act H.R. 3083, the AIR Acceleration Act H.R. 3112, the For Profit Fraud Act H.R. 3221/S. 1047, the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3224, the Deborah Sampson Act H.R. 3228, the VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act H.R. 3350, the VA Emergency Transportation Act H.R. 3495, the IMPROVE Act H.R. 3504, the Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3535, the GI Bill Work Study Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3582 H.R. 3598, the FREED Vets Act H.R. 3636, the Caring for Our Women Veterans Act H.R. 3798, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act H.R. 3867, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act H.R. 4096, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2019 H.R. 4138, the State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act H.R. 4154, the Leave No Veteran Behind Act H.R. 4182, the Women Veterans Support Act H.R. 4281, the ACCESS to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act H.R. 4305, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act. H.R. 4334, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act H.R. 4451, the Support Our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act H.R. 4526, the Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act H.R. 4554 H.R. 4588, the Modernizing VAs Records Management Program Act H.R. 4589 H.R. 4681, the National World War II Memorial Commemorative Coin Act H.R. 4748, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 4908, the Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act H.R. 4920, the Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act H.R. 4949, the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act H.R. 4985, the Veterans Residential Care Choice Act H.R. 5019, the Veterans Legal Support Act of 2019 H.R. 5030, the VA Suicide Prevention Services Accountability Act H.R. 5045, the Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act H.R. 5048, the Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act H.R. 5245, the SHIELD for Veterans Act H.R. 5447 H.R. 5487, the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act H.R. 5610, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act H.R. 5639, the Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act H.R. 5682, the Care for Veterans Act of 2020 H.R. 5697, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2020 H.R. 5739, the Blast Exposure Protection Act H.R. 5750, the Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020 H.R. 5761, the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans (AUTO) Act H.R. 5766, the VET TEC Expansion Act H.R. 5724, the Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act H.R. 5781 H.R. 5867, the STOP Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act H.R. 6013, the Veteran Families Financial Support Act H.R. 6039 H.R. 6060, the Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act H.R. 6073 H.R. 6082, the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act H.R. 6092, the Veterans Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act H.R. 6141, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act H.R. 6157, the Transparency for Student Veterans Act H.R. 6168, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020 H.R. 6262, the Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act H.R. 6322, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 H.R. 6412 H.R. 6493, the Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act H.R. 6571, TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act H.R. 6589, the Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020 H.R. 6590 H.R. 6720, the Student Loan Forgiveness for Front-line Health Workers Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act H.R. 6845, the No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act H.R.6933, the Caring for our Survivors Act of 2020 H.R. 6990, the Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act H.R. 7105, the DELIVER Act H.R. 7111/S. 3899, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 H.R. 7163, the VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020 H.R. 7176, the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020 H.R. 7287 H.R. 7443, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7445 H.R. 7451 H.R. 7469, the Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act H.R. 7504, the VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020 H.R. 7541, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act H.R. 7727, the Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2020 H.R. 7747, the VA Solid Start Reporting Act H.R. 7785 H.R. 7795, the Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 7879, the VA Telehealth Expansion Act H.R. 7888, the REACH VET Reporting Act H.R. 7926, the Ensuring Veterans Access Act H.R. 7964, the Peer Support for Veteran Families Act H.R. 8005, the Veterans Access to Online Treatment Act H.R. 8033, the Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act H.R.8034, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2020 H.R. 8068, the American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act H.R. 8084, the Lethal Means Safety Training Act H.R. 8107, the VA Emergency Department Safety Planning Act H.R. 8108, the VA Serious Mental Illness Act H.R. 8130, the VA Peer Specialists Act H.R. 8144, the VA Mental Health Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 8145, the VA Mental Health Counseling Act H.R. 8147, the TREAT Act H.R. 8148, the VA Data Analytics and Technology Assistance Act H.R. 8149, the VA Precision Medicine Act H.R. 8172, the VA Research Technology Act H.R. 8173, the VA High Altitude and Suicide Research Act H.R. 8212, the VA Expanded Care Hours (ECHO) Act H.R. 8237, the Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act H.R. 8247, the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 H.R. 8257, the Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 8261, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020 H.R. 8483 H. Res. 107, the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act H. Res. 698 H. Res. 729 H. Con. Res. 10 H.J. Res. 94 House Draft Bill, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a list of drugs that require an increased level of informed consent House Draft Bill, the ANS for Veterans ACCESS Act House Draft Bill, the Ensuring Veterans Smooth Transition Act House Draft Bill, the VA Research Technology Act House Draft Bill, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2020 House Draft Bill, the Improving VA Accountability to Prevent Sexual Harassment Act of 2020 House Draft Bill, Find our Valor Act House Draft Bill, TAP Modernization House Draft Bill, Expand caregiver benefits House Draft Bill, Modify the Interagency Program Office House Draft Bill, Hear our Heroes Act House Draft Bill, Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019 House Draft Bill, Criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for VA claims House Draft Bill, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Womens Health House Draft Bill, Grants for VSOs for ADA Compliance House Draft Bill, the Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2019 House Draft Bill, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act House Draft Bill, Oath of Exit Act House Draft Bill, to amend title 38, USC to improve the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship program House Draft Bill, Class Evaluation Act House Draft Bill, to provide for an extended time frame for certain students to find employment following completion of VA high technology education program and for other purposes House Draft Bill, to provide for the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces on terminal leave for the VA high technology education program House Draft Bill, to increase the frequency of benefits under the VAs automobile assistance program House Draft Bill, to authorize VA to provide or assist in providing a second vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons. House Draft Bill, to reduce the loan fees paid by certain veterans who have been affected by major disasters and are obtaining new loan guarantees, insured, or made by VA House Draft Bill, to provide for the treatment by VA of for-profit educational institutions converted to non-profit educational institutions House Draft Bill, Veteran Transition Technology Act House Draft Bill, Native VetSuccess on Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program House Draft Bill, direct VA to conduct consumer testing to improve the VAs internet website that provides individuals with postsecondary education information House Draft Bill, to clarify the location of an educational institution conducting programs of education exclusively by distance learning for purposes of the VA approval process House Draft Bill, to make certain improvements to educational assistance administered by VA and to the Transition Assistance Program and Skillbridge program of the Department of Defense House Draft Bill, Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020 House Draft Bill, Authorize VA to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate case management services for veterans receiving housing vouchers under Tribal HUD-VASH program House Draft Bill, to authorize VA to reimburse a recipient of a certain grant, made by the Secretary relating to homeless veterans, the fee to use the homeless management information system House Draft Bill, to make a technical correction to clarify that colleges and universities located outside the United States may participate in the VA Yellow Ribbon Program House Draft Bill, to rename VAs Vocational Rehabilitation Program as the Vocational Readiness and Employment Program House Draft Bill, VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program reform House Draft Bill, VA Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders nurse specialty pay House Draft Bill, regarding technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists and appointment of such specialists House Draft Bill, to increase rates of VAs Aid and Attendance by 25 percent during the COVID-19 emergency House Draft Bill, to suspend the time limitation for the use of certain educational assistance by veterans, servicemembers, and their dependents House Draft Bill, to toll certain deadlines relating to claims for VA benefits during the emergency period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic House Draft Bill, to improve VAs travel mileage rates House Draft Bill, the VA Community Care Act House Draft Bill, the VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act S. 123, the Ensuring Quality Care for our Veterans Act S. 179/H.R. 712, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 S. 221, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 318, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 319, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2019 S. 322, the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act S. 408, the Veterans Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019 S. 450, the Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 S. 524, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 S. 598, the BRAVE Act of 2019 S. 679, the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act (HAVEN) of 2019 S. 760, the Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019 S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act and amendments S. 850, the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act S. 1003, the Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019 S. 1101, the Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019 S. 1316, the Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act S. 1563, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2019 S. 1934, the Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act S. 2022, the Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2027 S. 2049 S. 2061, the Veterans Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019 S. 2216, the Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures (TEAM) for Veteran Caregivers Act S. 2336, the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 S. 2594, the Veterans Preference Parity Act S. 2822, the Post-9/11 Veteran Suicide Prevention Counseling Act S. 2864, the Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support Act of 2019 S. 2944, the Better and Robust Screening Today (BRST) Act S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019 S. 2966, the Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 S. 3020, the Veteran Support and Outreach Act S. 2864, the Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support S. 3084 S. 3089 the BUILD for Veterans Act of 2019 S. 3091, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 3110, the Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019 S. 3224, the VA Research Approval Efficiency Act of 2020 S. 3393 S. 3587, the Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019 S. 3761, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020 S. 3788, the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act of 2020 S. 3854, the Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act S. 3899, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 S. 3925 S. 4002, the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act S. 4149 S. 4393, the TEAM Act of 2020 S. 4412, the Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 S. 4511, the Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020 S. 4545, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020 S. 4572, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020 S. 4594, the Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020 Senate Draft Bill, the Veterans Educational Assistance Transparency and Accountability Improvement Act of 2020 Senate Draft Bill, VA Provider Accountability Act Senate Draft Bill, extending the authority of VA to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes Senate Draft Bill, the Enhancing Veterans Access to Legal Services Act of 2019 or the EVALS Act of 2019 Senate Draft Bill, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act Senate Draft Bill, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit VA disability benefit questionnaire forms Senate Draft Bill, the Veterans Exposure to Toxic Substances Act of 2020 Senate Draft Bill, the Vets Benefits Fair Transparency 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 Implementation of P.L. 115-182, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 Implementation of P.L. 115-41, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability & Whistleblower Protection Act Implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Implementation of P.L. 116-154, the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 Discussions on women veterans health care Discussions regarding reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions regarding improved access to IVF Discussions of improved access to VA long-term services and supports, including caregiver supports Discussions regarding the Transition Assistance Program Discussed collection of veterans demographic information to research potential benefits and services disparities Discussions regarding delay in implementation of the AIR Act provisions of P.L. 115-182 Discussions regarding improving access to adaptive automobiles for catastrophically disabled veterans

H.R. 1199 - VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019; H.R. 1527 - Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act; H.R. 2056 - To recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2094 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224 - Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3788 - VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3798 - Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; H.R. 3826 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 5245 - SHIELD for Veterans Act; H.R. 5610 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 566 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 5697 - Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2020; H.R. 6092 - Veteran's Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act; H.R. 6528 - VA RAISES Act; H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act; H.R. 6933 - Caring for Survivors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7441 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; H.R. 7469 - Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act; H.R. 7504 - VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020; H.R. 7541 - VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020; H.R. 7608 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7609 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7747 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 7784 - VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act; H.R. 7795 - Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020; H.R. 7879 - VA Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 7888 - REACH VET reporting Act; H.R. 7964 - Peer Support for Veteran Families Act; H.R. 8033 - Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act; H.R. 8068 - American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act; H.R. 8084 - Lethal Means Safety Training Act; H.R. 8130 - VA Peer Specialists Act; H.R. 8144 - VA Mental Health Staffing Act; H.R. 8145 - To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8237 - Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act; H.R. 8247 - Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act; H.R. 8319 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8412 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish goals for the timely delivery of medical and appointments, to make publicly available certain information regarding wait times under the community care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8427 - To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.; S. 332 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act; S. 785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019; S. 1034 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216 - A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 3444 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3587 - Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019; S. 3613 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen existing benefits for certain descendants of veterans exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.; S. 3899 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; S. 4124 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; S. 4393 - TEAM Act of 2020; S. 4572 - Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S. 4594 - Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020; ANS for Veterans ACCESS; Addition of four presumptives for Agent Orange exposure.

H.R. 1199 - VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019; H.R. 1527 - Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act; H.R. 2056 - To recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2094 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224 - Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3788 - VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3798 - Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; H.R. 3826 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 5245 - SHIELD for Veterans Act; H.R. 5610 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 566 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 5697 - Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2020; H.R. 6092 - Veteran's Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act; H.R. 6528 - VA RAISES Act; H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act; H.R. 6933 - Caring for Survivors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7441 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; H.R. 7469 - Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act; H.R. 7504 - VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020; H.R. 7541 - VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020; H.R. 7608 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7609 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 7747 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 7784 - VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act; H.R. 7795 - Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020; H.R. 7879 - VA Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 7888 - REACH VET reporting Act; H.R. 7964 - Peer Support for Veteran Families Act; H.R. 8033 - Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act; H.R. 8068 - American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act; H.R. 8084 - Lethal Means Safety Training Act; H.R. 8130 - VA Peer Specialists Act; H.R. 8144 - VA Mental Health Staffing Act; H.R. 8145 - To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8237 - Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act; H.R. 8247 - Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act; H.R. 8319 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8412 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish goals for the timely delivery of medical and appointments, to make publicly available certain information regarding wait times under the community care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8427 - To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.; S. 332 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act; S. 785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019; S. 1034 - CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216 - A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 3444 - Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3587 - Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019; S. 3613 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen existing benefits for certain descendants of veterans exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.; S. 3899 - Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; S. 4124 - Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020; S. 4393 - TEAM Act of 2020; S. 4572 - Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S. 4594 - Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020; ANS for Veterans ACCESS; Addition of four presumptives for Agent Orange exposure.

Supporting Education Recognition for Veterans during Emergencies Act (HR8105); CDR John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (S785); Veterans Economic Recovery Act (HR7111 and S3899); Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act (HR8261 and S4524); Toxic Exposures in the American Military Act (HR8506 and S4393); Global War on Terror Memorial Location Act (HR5046); National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (HR4194 and S2661); Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act (HR5923); Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act (S3868); and other veterans, military, and military family legislation supported through our association with The Military Coalition.

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Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 2094, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3932, Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act; H.R. 4771, VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act; H.R. 5610, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 5697, Veterans Acute Crisis Care for Emergent Suicide Symptoms (ACCESS) Act of 2020; H.R. 5761, AUTO for Veterans Act; H.R. 5957, K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6125, Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020; H.R. 6493, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act; H.R. 6590, To defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period.; H.R. 6591, To ensure that veterans receive timely and effective health care under the Veterans Community Care Program and Veterans Care Agreements during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act; H.R. 6845, No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act; H.R. 6997, Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act; H.R. 7003, Work for Warriors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7443, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim.; S. 332, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1023, Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act; S. 1034, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216, A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 2950, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019; S. 3444, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3761, Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020; S. 3812, WWII Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligibility Act; S. 3899, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; HJRes. 76, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".; P.L. 116-23, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019; P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Provide automatic payments to the very low-income seniors and persons with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income as well as low-income veterans who receive benefits from the Veterans Administration; Identify and electronically pay Recovery Rebates to recipients of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits who do not file federal tax returns and are eligible for these payments; Ask that VA immediately suspend the unilateral decision to eliminate VSO review and allow for a more robust discussion with VSO partners before making such a significant change; Enforcing 38 U.S.C. 3696, which is critical in stopping harm to veterans and military-connected students, protecting the GI Bill from fraud, and sending a deterrent message to other potential violators of federal law; Maintain the policy of permitting accredited service officers from Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to review claims decisions for accuracy during the 48-hour period preceding final promulgation; Veterans Travel Reimbursement Rates.

S.679-HAVEN Act;S.785John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health;HR2942-HEALTH Act; HR3813-Brian Tally VA Medical;HR3530-Housing for Blind Vets; HR 3640-Vets Ed; HR 3608-Underserved Vets; HR4165-Vet Newborn Care; HR2645-HOPE; HR4137-TEAM Caregiver Act; S.2216-Financial Fraud; HR592-Agent Orange;S.2966, Rural Vet Travel; HR6466,IDES;S.3575,school closures;S.3587, websites for disabled; S.646, MOH & POW burial; S.6322, Student coronavirus Response;HR6168,DIC;HR6157,GI Bill; S3408, Medical foster homes; HR5867, Vet suicide; HR 5697, Vets ACCESS Act; HR 5701, Caregiver; HR5724, SAVE Act; HR 4625, GI Bill;HR4824, Vets Back to Work; HR 4613, VA Transparency; HR 4085, Student Vet Empowerment;HR4370, Oxygen Therapy; HR 4477, Vets Service; HR 4154, Leave no Vets Behind; HR 4451, Care for vet with illness; HR 4503, VA workplace integrity; HR 4817, VA Opioid;HR 5009, Vet ed transfer; S.2950, Vet Burn Pit; HR 5028, Protect vet benefits; HR 5027, Vet mental Health; HR5030, Vet suicide. HR 7111, Retraining vets; S. 3888, Vets healthcare COVID-19; HR 7105 homeless vets; S. 3871, rural vets funeral; S. 3885, burn pit; HR 8105, Education Recognition; HR 8108, Mental Illness; HR 8033, Suicide Prevention; Infertility Treatment, HR8034; S 4334, Brando Act; S. 4365, Disability Examinations; HR 7811, VA Home Loan; HR 7441, VA Hiring Military Personnel;

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 95, the Homeless Veteran Families Act H.R. 96 H.R. 100, the Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 444, the Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2019 H.R. 445, the Help Hire Our Heroes Act H.R. 464 H.R. 485, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act H.R. 561, the Preparing Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 566, the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act H.R. 592, the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act H.R. 663/S. 191, the Burn Pits Accountability Act H.R. 712, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 H.R. 840, the Veterans Access to Child Care Act H.R. 1163/S. 902, the VA Hiring Enhancement Act H.R. 1271, the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrows Health Professionals Act of 2019 (VET HP Act) H.R. 1381/S. 554, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act H.R. 1527, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act H.R. 1718/S. 791, the GI Education Benefits Fairness Act H.R. 1721, the Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act H.R. 1722, the Build a Better VA Act H.R. 1749, the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Act H.R. 1750, the Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act H.R. 1911, the SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act H.R. 1963, the Expanding Care for Veterans Act H.R. 2045/S. 1003, the Veterans Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 2094/S. 1034, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2109, the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act H.R. 2221/S. 1283, the Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2223, the Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 2224, the Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act H.R. 2225 H.R. 2227/S. 1118, the Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 2333, the Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act H.R. 2340, the Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veterans Suicides Act H.R. 2398, the Veterans HOUSE Act H.R. 2435, the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act H.R. 2557, the Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act H.R. 2555, the Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act H.R. 2628, the VET CARE Act of 2019 H.R. 2645, the Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2681 H.R. 2716, the Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019 H.R. 2736, the Veterans Estate Transfer to Survivors Act H.R. 2752, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act H.R. 2791, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 H.R. 2798, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act H.R. 2803/S. 1461, the Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act. H.R. 2816, the Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 2846, the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act H.R. 2866, the VA Community Infrastructure Act H.R. 2924, the Housing for Women Veterans Act H.R. 2934, the GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act H.R. 2942/S. 3182, the HEALTH Act H.R. 2972 H.R. 2982, the Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act H.R. 3010, the Honoring All Veterans Act H.R. 3036, the Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act H.R. 3083, the AIR Acceleration Act H.R. 3112, the For Profit Fraud Act H.R. 3221/S. 1047, the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3224, the Deborah Sampson Act H.R. 3228, the VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act H.R. 3350, the VA Emergency Transportation Act H.R. 3495, the IMPROVE Act H.R. 3504, the Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3535, the GI Bill Work Study Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 3598, the FREED Vets Act H.R. 3636, the Caring for Our Women Veterans Act H.R. 3798, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act H.R. 3867, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act H.R. 4096, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2019 H.R. 4138, the State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act H.R. 4154, the Leave No Veteran Behind Act H.R. 4182, the Women Veterans Support Act H.R. 4281, the ACCESS to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act H.R. 4305, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act. H.R. 4334, the Improving Oversight of Women Veterans Care Act H.R. 4451, the Support Our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act H.R. 4526, the Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act H.R. 4554 H.R. 4588, the Modernizing VAs Records Management Program Act H.R. 4589 H.R. 4681, the National World War II Memorial Commemorative Coin Act H.R. 4748, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019 H.R. 4908, the Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act H.R. 4920, the Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act H.R. 4949, the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act H.R. 4985, the Veterans Residential Care Choice Act H.R. 5030, the VA Suicide Prevention Services Accountability Act H.R. 5045, the Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act H.R. 5447, to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers H.R. 5610, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act H.R. 5682, the Care for Veterans Act of 2020 H.R. 5697, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2020 H.R. 5739, the Blast Exposure Protection Act H.R. 5750, the Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020 H.R. 5761, the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans (AUTO) Act H.R. 5766, the VET TEC Expansion Act H.R. 5724, the Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act H.R. 5781 H.R. 6013, the Veteran Families Financial Support Act H.R. 6073 H.R. 6092, the Veterans Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act H.R. 6157, the Transparency for Student Veterans Act H.R. 6168, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020 H.R. 6262, the Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act H.R. 6322, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 H.R. 6412 H.R.6493, the Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act H.R. 6571, TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act H.R. 6590 H.R. 6720, the Student Loan Forgiveness for Front-line Health Workers Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act H.R. 6845, the No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act H.R.6933, the Caring for our Survivors Act of 2020 H.R. 6990, the Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act H.R. 7111/S. 3899, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 H.R. 7176, the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020 H.R. 7451 H. Res. 107, the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act H. Res. 698 H. Res. 729 H. Con. Res. 10 House Draft Bill, Find our Valor Act House Draft Bill, TAP Modernization House Draft Bill, Expand caregiver benefits House Draft Bill, Modify the Interagency Program Office House Draft Bill, Hear our Heroes Act House Draft Bill, Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019 House Draft Bill, Criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for VA claims House Draft Bill, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Womens Health House Draft Bill, Grants for VSOs for ADA Compliance House Draft Bill, the Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2019 House Draft Bill, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act House Draft Bill, Oath of Exit Act House Draft Bill, to amend title 38, USC to improve the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship program House Draft Bill, Class Evaluation Act House Draft Bill, to provide for an extended time frame for certain students to find employment following completion of VA high technology education program and for other purposes House Draft Bill, to provide for the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces on terminal leave for the VA high technology education program House Draft Bill, to increase the frequency of benefits under the VAs automobile assistance program House Draft Bill, to authorize VA to provide or assist in providing a second vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons. House Draft Bill, to reduce the loan fees paid by certain veterans who have been affected by major disasters and are obtaining new loan guarantees, insured, or made by VA House Draft Bill, to provide for the treatment by VA of for-profit educational institutions converted to non-profit educational institutions House Draft Bill, Veteran Transition Technology Act House Draft Bill, Native VetSuccess on Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program House Draft Bill, direct VA to conduct consumer testing to improve the VAs internet website that provides individuals with postsecondary education information House Draft Bill, to clarify the location of an educational institution conducting programs of education exclusively by distance learning for purposes of the VA approval process House Draft Bill, to make certain improvements to educational assistance administered by VA and to the Transition Assistance Program and Skillbridge program of the Department of Defense House Draft Bill, Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020 House Draft Bill, Authorize VA to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate case management services for veterans receiving housing vouchers under Tribal HUD-VASH program House Draft Bill, to authorize VA to reimburse a recipient of a certain grant, made by the Secretary relating to homeless veterans, the fee to use the homeless management information system House Draft Bill, to make a technical correction to clarify that colleges and universities located outside the United States may participate in the VA Yellow Ribbon Program House Draft Bill, to rename VAs Vocational Rehabilitation Program as the Vocational Readiness and Employment Program House Draft Bill, VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program reform House Draft Bill, VA Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders nurse specialty pay House Draft Bill, regarding technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists and appointment of such specialists House Draft Bill, to increase rates of VAs Aid and Attendance by 25 percent during the COVID-19 emergency House Draft Bill, to suspend the time limitation for the use of certain educational assistance by veterans, servicemembers, and their dependents House Draft Bill, to toll certain deadlines relating to claims for VA benefits during the emergency period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic House Draft Bill, to improve VAs travel mileage rates House Draft Bill, the VA Community Care Act House Draft Bill, the VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act S. 123, the Ensuring Quality Care for our Veterans Act S. 179/H.R. 712, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 S. 221, the VA Provider Accountability Act S. 318, the VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act S. 319, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2019 S. 322, the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act S. 408, the Veterans Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019 S. 450, the Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 S. 524, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 S. 598, the BRAVE Act of 2019 S. 679, the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act (HAVEN) of 2019 S. 760, the Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019 S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act and amendments S. 850, the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act S. 1003, the Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019 S. 1101, the Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019 S. 1316, the Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act S. 1563, the Janey Ensminger Act of 2019 S. 1934, the Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act S. 2022, the Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2027 S. 2049 S. 2061, the Veterans Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019 S. 2216, the Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures (TEAM) for Veteran Caregivers Act S. 2336, the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 S. 2594, the Veterans Preference Parity Act S. 2822, the Post-9/11 Veteran Suicide Prevention Counseling Act S. 2864, the Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support Act of 2019 S. 2944, the Better and Robust Screening Today (BRST) Act S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019 S. 2966, the Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 S. 3020, the Veteran Support and Outreach Act S. 2864, the Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support S. 3084 S. 3089 the BUILD for Veterans Act of 2019 S. 3091, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 3110, the Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019 S. 3224, the VA Research Approval Efficiency Act of 2020 S. 3393 S. 3761, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020 S. 3788, the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act of 2020 S. 3854, the Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act S. 3925 S. 4002, the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act S. 4149 Senate Draft Bill, VA Provider Accountability Act Senate Draft Bill, extending the authority of VA to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes Senate Draft Bill, the Enhancing Veterans Access to Legal Services Act of 2019 or the EVALS Act of 2019 Senate Draft Bill, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act Senate Draft Bill, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit VA disability benefit questionnaire forms Senate Draft Bill, the Veterans Exposure to Toxic Substances Act of 2020 Senate Draft Bill, the Vets Benefits Fair Transparency 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 Implementation of P.L. 115-182, the VA MISSION Act of 2018 Implementation of P.L. 115-41, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability & Whistleblower Protection Act Implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Discussions on women veterans health care Discussions regarding reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions regarding improved access to IVF Discussions of improved access to VA long-term services and supports, including caregiver supports Discussions regarding the Transition Assistance Program Discussed collection of veterans demographic information to research potential benefits and services disparities Discussions regarding delay in implementation of the AIR Act provisions of P.L. 115-182

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 95, HR 96, HR 203, HR 268, HR 299, HR 303, HR 326, HR 333, HR 444, HR 445, HR 485, HR 497, HR 499, HR 547, HR 553, HR 566, HR 663, HR 712, HR 713, HR 716, HR 840, HR 886, HR 1001, HR 1078, HR 1092, HR 1163, HR 1182, HR 1199, HR 1200, HR 1377, HR 1381, HR 1482, HR 1527, HR 1628, HR 1658, HR 1674, HR 1721, HR 1750, HR 1802, HR 1807, HR 1924, HR 1963, HR 2045, HR 2094, HR 2102, HR 2138, HR 2195, HR 2200, HR 2201, HR 2223, HR 2333, HR 2359, HR 2372, HR 2399, HR 2435, HR 2493, HR 2557, HR 2568, HR 2617, HR 2628, HR 2645, HR 2681, HR 2752, HR 2798, HR 2924, HR 2938, HR 2941, HR 2942, HR 2972, HR 2982, HR 3036, HR 3221, HR 3224, HR 3321, HR 3636, HR 3798,HR 4096, HR 4137, HR 4360, HR 4451, HR 4554, HR 4748, HR 4771, HR 4890, HR 4985, HR 5028, HR 5045, HR 5245, HR 5556, HR 5610, HR 5724, HR 5772, HR 5867, HR 6027, HR 6125, HR 6140, HR 6141, HR 6168, HR 6237, HR 6262, HR 6353, HR 6571, HR 6933, HR 7105, HR 7111, HR 7287, S 91, S 179, S 191, S 208, S 257, S 318, S 374, S 408, S 514, S 524, S 554, S 555, S 576, S 679, S 746, S 785, S 805, S 850, S 863, S 902 S 979, S 980, S 1003, S 1023, S 1034, S 1047, S 1105, S 1154, S 1263, S 1392, S 1563, S 1896, S 2022, S 2072, S 2216, S 2407, S 2774, S 2810, S 2825, S 2950, S 2966, S 3008, S 3091, S 3182, S 3195, S 3210, S 3378, S 3408, S 3444, S 3446, S 3587, S 3898, S 3899, S. Res. 518

Client expense: $155,859 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7111 and Senate companion version, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020, the bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6322, Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, the bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020 A discussion draft to require proprietary, for-profit educational institutions to comply with Federal revenue limits to participate in educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 3112: For-Profit Fraud Act, would revise the 90-10 rule under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. S. 3503: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning because of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. Met with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration officials, to discuss 90/10 rules and other policies that limit student veterans access to trade, technical, and career post-secondary institutions. Met with the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary office officials to discuss the 90/10 rule and other policies that limit access to trade, technical, and career post-secondary institutions.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 2094, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 3224, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3932, Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act; H.R. 4771, VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act; H.R. 5610, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 5697, Veterans Acute Crisis Care for Emergent Suicide Symptoms (ACCESS) Act of 2020; H.R. 5761, AUTO for Veterans Act; H.R. 5957, K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020; H.R. 6125, Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020; H.R. 6493, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act; H.R. 6590, To defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period.; H.R. 6591, To ensure that veterans receive timely and effective health care under the Veterans Community Care Program and Veterans Care Agreements during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act; H.R. 6845, No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act; H.R. 6997, Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act; H.R. 7003, Work for Warriors Act of 2020; H.R. 7111, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; H.R. 7443, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim.; S. 332, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1023, Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act; S. 1034, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019; S. 1047, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2216, A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 2950, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019; S. 3444, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020; S. 3761, Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020; S. 3812, WWII Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligibility Act; S. 3899, Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020; HJRes. 76, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".; P.L. 116-23, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019; P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Provide automatic payments to the very low-income seniors and persons with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income as well as low-income veterans who receive benefits from the Veterans Administration; Identify and electronically pay Recovery Rebates to recipients of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits who do not file federal tax returns and are eligible for these payments; Ask that VA immediately suspend the unilateral decision to eliminate VSO review and allow for a more robust discussion with VSO partners before making such a significant change; Enforcing 38 U.S.C. 3696, which is critical in stopping harm to veterans and military-connected students, protecting the GI Bill from fraud, and sending a deterrent message to other potential violators of federal law; Maintain the policy of permitting accredited service officers from Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to review claims decisions for accuracy during the 48-hour period preceding final promulgation; Veterans Travel Reimbursement Rates.

S.679-HAVEN Act;S.785John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health;HR2942-HEALTH Act; HR3813-Brian Tally VA Medical;HR3530-Housing for Blind Vets; HR 3640-Vets Ed; HR 3608-Underserved Vets; HR4165-Vet Newborn Care; HR2645-HOPE; HR4137-TEAM Caregiver Act; S.2216-Financial Fraud; HR592-Agent Orange;S.2966, Rural Vet Travel; HR6466,IDES;S.3575,school closures;S.3587, websites for disabled; S.646, MOH & POW burial; S.6322, Student coronavirus Response;HR6168,DIC;HR6157,GI Bill; S3408, Medical foster homes; HR5867, Vet suicide; HR 5697, Vets ACCESS Act; HR 5701, Caregiver; HR5724, SAVE Act; HR 4625, GI Bill;HR4824, Vets Back to Work; HR 4613, VA Transparency; HR 4085, Student Vet Empowerment;HR4370, Oxygen Therapy; HR 4477, Vets Service; HR 4154, Leave no Vets Behind; HR 4451, Care for vet with illness; HR 4503, VA workplace integrity; HR 4817, VA Opioid;HR 5009, Vet ed transfer; S.2950, Vet Burn Pit; HR 5028, Protect vet benefits; HR 5027, Vet mental Health; HR5030, Vet suicide. HR 7111, Retraining vets; S. 3888, Vets healthcare COVID-19; HR 7105 homeless vets; S. 3871, rural vets funeral; S. 3885, burn pit;

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported