Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

H.R. 855 - VETS Safe Travel Act H.R. 1585/S. 565 - Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act S. 1151 - Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 H.R. 1448 - Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members for Veterans Therapy Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 147, HR 239, HR 303, HR 333, HR 344, HR 584, HR 617, HR 637, HR 746, HR 789, HR 855, HR 914, HR 958, HR 1276, HR 1355, HR 1957, HR 2151, HR 2167, HR 2327, HR 2436, H. Res. 172, S 89, S 134, S 202, S 219, S 344, S 399, S 437, S 444, S 454, S 458, S 810, S 894, S 976, H.R. 2441, S. 1095, H.R. 2494, S. 1093, S. 1096, H.R. 2457, H.R. 2523, S. 1121, H.R. 2530, H.R. 2521, S. 1151, S. 1198, S. 1147, S. 1188, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2580, H.R. 2601, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2726, S. 1280, H.R. 2742, H.R. 2724, H.R. 2734, S. 1319, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2825, H.R. 2775, S. 1393, H.R. 2878, S. 1467, H.R. 2932, H.R. 2935, H.R. 2371, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2433, H.R. 2419, S. 1664, H.R. 3402, H.R. 3405, S. 1875, S. 1910, H.R. 2968, S.Res. 267, H.Res. 472, S. 2041, S. 2102, H.R. 3967, S. 2172, H.R. 3693, H.Res. 464, S. 1965, H.R. 1257, H.R. 1273, H.R. 1282, H.R. 1361, H.R. 1585, H.R. 1596, H.R. 1706, H.R. 1772, H.R. 185, H.R. 1972, H.R. 2093, H.R. 2127, H.R. 2190, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2269, H.R. 240, H.R. 2819, H.R. 2827, H.R. 2945, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3027, H.R. 3368, H.R. 3452, H.R. 3596, H.R. 3674, H.R. 3909, H.R. 3930, H.R. 4233, H.R. 430, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4400, H.R. 4571, H.R. 4627, H.R. 4633, H.R. 4731, H.R. 4732, H.R. 4769, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4845, H.R. 4880, H.R. 492, H.R. 5025, H.R. 5073, H.R. 5213, H.R. 5301, H.R. 5470, H.R. 912, H.R. 913, H.R. 983, H.Res. 49, S. 1031, S. 1039, S. 1779, S. 189, S. 1937, S. 2087, S. 2163, S. 2188, S. 2280, S. 2283, S. 2329, S. 2533, S. 2624, S. 2720, S. 2820, S. 372, S. 544, S. 565, S. 612, S. 657, S. 727, S. 731, S. 796, S. 887, S. 927, S. 94, S. 951, HR 1022, HR 2335, HR 2391, HR 2420, HR 2531, HR 2 H.R. 3950, the Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act, HR 2916, HR 3469, HR 3575, HR 3586, HR 4035, HR 4483, HR 4504, HR 4575, HR 4601, HR 4673, HR 4772, HR 5317, HR 5483, HR 5499, HR 5516, HR 5529, HR 5545, HR 5548, HR 5575, HR 5599, HR 5606, HR 5607, HR 5624, HR 5666, HR 5721, HR 5738, HR 5788, HR 5819, HR 5901, HR 5916, HR 5931, HR 5944, HR 5953, HR 5966, HR 6052, HR 6064, HR 6112, HR 6131, HR 6165, HR 6208, HR 6273, HR 6323, S 1096, S 1607, S 1881, S 1936, S 1944, S 2141, S 2386, S 2526, S 2761, S 2852, S 2924, S 3003, S 3017, S 3025, S 3094, S 3161, S 3163, S 3194, S 3247, S 3293, S 3323, S 3388, S 3397, S 3483, HR 109, HR 110, HR 1123, HR 1124, HR 1125, HR 1292, HR 1448, HR 165, HR 1656, HR 1948, HR 1976, HR 1988, HR 2082, HR 2234, HR 2250, HR 2326, HR 2372, HR 2385, HR 2428, HR 2429, HR 2432, HR 2475, HR 2704, HR 2749, HR 2778, HR 293, HR 3030, HR 3304, HR 3400, HR 3401, HR 3444, HR 3582, HR 3643, HR 3730, HR 3739, HR 3776, HR 3802, HR 3804, HR 3856, HR 3888, HR 3994, HR 4031, HR 4218, HR 434, HR 4345, HR 4355, HR 4356, HR 4419, HR 4432, HR 4450, HR 4464, HR 4501, HR 4503, HR 4506, HR 4591, HR 4612, HR 4624, HR 4625, HR 4683, HR 4831, HR 4961, HR 4993, HR 5029, HR 5035, HR 5036, HR 5097, HR 5170, HR 5195, HR 5198, HR 5212, HR 5293, HR 5295, HR 5300, HR 5321, HR 5603, HR 5676, HR 5754, HR 5755, HR 5787, HR 5789, HR 5917, HR 5918, HR 5927, HR 5928, HR 5941, HR 5986, HR 6098, HR 6124, HR 6307, HR 6322, HR 6332, HR 6347, HR 6376, HR 6411, HR 6421, HR 6425, HR 6441, HR 6445, HR 6464, HR 6543, HR 6604, HR 6647, S 1151, S 1307, S 1468, S 2059, S 2195, S 2627, S 2692, S 3304, S 3541, S 3548, S 3820, S 3851, S 3854, HR 2789, HR 6527, HR 6659, HR 6677, HR 6682, HR 6684, HR 6774, HR 6810, HR 6823, HR 6849, HR 6961, HR 7089, HR 7153, HR 7158, HR 7176, HR 7186, HR 7188, HR 7227, HR 7232, HR 7243, HR 7256, HR 7272, HR 7277, HR 7299, HR 7315, HR 7316, HR 7335, HR 7337, HR 7369, HR 7375, HR 7414, HR 7431, HR 7470, HR 7508, HR 7524, HR 7556, HR 7585, HR 7589, HR 765, HR 7666, HR 7750, HR 7753, HR 7807, HR 7846, HR 8003, HR 8017, HR 8100, HR 876, HR 910, H.Res. 1003, H.Res. 1093, H.Res. 1146, H.Res. 1186, H.Res. 1206, H.Res. 950, S 134, S 2786, S 3445, S 3565, S 3726, S 3863, S 3994, S 4089, S 4141, S 4156, S 4169, S 4193, S 4223, S 4271, S 4276, S 4286, S 4308, S 4319, S 4441, S 4448, S 952

H.R. 855 - VETS Safe Travel Act H.R. 1585/S. 565 - Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act S. 1151 - Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 H.R. 1448 - Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members for Veterans Therapy Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 147, HR 239, HR 303, HR 333, HR 344, HR 584, HR 617, HR 637, HR 746, HR 789, HR 855, HR 914, HR 958, HR 1276, HR 1355, HR 1957, HR 2151, HR 2167, HR 2327, HR 2436, H. Res. 172, S 89, S 134, S 202, S 219, S 344, S 399, S 437, S 444, S 454, S 458, S 810, S 894, S 976, H.R. 2441, S. 1095, H.R. 2494, S. 1093, S. 1096, H.R. 2457, H.R. 2523, S. 1121, H.R. 2530, H.R. 2521, S. 1151, S. 1198, S. 1147, S. 1188, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2580, H.R. 2601, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2726, S. 1280, H.R. 2742, H.R. 2724, H.R. 2734, S. 1319, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2825, H.R. 2775, S. 1393, H.R. 2878, S. 1467, H.R. 2932, H.R. 2935, H.R. 2371, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2433, H.R. 2419, S. 1664, H.R. 3402, H.R. 3405, S. 1875, S. 1910, H.R. 2968, S.Res. 267, H.Res. 472, S. 2041, S. 2102, H.R. 3967, S. 2172, H.R. 3693, H.Res. 464, S. 1965, H.R. 1257, H.R. 1273, H.R. 1282, H.R. 1361, H.R. 1585, H.R. 1596, H.R. 1706, H.R. 1772, H.R. 185, H.R. 1972, H.R. 2093, H.R. 2127, H.R. 2190, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2269, H.R. 240, H.R. 2819, H.R. 2827, H.R. 2945, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3027, H.R. 3368, H.R. 3452, H.R. 3596, H.R. 3674, H.R. 3909, H.R. 3930, H.R. 4233, H.R. 430, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4400, H.R. 4571, H.R. 4627, H.R. 4633, H.R. 4731, H.R. 4732, H.R. 4769, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4845, H.R. 4880, H.R. 492, H.R. 5025, H.R. 5073, H.R. 5213, H.R. 5301, H.R. 5470, H.R. 912, H.R. 913, H.R. 983, H.Res. 49, S. 1031, S. 1039, S. 1779, S. 189, S. 1937, S. 2087, S. 2163, S. 2188, S. 2280, S. 2283, S. 2329, S. 2533, S. 2624, S. 2720, S. 2820, S. 372, S. 544, S. 565, S. 612, S. 657, S. 727, S. 731, S. 796, S. 887, S. 927, S. 94, S. 951, HR 1022, HR 2335, HR 2391, HR 2420, HR 2531, HR 2789, HR 2916, HR 3469, HR 3575, HR 3586, HR 4035, HR 4483, HR 4504, HR 4575, HR 4601, HR 4673, HR 4772, HR 5317, HR 5483, HR 5499, HR 5516, HR 5529, HR 5545, HR 5548, HR 5575, HR 5599, HR 5606, HR 5607, HR 5624, HR 5666, HR 5721, HR 5738, HR 5788, HR 5819, HR 5901, HR 5916, HR 5931, HR 5944, HR 5953, HR 5966, HR 6052, HR 6064, HR 6112, HR 6131, HR 6165, HR 6208, HR 6273, HR 6323, S 1096, S 1607, S 1881, S 1936, S 1944, S 2141, S 2386, S 2526, S 2761, S 2852, S 2924, S 3003, S 3017, S 3025, S 3094, S 3161, S 3163, S 3194, S 3247, S 3293, S 3323, S 3388, S 3397, S 3483, HR 109, HR 110, HR 1123, HR 1124, HR 1125, HR 1292, HR 1448, HR 165, HR 1656, HR 1948, HR 1976, HR 1988, HR 2082, HR 2234, HR 2250, HR 2326, HR 2372, HR 2385, HR 2428, HR 2429, HR 2432, HR 2475, HR 2704, HR 2749, HR 2778, HR 293, HR 3030, HR 3304, HR 3400, HR 3401, HR 3444, HR 3582, HR 3643, HR 3730, HR 3739, HR 3776, HR 3802, HR 3804, HR 3856, HR 3888, HR 3994, HR 4031, HR 4218, HR 434, HR 4345, HR 4355, HR 4356, HR 4419, HR 4432, HR 4450, HR 4464, HR 4501, HR 4503, HR 4506, HR 4591, HR 4612, HR 4624, HR 4625, HR 4683, HR 4831, HR 4961, HR 4993, HR 5029, HR 5035, HR 5036, HR 5097, HR 5170, HR 5195, HR 5198, HR 5212, HR 5293, HR 5295, HR 5300, HR 5321, HR 5603, HR 5676, HR 5754, HR 5755, HR 5787, HR 5789, HR 5917, HR 5918, HR 5927, HR 5928, HR 5941, HR 5986, HR 6098, HR 6124, HR 6307, HR 6322, HR 6332, HR 6347, HR 6376, HR 6411, HR 6421, HR 6425, HR 6441, HR 6445, HR 6464, HR 6543, HR 6604, HR 6647, S 1151, S 1307, S 1468, S 2059, S 2195, S 2627, S 2692, S 3304, S 3541, S 3548, S 3820, S 3851, S 3854

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 147, HR 239, HR 303, HR 333, HR 344, HR 584, HR 617, HR 637, HR 746, HR 789, HR 855, HR 914, HR 958, HR 1276, HR 1355, HR 1957, HR 2151, HR 2167, HR 2327, HR 2436, H. Res. 172, S 89, S 134, S 202, S 219, S 344, S 399, S 437, S 444, S 454, S 458, S 810, S 894, S 976, H.R. 2441, S. 1095, H.R. 2494, S. 1093, S. 1096, H.R. 2457, H.R. 2523, S. 1121, H.R. 2530, H.R. 2521, S. 1151, S. 1198, S. 1147, S. 1188, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2580, H.R. 2601, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2726, S. 1280, H.R. 2742, H.R. 2724, H.R. 2734, S. 1319, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2825, H.R. 2775, S. 1393, H.R. 2878, S. 1467, H.R. 2932, H.R. 2935, H.R. 2371, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2433, H.R. 2419, S. 1664, H.R. 3402, H.R. 3405, S. 1875, S. 1910, H.R. 2968, S.Res. 267, H.Res. 472, S. 2041, S. 2102, H.R. 3967, S. 2172, H.R. 3693, H.Res. 464, S. 1965, H.R. 1257, H.R. 1273, H.R. 1282, H.R. 1361, H.R. 1585, H.R. 1596, H.R. 1706, H.R. 1772, H.R. 185, H.R. 1972, H.R. 2093, H.R. 2127, H.R. 2190, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2269, H.R. 240, H.R. 2819, H.R. 2827, H.R. 2945, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3027, H.R. 3368, H.R. 3452, H.R. 3596, H.R. 3674, H.R. 3909, H.R. 3930, H.R. 4233, H.R. 430, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4400, H.R. 4571, H.R. 4627, H.R. 4633, H.R. 4731, H.R. 4732, H.R. 4769, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4845, H.R. 4880, H.R. 492, H.R. 5025, H.R. 5073, H.R. 5213, H.R. 5301, H.R. 5470, H.R. 912, H.R. 913, H.R. 983, H.Res. 49, S. 1031, S. 1039, S. 1779, S. 189, S. 1937, S. 2087, S. 2163, S. 2188, S. 2280, S. 2283, S. 2329, S. 2533, S. 2624, S. 2720, S. 2820, S. 372, S. 544, S. 565, S. 612, S. 657, S. 727, S. 731, S. 796, S. 887, S. 927, S. 94, S. 951, HR 1022, HR 2335, HR 2391, HR 2420, HR 2531, HR 2789, HR 2916, HR 3469, HR 3575, HR 3586, HR 4035, HR 4483, HR 4504, HR 4575, HR 4601, HR 4673, HR 4772, HR 5317, HR 5483, HR 5499, HR 5516, HR 5529, HR 5545, HR 5548, HR 5575, HR 5599, HR 5606, HR 5607, HR 5624, HR 5666, HR 5721, HR 5738, HR 5788, HR 5819, HR 5901, HR 5916, HR 5931, HR 5944, HR 5953, HR 5966, HR 6052, HR 6064, HR 6112, HR 6131, HR 6165, HR 6208, HR 6273, HR 6323, S 1096, S 1607, S 1881, S 1936, S 1944, S 2141, S 2386, S 2526, S 2761, S 2852, S 2924, S 3003, S 3017, S 3025, S 3094, S 3161, S 3163, S 3194, S 3247, S 3293, S 3323, S 3388, S 3397, S 3483

H.R. 855 - VETS Safe Travel Act H.R. 1585/S. 565 - Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act S. 1151 - Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 H.R. 1448 - Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members for Veterans Therapy Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 855 - VETS Safe Travel Act H.R. 1585/S. 565 - Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act S. 1151 - Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 H.R. 1448 - Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members for Veterans Therapy Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 147, HR 239, HR 303, HR 333, HR 344, HR 584, HR 617, HR 637, HR 746, HR 789, HR 855, HR 914, HR 958, HR 1276, HR 1355, HR 1957, HR 2151, HR 2167, HR 2327, HR 2436, H. Res. 172, S 89, S 134, S 202, S 219, S 344, S 399, S 437, S 444, S 454, S 458, S 810, S 894, S 976, H.R. 2441, S. 1095, H.R. 2494, S. 1093, S. 1096, H.R. 2457, H.R. 2523, S. 1121, H.R. 2530, H.R. 2521, S. 1151, S. 1198, S. 1147, S. 1188, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2580, H.R. 2601, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2726, S. 1280, H.R. 2742, H.R. 2724, H.R. 2734, S. 1319, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2825, H.R. 2775, S. 1393, H.R. 2878, S. 1467, H.R. 2932, H.R. 2935, H.R. 2371, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2433, H.R. 2419, S. 1664, H.R. 3402, H.R. 3405, S. 1875, S. 1910, H.R. 2968, S.Res. 267, H.Res. 472, S. 2041, S. 2102, H.R. 3967, S. 2172, H.R. 3693, H.Res. 464, S. 1965, H.R. 1257, H.R. 1273, H.R. 1282, H.R. 1361, H.R. 1585, H.R. 1596, H.R. 1706, H.R. 1772, H.R. 185, H.R. 1972, H.R. 2093, H.R. 2127, H.R. 2190, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2269, H.R. 240, H.R. 2819, H.R. 2827, H.R. 2945, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3027, H.R. 3368, H.R. 3452, H.R. 3596, H.R. 3674, H.R. 3909, H.R. 3930, H.R. 4233, H.R. 430, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4400, H.R. 4571, H.R. 4627, H.R. 4633, H.R. 4731, H.R. 4732, H.R. 4769, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4845, H.R. 4880, H.R. 492, H.R. 5025, H.R. 5073, H.R. 5213, H.R. 5301, H.R. 5470, H.R. 912, H.R. 913, H.R. 983, H.Res. 49, S. 1031, S. 1039, S. 1779, S. 189, S. 1937, S. 2087, S. 2163, S. 2188, S. 2280, S. 2283, S. 2329, S. 2533, S. 2624, S. 2720, S. 2820, S. 372, S. 544, S. 565, S. 612, S. 657, S. 727, S. 731, S. 796, S. 887, S. 927, S. 94, S. 951, HR 1022, HR 2335, HR 2391, HR 2420, HR 2531, HR 2789, HR 2916, HR 3469, HR 3575, HR 3586, HR 4035, HR 4483, HR 4504, HR 4575, HR 4601, HR 4673, HR 4772, HR 5317, HR 5483, HR 5499, HR 5516, HR 5529, HR 5545, HR 5548, HR 5575, HR 5599, HR 5606, HR 5607, HR 5624, HR 5666, HR 5721, HR 5738, HR 5788, HR 5819, HR 5901, HR 5916, HR 5931, HR 5944, HR 5953, HR 5966, HR 6052, HR 6064, HR 6112, HR 6131, HR 6165, HR 6208, HR 6273, HR 6323, S 1096, S 1607, S 1881, S 1936, S 1944, S 2141, S 2386, S 2526, S 2761, S 2852, S 2924, S 3003, S 3017, S 3025, S 3094, S 3161, S 3163, S 3194, S 3247, S 3293, S 3323, S 3388, S 3397, S 3483

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 147, HR 239, HR 303, HR 333, HR 344, HR 584, HR 617, HR 637, HR 746, HR 789, HR 855, HR 914, HR 958, HR 1276, HR 1355, HR 1957, HR 2151, HR 2167, HR 2327, HR 2436, H. Res. 172, S 89, S 134, S 202, S 219, S 344, S 399, S 437, S 444, S 454, S 458, S 810, S 894, S 976, H.R. 2441, S. 1095, H.R. 2494, S. 1093, S. 1096, H.R. 2457, H.R. 2523, S. 1121, H.R. 2530, H.R. 2521, S. 1151, S. 1198, S. 1147, S. 1188, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2580, H.R. 2601, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2726, S. 1280, H.R. 2742, H.R. 2724, H.R. 2734, S. 1319, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2825, H.R. 2775, S. 1393, H.R. 2878, S. 1467, H.R. 2932, H.R. 2935, H.R. 2371, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2433, H.R. 2419, S. 1664, H.R. 3402, H.R. 3405, S. 1875, S. 1910, H.R. 2968, S.Res. 267, H.Res. 472, S. 2041, S. 2102, H.R. 3967, S. 2172, H.R. 3693, H.Res. 464, S. 1965, H.R. 1257, H.R. 1273, H.R. 1282, H.R. 1361, H.R. 1585, H.R. 1596, H.R. 1706, H.R. 1772, H.R. 185, H.R. 1972, H.R. 2093, H.R. 2127, H.R. 2190, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2269, H.R. 240, H.R. 2819, H.R. 2827, H.R. 2945, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3027, H.R. 3368, H.R. 3452, H.R. 3596, H.R. 3674, H.R. 3909, H.R. 3930, H.R. 4233, H.R. 430, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4400, H.R. 4571, H.R. 4627, H.R. 4633, H.R. 4731, H.R. 4732, H.R. 4769, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4845, H.R. 4880, H.R. 492, H.R. 5025, H.R. 5073, H.R. 5213, H.R. 5301, H.R. 5470, H.R. 912, H.R. 913, H.R. 983, H.Res. 49, S. 1031, S. 1039, S. 1779, S. 189, S. 1937, S. 2087, S. 2163, S. 2188, S. 2280, S. 2283, S. 2329, S. 2533, S. 2624, S. 2720, S. 2820, S. 372, S. 544, S. 565, S. 612, S. 657, S. 727, S. 731, S. 796, S. 887, S. 927, S. 94, S. 951

Client expense: $183,150 · Firm income: Not reported

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. 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 for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. C&P Exams: Submitted a Statement for the Record on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee titled Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Collective Bargaining Rights: Shared proposals for a bill to eliminate two provisions of the, VA Accountability Act Lobbied for the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. Submitted a Statement for the Record for a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation titled, Transforming the VA Workforce: Assessing Progress on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act repeal. Submitted comments to Federal Register on AIR Commission scope. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the nomination of Mr. Richard C. Loeb as a nominee for the VA AIR Commission Submitted a Statement for the Record on a House Veterans Affair Committee hearing titled INVESTING IN A BETTER VA: Examining the Role of Infrastructure in Veterans Access to Care and Benefits. VA Budget: Submitted a Statement for the Record on a House Veterans Affair Committee hearing titled U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request For Fiscal Year 2022. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the VA Employee Fairness Act. Submitted a Statement for the Record for a House Veterans Affairs Committee markup on pending legislation in support of H.R. 1948. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of certain provisions of H.R. 2429, the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied for H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act, and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied against S. 2041 the, VA Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied for S. 458, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021. Lobbied for small changes to S. 1031, To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied against S. 1071, the VA AID Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of prior changes made to S. 1093, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Milcon-VA: Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. Lobbied the VA Committee to insert language into Milcon-VA to limit the contracting out of specialty C&P Exams. Toxic Exposure Legislation: AFGE commented in support of the following House bills on how they would help with the presumption of toxic exposure in processing claims: H.R. 1273, the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Study Act. H.R. 2268, the Keeping Our Promises Act. H.R. 2607, the FASTER Presumptions Act. H.R. 2825, the Fort McClellan Health Registry Act. H.R. 2436, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021. H.R. 2372, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act. H.R. 2742, PFAS Registry Act of 2021. H.R. 2530, the Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Radiation Study Act. H.R. 1585, the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021. H.R. 1355, the K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021. H.R. 2368, the COVENANT Act. H.R. 2580, the Palomares Veterans Act of 2021. H.R. 1972, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021. H.R.2569, the Veterans Exposure Equity Act; and H.R. 2127, the TEAM Act. AFGE commented on the following Senate bills on how they would help with the presumption of toxic exposure in processing claims: S. 437, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act. S. 565, the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021. S. 657, To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. S. 810, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021. S. 927, the TEAM Act; S. 952, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021. S. 1039, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes. S. 1188, the SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit Transparency Act. American Jobs Plan: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.

H.R. 855 - VETS Safe Travel Act H.R. 1585/S. 565 - Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act S. 1151 - Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 H.R. 1448 - Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members for Veterans Therapy Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 855 - VETS Safe Travel Act H.R. 1585/S. 565 - Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act S. 1151 - Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 H.R. 1448 - Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members for Veterans Therapy Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE