Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act

Lobbying to improve the health and wellbeing of veterans through legislation including the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act (H.R. 1115, S. 535) to authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism; the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 1282, S. 344), to provide concurrent receipt to military medical retirees with combat-related injuries; the Honoring Our PACT Act (H.R. 3967), to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances; the Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act (H.R. 4452), to allow concurrent receipt for MST survivors; the Onward to Opportunity Act (H.R. 4769), to provide grants to entities that assist transitioning Service members the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350), and provisions relating to military personnel; the Brian Neuman/Mark O'Brien Department of Veterans Affairs Clothing Allowance Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R.4772, S. 2513), to improve the VA clothing allowance program for veterans with static disabilities; the V.E.T. Student Loans Act (H.R. 5097), to exempt discharged student loans from a veteran's gross income for tax purposes; the VA Caregiver Transparency Act (H.R. 4625), to improve the VA clinical appeals process, expedite expansion of the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, and modify Board of Veterans Appeals access for caregiver decisions; the REACH for Veterans Act (H.R. 5073, S. 2283), to improve the Veterans Crisis Line of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3405/S. 544, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans; the Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act (H.R 4233), to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces using certain educational assistance benefits; the Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act (H.R. 2441, S. 1468), to extend VA mental health services in rural areas and provide additional research; and the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act (S. 2852), to create a pilot program to reduce costs for VA medical foster homes.