Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

Lobbied for full funding for FEMA and adequate numbers of full-time FEMA employees. Lobbied in support of including workforce language to make sure that bargaining unit employees retain their rights during a transition in a bill that would remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), returning it to being an independent agency. Lobbied in support of inclusion of title 5 collective bargaining rights and GS pay for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) in the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, H.R. 8370/S. 4334. Lobbied for H.R. 8662, the TSA Commuting Fairness Act to study the possibility of credit or compensation to TSOs for their extended travel time from remote parking lots to their duty posts. Lobbied to encourage cosponsors of H.R. 871, the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Heroes Act," ensuring public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3394, the Fund the TSA Act to end the diversion of the passenger security fee to non-aviation security purposes, increase the fee and index it to inflation, and designation a portion of the proceeds to pay and bargaining rights for Transportation Security Officers as well as for important technology investments. Lobbied for an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee. Provided technical assistance on the development of multiple pieces of legislation to end the fee, including provisions for technology investments. Lobbied for a requirement that Public Charter Flights be subject to passenger screening when they are on fixed routes, sell tickets by the seat and have more than nine passengers. Lobbied for additional regulations on private screening providers in California. Lobbied for additional positions at the Office of Principal Legal Advisory (OPLA) at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to provide parity in legal teams with immigration judges at the Department of Justice. Lobbied for OPLA attorneys Public Liability Insurance to be paid by the agency. Lobbied for basic medical and technology supplies for nurses serving in the ICE Health Services Corps (IHSC). Lobbied for reauthorization of the CFATS program (H.R. 4470). Lobbied for Menendez amendment to H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, to support CFATS inspector training. Lobbied for inclusion of CFATS reauthorization in Murray ANS to H.R. 3935, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act. Lobbied in support of changes to the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program during its next reauthorization, including improved training for inspectors, cyber-attack preparation. Lobbied for inclusion of CFATS reauthorization in 2025 NDAA. Lobbied on approach to cyber workforce proposal affecting DHS and other agencies. Emphasized concerns with a separate pay system and waiver of title 5 authority. FY 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations: Lobbied in support of the administrations FY25 funding request for TSA, in support of increased ICE funding to continue hiring for the Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), and in opposition to the administrations proposal to eliminate TSO staffing of exit lanes. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. Lobbied for passage of an additional continuing appropriation (H.R. 10545) through March 14, 2025 as the only alternative to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act for special retirement benefits for Federal Protective Service (FPS) employees.

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

VA budget: Lobbied for Congress to provide funding to plug a $15 billion budget shortfall for FY 2024 and FY 2025. Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied on the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied to prevent compassion fatigue for certain claims processors. Lobbied for reforms to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied for oversight and improvements into VBA employee training. Lobbied on VBAs use of Performance Improvement Plans. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for the introduction and in support of H.R. 9046, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act including the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position and the career path to a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for additional training for Board of Veterans Appeals Attorneys. Lobbied in support of ANS to H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023. C&P Exams: 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023 and for its introduction in the Senate. Lobbied in support of S. 4046/H.R. 9855, the "VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 2679, the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. HR modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 7127/S. 3688, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 and 2025 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. VA Quality: Lobbied to amend H.R. 6330, the Veterans Sentinel Act to include data collection and analysis for suicides that happen when veterans are served at non-VA facilities. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied against an amendment to H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 forcing VA to apply the same access standards for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP) as for primary care, specialty care, and non-institutional extended care services. Lobbied against amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would codify Trump-Era access standards responsible for rapid privatization of the VA, prohibit VA from modifying access standards to allow telehealth to satisfy these access standards and require VA to meet strict timeframes evaluating high-risk veterans for referral to residential treatment and rehabilitative programs without providing any additional funding to staff these new obligations. Lobbied against amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would require VA to meet 72-hour evaluation timeframe for evaluating high-risk veterans for residential treatment centers without providing adequate funding or putting equivalent credentialing and quality requirements on private programs. Lobbied against a proposal to create a pilot program under which the Secretary would contract out to fill vacancies at a medical facility with non-department health care providers. Lobbied against a provision in H.R. 9438, the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, reduces the wait time for VA mental health care from the current 20 day to just 3 days. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 9146, Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act, which would require the Secretary to include continuity of care as one of the criteria used to determine when private care would be in the best medical interest (BMI) of a veteran undermining VAs ability to decide when returning a veteran to the VA is the in the best interest of the veteran. Lobbied against the Veterans Mental Health Access Act, which would create a parallel private mental health program that supplants VAs direct care system rather than supplement it when veterans cannot reasonably access VA care. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied for oversight of new VA private contracting program, the Integrated Critical Staffing Program. Lobbied for oversight of VA staffing reductions. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters. Lobbied for better information on scheduling and appointment times for both in-house VA and private care. Lobbied for more information about the costs of VA care. Lobbied against VA raising the ceiling for payment to third party private, Community Care contractors. Lobbied against prohibiting public health care programs from using QALYs to determine price. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, and urge that it be defeated on the House floor. H.R. 485 would increase already high healthcare costs for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), which covers the vast majority of AFGE members and their families. In additional to FEHBP, the bill would prohibit Medicaid, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Medicare Part D Plans (PDPs), the VA, and the Defense Health Agency from using Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) - a measure that ascertains the value of a drug - to make decisions about a drugs price. Medicare already prohibits the use of QALYs in ways that discriminate against the elderly (such as by valuing the extension of life of an older person as less than extending the life of a younger person). Lobbied against amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would: 1) codify Trump-Era access standards responsible for rapid privatization of the VA, prohibits VA from modifying access standards to allow telehealth to satisfy these access standards and requires VA to meet strict timeframes evaluating high-risk veterans for referral to residential treatment and rehabilitative programs without providing any additional funding to staff these new obligations and 2) require VA to meet 72-hour evaluation timeframe for evaluating high-risk veterans for residential treatment centers without providing adequate funding or putting equivalent credentialing and quality requirements on private programs. Lobbied against Amendment to H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 forcing VA to apply the same access standards for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP) as for primary care, specialty care, and non-institutional extended care services that would not apply to private RRTP facilities, promoting privatization. Lobbied against provisions in H.R. 8371, the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act that would allow decisions between a veteran and a doctor to remain final without VA authorization and provisions that would require strict timeframes for placement of high-risk veterans in mental health treatment programs for VA programs but not private programs. Lobbied in support of final passage of S. 141, the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. Statements and Correspondence: Testified before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health on December 17, 2024 legislative hearing. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the "VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of S. 4046/H.R. 9855, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure, and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at VA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S. 2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support and for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to S. 2649, the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1315, the HEALTH Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Act, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse‐ patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3176, Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which creates a three-year pilot program allowing veterans to obtain hospital care, medical services, psychological services, and extended care bypassing VA authorization and the need to meet access standards. Lobbied in opposition to H.R.5287, the Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act, would establish Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) funded by the VA that veterans could use for private healthcare. Veterans electing these HSAs would be completely barred from accessing VA healthcare services. Lobbied in opposition to the Complete the Mission Act (No bill number). This proposal codifies the Community Care access standards, modifies 38 USC 1703(d)(2) to make veteran preference to go to a private provider a criterion for what constitutes best medical interest and creates a pilot three-year pilot program in at least five locations where veterans could access outpatient mental health and substance use services. AFGE opposes this provision as it would circumvent VAs ability to coordinate care and is unsustainable for the VA in the long term. Lobbied to preserve changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 7765, the VA Security Screening Pilot Program Act Lobbied for the introduction and support of the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7793 the Veterans Appeals Operations Expansion Act of 2024; Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7917, the Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2024; Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7919, the Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2024. Lobbied or changes to H.R. 7883, the Toxic Exposures Examination Improvement Act Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7734 the Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2024 Lobbied in support of H.R. 9046, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act Lobbied in support of H.R. 2971, the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2023 Lobbied for changes to H.R. 8874, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 8879, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 8881, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2024. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. Lobbied in support of final passage of S. 141, the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. Lobbied against expanding use of Schedule F for VA employees.

Legislative proposal to provide direct hire authority to the Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service for purposes of hiring law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). General education regarding congressional oversight of the U.S. Secret Service, including the issues related to the use and deployment of technology, staffing, and pay and overtime. Legislative proposal to improve the retention and recruitment of federal law enforcement officers by modifying provisions under Title 5, U.S. Code, related to pay and retirement benefits (no bill introduced). S. 4676, the "Shadow Wolves Improvement Act," legislation to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program; entire bill. Legislative proposal to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide a waiver of the biweekly and annual pay caps for U.S. Marshals Service personnel (no bill introduced). H.R. 10014, the "Federal Employee Return to Work Act," a bill to prohibit certain telework employees from receiving annual adjustments to pay schedules; entire bill. S. 3335, the "Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers; entire bill. Legislative proposal to standardize pay for U.S. Marshals and increase pay for the Director of the Marshals Service (no bill introduced). H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 311, the "U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act," a bill to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers; entire bill. H.R. 5799, the "James R. Dominguez Memorial Act," a bill to designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, TX, as the "James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint"; entire bill. General education regarding the potential impact on federal law enforcement officers of proposals to reform statutory federal pay and benefit systems. S. 5479, a bill to implement a 5-year pilot program establishing a performance-based pay structure for certain Federal employees in order to enhance productivity, accountability, and employee satisfaction in public service; entire bill. S. 5482, a bill to impose restrictions on federal agencies with respect to appointments; entire bill. S. 4305, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," legislation to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill.

H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 957, the Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act, which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law; H.R. 1322/S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of law enforcement officer as it applies to salary and retirement benefits so that all Federal law enforcement officers will have access to them; S. 311, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act, which would recognize the officers impacted by a detrimental retirement mix-up at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and award them the retirement benefits they paid for and were initially guaranteed;

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Lobbied in support of HR 1322, the Law Enforcement Equity Act, which seeks to provide all federal law enforcement with enhanced retirement benefits.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbied in support of HR 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act, which would allow for certain healthcare providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to grieve errors in their compensation. Lobbied in opposition to HR 8371, the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. Lobbied to increase the number of and compensation of federal railroad inspectors at the Federal Railroad Administration. Lobbied in support of nominations to the U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority. Lobbied in opposition to a provision in the FY25 CJS appropriations bill that would undermine the use of official time, federal office space and dues deductions for federal employee unions. Lobbied in support of HR 1322, the Law Enforcement Equity Act, which seeks to provide all federal law enforcement with enhanced retirement benefits.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H. Res. 890, Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs. H. Res. 1016, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5673) to advance responsible policies. H. Res. 1329, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service. S. Res. 740, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service. H.Res. 1410, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 82) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 15, Equality Act S. 5, Equality Act H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 36, Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 69, NOSHA Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act S. 597, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, Return to Work Act H.R. 139, SHOW UP Act of 2023 S. 1565, SHOW UP Act of 2023 H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act H.R. 158, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 159, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 S. 59, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 H.R. 162, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 203, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act H.R. 227, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 249, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 H.R. 310, Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act H.R. 360, RETURN ACT S. 155, RETURN ACT H.R. 389, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 397, To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes H.R. 403, No Mandates Act H.R. 474, RETURN Act H.R. 493, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 564, Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act H.R. 596, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 678, Restoring Military Focus Act S. 191, Restoring Military Focus Act H.R. 694, Job Protection Act H.R. 716, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023 H.R. 741, Employee Bonus Protection Act H.R. 743, Protect and Serve Act of 2023 H.R. 789, Caring for All Families Act S. 242, Caring for All Families Act H.R. 843, Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act H.R. 856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 274, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 866, Equal COLA Act S. 3194, Equal COLA Act H.R. 978, Drain the Swamp Act of 2023 H.R. 980, Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act H.R. 985, Productivity Over Pronouns Act H.R. 1002, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 399, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 1080, COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act H.R. 1084, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 1106, COST of Relocations Act S. 487, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act H.R. 1206, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 1229, Stop CRT Act S. 558, Stop CRT Act H.R. 1235, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 1261, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 1275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14091 H.R. 1301, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 640, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 1322, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1658, Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act H.R. 1323, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023 H.R. 1332, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act S. 3947, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R. 1401, END FENTANYL Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1416, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2023 H.R. 1442, No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act H.R. 1463, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 1467, Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2023 H.R. 1487, Office of Personnel Management Reform Act H.R. 1600, Pay Equity for All Act of 2023 H.R. 1618, Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 1621, COVID-19 National Memorial Act H.R. 1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1688, Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023 H.R. 1804, Honest Runway Labeling Act H.R. 2382, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 1472, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 2383, Prohibition of Financial Trading on Government Property Act H.R. 2395, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1041, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2489, CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act H.R. 2494, POLICE Act of 2023 H.R. 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 2528, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 2549, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2556, Simplify, Don't Amplify the IRS Act H.R. 2557, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 2572, Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023 H.R. 2577, DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act H.R. 2712, Work Not Woke Act H.R. 2744, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 H.R. 2755, National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2023 H.R. 2776, Go Woke, Go Broke Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2806, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2023 H.R. 2837, Border Patrol Pay Parity Act S. 1444, Border Patrol Enhancement Act H.R. 2937, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1363, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 2949, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S. 1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 2996, Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act H.R. 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act H.R. 3022, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 3024, Life Saving Leave Act S. 3685, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 3079, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 3091, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 1585, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3094, To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3108, Tim's Act S. 1505, Tim's Act H.R. 3115, Public Service Reform Act S. 1496, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 3170, HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1514, HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3261, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 3381, National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act H.R. 3406, Stop TSP ESG Act S. 1891, Stop TSP ESG Act H.R. 3407, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 H.R. 3409, Healthy Families Act S. 1664, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3455, TSP Act S. 1650, TSP Act of 2023 H.R. 3481, FAMILY Act S. 1714, FAMILY Act H.R. 3499, Direct Hire To Fight Fires H.R. 3527, MATCH Act H.R. 3612, No ESG at TSP Act S. 2147, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 3740, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 3855, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 3967, Student Loan Tax Relief Act H.R. 4009, Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R. 4023, UPDATED USPS Act H.R. 4044, China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 H.R. 4260, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023 H.R. 4278, Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 4398, Patriotism Not Pride Act H.R. 4416, No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023 H.R. 4434, Accountability for Acting Officials Act H.R. 4436, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act S. 1949, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act H.R. 4453, No CCP Financial Apps on Government Devices Act H.R. 4467, DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 4497, To expand the mission of the National Park Service to include active use of System units located in urban areas, and for other purposes. H.R. 4502, Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act H.R. 4503, AI Training Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 4528, Strengthening the NRC Workforce Act of 2023 H.R. 4533, Cost of Wokeism in the Military Act H.R. 4583, Social Security 2100 Act S. 2280, Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 4672, To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes. H.R. 4711, Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act H.R. 4742, Pay Back Act H.R. 4744, Lead by Example Act of 2023 S. 2373, Lead by Example Act of 2023 H.R. 4791, Free Speech Protection Act S. 2425, Free Speech Protection Act H.R. 4831, Fair Pay for Federal Firefighters Act H.R. 4848, Censorship Accountability Act S. 2616, Censorship Accountability Act H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 4906, Protecting VA Employees Act H.R. 4925, EPIC Act H.R. 4926, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act H.R. 4944, Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act H.R. 4961, To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. S. 2562, A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 4991, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection International port of entry at the Port of Stockton and for other purposes. H.R. 5037, FAIR Leave Act S. 2574, FAIR Leave Act H.R. 5040, CURE Act H.R. 5169, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 S. 2272, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 5171, Federal Employee Pay Compression Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 5342, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023 H.R. 5345, Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act H.R. 5346, Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service Act H.R. 5366, Patriot Day Act H.R. 5465, Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act H.R. 5538, To amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide special overtime pay for certain border patrol agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 5563, Schedules That Work Act S. 2851, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5578, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act S. 2850, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act H.R. 5624, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 S. 2883, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 H.R. 5676, SWAMP Act of 2023 S. 2612, SWAMP Act of 2023 H.R. 5681, Pipeline to Service Act H.R. 5713, Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act H.R. 5726, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2023 H.R. 5728, Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2023 H.R. 5739, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 5758, To amend title 31, United States Code, to reimburse employees of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and the States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 5760, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 5839, Maritime Border Security Technology Improvement Act H.R. 5862, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions. H.R. 5883, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3029, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act H.R. 5900, Security Clearance Revolving Door Act of 2023 H.R. 5920, Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2023 H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 5995, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 6170, Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act H.R. 6195, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act S. 3221, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 6266, Federal Protective Service Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 6267, Election Day Act H.R. 6276, USE IT Act of 2023 H.R. 6280, Smart Border Protection Act H.R. 6389, District of Columbia National Guard Federal Employee Leave Fairness Act H.R. 6404, Disarming Cartels Act H.R. 6409, CBP SPACE Act H.R. 6422, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 S. 3308, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 H.R. 6432, Safeguarding Honest Speech Act H.R. 6462, READINESS Act S. 3530, READINESS Act H.R. 6524, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 6558, END the DEEP STATE H.R. 6722, Fair Wage Act of 2023 H.R. 6792, PSLF Administrative Improvement Act H.R. 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6876, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 H.R. 6901, To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on Department of Defense restrictions on the employment of former Department employees by certain countries. H.R. 6907, Parental Workforce Training Act. H.R. 6908, Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2023 H.R. 6911, ROBERT MALLEY Act H.R. 7080, Earn Your Keep Act H.R. 7107, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Act H.R. 7121, Financial Regulators Revolving Door Enforcement Act H.R. 7127, FAIR Act S. 3688, FAIR Act H.R. 7236, RECOVER Act of 2024 H.R. 7329, Election Day Holiday Act of 2024 H.R. 7369, CBP Hire Act of 2024 H.R. 7455, Sunset Act of 2024 H.R. 7490, Hire Veterans Act H.R. 7621, No Robot Bosses Act S. 2419, No Robot Bosses Act H.R. 7625, RESPOND Act of 2024 H.R. 7690, Stop Spying Bosses Act H.R. 7726, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes. H.R. 7752, PTO Act H.R. 7780, Safeguarding Investment Options for Retirement Act H.R. 7783, To nullify certain documents issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to gender based workplace discrimination. H.R. 7794, Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2024 H.R. 7819, To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality and for other purposes. H.R. 7832, Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act H.R. 7835, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 7846, GUARD ACT H.R. 7869, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 311, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act H.R. 7878, Ensuring Equity for Firefighters Act H.R. 7936, Cultural Resource Challenge Act of 2024 H.R. 7937, Diversity Equity Inclusion Dead on Arrival Act of 2024 H.R. 7978, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 7979, End China's De Minimis Abuse Act H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8119, Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act H.R. 8146, Police Our Border Act H.R. 8150, To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities. S. 243, To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities H.R. 8292, Taxpayer Data Protection Act S. 5135, Taxpayer Data Protection Act H.R. 8373, No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act S. 4321, No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act H.R. 8479, Unity through Service Act of 2024 H.R. 8487, Honoring Emergency Response Officers' Sacrifice Act H.R. 8497, To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security certain direct hiring authorities. H.R. 8530, Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 S. 3613, Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8546, To require the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to take certain actions to improve the processing of claims and appeals for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income, and for other purposes. H.R. 8577, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 8633, Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine. S. 4419, Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine. H.R. 8669, Safe Workplaces Act H.R. 8706, Dismantle DEI Act S. 4516, Dismantle DEI Act H.R. 8759, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2024 H.R. 8794, Border Workforce Improvement Act H.R. 8806, Safeguarding Social Security and Medicare Act H.R. 8835, FAIR Pensions Act H.R. 8864, Tax Administration Simplification Act H.R. 8992, Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act H.R. 9084, STOP the SWAMP Act H.R. 9228, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 4902, BE HEARD in the workplace Act H.R. 9296, Next Generation Civilian Leaders Program Act H.R. 9300, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act H.R. 9341, Protecting Social Security Act H.R. 9346, Audit the IRS Act S. 4826, Audit the IRS Act H.R. 9368, Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024 S. 4672, Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024 H.R. 9424, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act H.R. 9434, To direct the heads of certain agencies to review and submit to Congress a report on public-private partnerships for combating the illicit fentanyl trade, and for other purposes. H.R. 9435, To establish a National Security Council Fentanyl Disruption Steering Group, and for other purposes. H.R. 9481, Improving Coordination for the Northern Border Act H.R. 9520, Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2024 S. 4715, Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2024 H.R. 9523, Renewed Hope Act of 2024 H.R. 9532, Renewed Hope Act of 2024 S. 5015, Renewed Hope Act of 2024 H.R. 9593, MANAGER Act H.R. 9667, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act H.R. 9689, DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program Act H.R. 9722, CATCH Fentanyl Act H.R. 9749, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to abolish the reorganization authority of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes H.R. 9813, Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2024 S. 5279, Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2024 S. Res. 165, A resolution recognizing the work of Federal law enforcement agencies, condemning calls to "defund" the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rejecting partisan attempts to degrade public trust in law enforcement agencies. S. Res. 218, A resolution expressing support for the law enforcement officers of the United States. S. 86, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act S. 87, EPIC Act S. 149, TSP Fiduciary Security Act of 2023 S. 166, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 206, END FENTANYL Act S. 210, Job Protection Act S. 222, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023 S. 339, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 342, Access to Counsel Act of 2023 S. 349, Military Spouse Employment Act S. 383, Federal Skills Act of 2013 S. 393, Social Security Expansion Act S. 666, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023 S. 670, IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act S. 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S. 717, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 S. 774, Veterans Border Patrol Training Act S. 780, Duplication Scoring Act of 2023 S. 794, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 S. 812, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 S. 885, Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act S. 986, STOP Act 2.0 S. 1011, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1030, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 1051, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 1054, IRS Improper Payments Act S. 1060, Global Trade Accountability Act S. 1111, ADVANCE Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1295, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act S. 1337, Increase Reliable Services Now Act S. 1464, Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act S. 1569, Back the Blue Act of 2023 S. 1629, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1640, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 S. 1733, POLICE Act of 2023 S. 1811, Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality Act of 2023 S. 1822, Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act S. 1897, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act S. 1925, HERO Act S. 1964, A bill to abolish the Office of Financial Research S. 2150, Unity through Service Act of 2023 S. 2193, Fly PETS Act S. 2256, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2266, Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023 S. 2440, Exploitative Workplace Surveillance and Technologies Task Force Act of 2023 S. 2533, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time. S. 2665, Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023 S. 2679, LEAD Act of 2023 S. 2866, Improving Government Services Act S. 2925, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2023 S. 2949, Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023 S. 3015, Telework Reform Act of 2023 S. 3104, Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2023 S. 3112, Ensure Uniform Border Inspection Practices Act S. 3199, IRS Act S. 3252, Abolish Government DEI Act S. 3268, Direct Hire to Fight Fires Act of 2023 S. 3320, TERM Act S. 3374, REWARD Experience Act of 2023 S. 3431, Customs Modernization Act of 2023 S. 3479, Southwest Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2023 S. 3480, CREEPS Act S. 3600, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2024 S. 3680, Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act S. 3767, Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act S. 3796, Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act S. 3901, Time Off to Vote Act S. 3965, Deploy Fentanyl Scanners Act of 2024 S. 4003, Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act S. 4021, A bill to place restrictions on the official display of flags, seals, or emblems other than the United States flag. S. 4043, Telework Transparency Act of 2024 S. 4062, CATCH Fentanyl Act S. 4082, Ensure Accountability in De Minimis Act of 2024 S. 4085, Export Controls Enforcement Improvement Act of 2024 S. 4183, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions. S. 4266, Back to Work Act of 2024 S. 4361, Border Act of 2024 S. 4655, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2024 S. 4656, A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, concerning restrictions on the participation of certain Federal employees in partisan political activity, and for other purposes. S. 4667, Risky Research Review Act S. 4681, Enhanced Oversight and Accountability in Screening Act S. 4698, DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 4707, DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act S. 4711, DOOBIE Act of 2024 S. 4780, Supporting Employees in the Guard and Reserve Act S. 4833, Federal Employee Locality Accountability in Retirement Act S. 4834, Federal Employee Return to Work Act S. 4889, Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2024 S. 4991, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024 S. 5017, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2024 S. 5066, No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2024 S. 5092, Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

Lobbied for full funding for FEMA and adequate numbers of full-time FEMA employees. Lobbied in support of including workforce language to make sure that bargaining unit employees retain their rights during a transition in a bill that would remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), returning it to being an independent agency. Lobbied in support of inclusion of title 5 collective bargaining rights and GS pay for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) in the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, H.R. 8370/S. 4334. Lobbied for H.R. 8662 to study the possibility of credit or compensation to TSOs for their extended travel time from remote parking lots to their duty posts. Lobbied to encourage cosponsors of H.R. 871, the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Heroes Act," ensuring public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3394, the Fund the TSA Act to end the diversion of the passenger security fee to non-aviation security purposes, increase the fee and index it to inflation, and designation a portion of the proceeds to pay and bargaining rights for Transportation Security Officers as well as for important technology investments. Lobbied for an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee. Provided technical assistance on the development of multiple pieces of legislation to end the fee, including provisions for technology investments. Lobbied for a requirement that Public Charter Flights be subject to passenger screening when they are on fixed routes, sell tickets by the seat and have more than nine passengers. Lobbied for additional regulations on private screening providers in California. Lobbied for additional positions at the Office of Principal Legal Advisory (OPLA) at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to provide parity in legal teams with immigration judges at the Department of Justice. Lobbied for OPLA attorneys Public Liability Insurance to be paid by the agency. Lobbied for basic medical and technology supplies for nurses serving in the ICE Health Services Corps (IHSC). Lobbied for reauthorization of the CFATS program (H.R. 4470). Lobbied for Menendez amendment to H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, to support CFATS inspector training. Lobbied for inclusion of CFATS reauthorization in Murray ANS to H.R. 3935, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act. Lobbied in support of changes to the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program during its next reauthorization, including improved training for inspectors, cyber-attack preparation. Lobbied for inclusion of CFATS reauthorization in 2025 NDAA. Lobbied on approach to cyber workforce proposal affecting DHS and other agencies. Emphasized concerns with a separate pay system and waiver of title 5 authority. FY 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations: Lobbied in support of the administrations FY25 funding request for TSA, in support of increased ICE funding to continue hiring for the Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), and in opposition to the administrations proposal to eliminate TSO staffing of exit lanes. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act for special retirement benefits for Federal Protective Service (FPS) employees.

VA budget: Lobbied for Congress to provide funding to plug a $15 billion budget shortfall for FY 2024 and FY 2025. Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied on the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reforms to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied for oversight and improvements into VBA employee training. Lobbied on VBAs use of Performance Improvement Plans. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for the introduction and in support of H.R. 9046, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act including the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position and the career path to a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for additional training for Board of Veterans Appeals Attorneys. Lobbied in support of ANS to H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023. C&P Exams: 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023 and for its introduction in the Senate. Lobbied in support of S. 4046/H.R. 9855, the "VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 2679, the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. HR modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 7127/S. 3688, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 and 2025 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. VA Quality: Lobbied to amend H.R. 6330, the Veterans Sentinel Act to include data collection and analysis for suicides that happen when veterans are served at non-VA facilities. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied against an amendment to H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 forcing VA to apply the same access standards for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP) as for primary care, specialty care, and non-institutional extended care services. Lobbied against amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would codify Trump-Era access standards responsible for rapid privatization of the VA, prohibit VA from modifying access standards to allow telehealth to satisfy these access standards and require VA to meet strict timeframes evaluating high-risk veterans for referral to residential treatment and rehabilitative programs without providing any additional funding to staff these new obligations. Lobbied against amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would require VA to meet 72-hour evaluation timeframe for evaluating high-risk veterans for residential treatment centers without providing adequate funding or putting equivalent credentialing and quality requirements on private programs. Lobbied against a proposal to create a pilot program under which the Secretary would contract out to fill vacancies at a medical facility with non-department health care providers. Lobbied against a provision in H.R. 9438, the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, reduces the wait time for VA mental health care from the current 20 day to just 3 days. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 9146, Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act, which would require the Secretary to include continuity of care as one of the criteria used to determine when private care would be in the best medical interest (BMI) of a veteran undermining VAs ability to decide when returning a veteran to the VA is the in the best interest of the veteran. Lobbied against the Veterans Mental Health Access Act, which would create a parallel private mental health program that supplants VAs direct care system rather than supplement it when veterans cannot reasonably access VA care. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied for oversight of new VA private contracting program, the Integrated Critical Staffing Program. Lobbied for oversight of VA staffing reductions. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters. Lobbied for better information on scheduling and appointment times for both in-house VA and private care. Lobbied for more information about the costs of VA care. Lobbied against VA raising the ceiling for payment to third party private, Community Care contractors. Lobbied against prohibiting public health care programs from using QALYs to determine price. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, and urge that it be defeated on the House floor. H.R. 485 would increase already high healthcare costs for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), which covers the vast majority of AFGE members and their families. In additional to FEHBP, the bill would prohibit Medicaid, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Medicare Part D Plans (PDPs), the VA, and the Defense Health Agency from using Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) - a measure that ascertains the value of a drug - to make decisions about a drugs price. Medicare already prohibits the use of QALYs in ways that discriminate against the elderly (such as by valuing the extension of life of an older person as less than extending the life of a younger person). Lobbied against amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would: 1) codify Trump-Era access standards responsible for rapid privatization of the VA, prohibits VA from modifying access standards to allow telehealth to satisfy these access standards and requires VA to meet strict timeframes evaluating high-risk veterans for referral to residential treatment and rehabilitative programs without providing any additional funding to staff these new obligations and 2) require VA to meet 72-hour evaluation timeframe for evaluating high-risk veterans for residential treatment centers without providing adequate funding or putting equivalent credentialing and quality requirements on private programs. Lobbied against Amendment to H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 forcing VA to apply the same access standards for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP) as for primary care, specialty care, and non-institutional extended care services that would not apply to private RRTP facilities, promoting privatization. Lobbied against provisions in H.R. 8371, the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act that would allow decisions between a veteran and a doctor to remain final without VA authorization and provisions that would require strict timeframes for placement of high-risk veterans in mental health treatment programs for VA programs but not private programs. Statements and Correspondence: Submitted a statement for the record for a September 11, 2024 House Veterans Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee legislative hearing. Submitted a statement for the record for a September 18, 2024 House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing titled Examining VAs Challenges with Ensuring Quality Contracted Disability Compensation Examinations. Testified before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs at a July 23, 2024 hearing on Is the Veterans Benefits Administration Properly Processing and Deciding Veterans Claims? Testified before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs at a July 10, 2024, hearing on Pending Legislation. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the "VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of S. 4046/H.R. 9855, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure, and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at VA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S. 2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support and for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to S. 2649, the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1315, the HEALTH Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Act, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse‐ patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied to preserve changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 7765, the VA Security Screening Pilot Program Act Lobbied for the introduction and support of the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7793 the Veterans Appeals Operations Expansion Act of 2024; Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7917, the Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2024; Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7919, the Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2024. Lobbied or changes to H.R. 7883, the Toxic Exposures Examination Improvement Act Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7734 the Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2024 Lobbied in support of H.R. 9046, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act Lobbied in support of H.R. 2971, the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2023 Lobbied for changes to H.R. 8874, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 8879, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 8881, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2024. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024.

H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay and the lack of uniform retirement coverage for federal police officers. General education regarding the mandatory separation age for federal law enforcement officers. Implementation of the Postal Service Health Benefits Program. S. 4676, the "Shadow Wolves Improvement Act," legislation to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program; entire bill. Legislative proposal to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program (no bill introduced). H.R. 957, the "Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act," legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $3,000 to $6,000 the amount excludible from the gross income of public safety officers for distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance. Legislative proposal to amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act to include coverage for law enforcement officers exposed to burn pits while serving overseas (no bill introduced). General education regarding the needs of the Federal Air Marshals Service, including issues related to staffing, pay and overtime, assignments to the Southwest border, and mental health and wellness. General education regarding congressional oversight of the U.S. Secret Service, including issues related to the use and deployment of technology, staffing, and pay and overtime. Draft Senate fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; provisions related to funding for the U.S. Secret Service. S. 4305, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," legislation to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. S. 4970, the "Female Officers Ballistic Protection Act," legislation to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female law enforcement agents and officers of the federal government; entire bill. Legislative proposal to improve the retention and recruitment of federal law enforcement officers by modifying provisions under Title 5, U.S. Code, related to pay and retirement benefits (no bill introduced). S. 3335, the "Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers; entire bill. Legislation to provide direct hire authority to the Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service for purposes of hiring law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to extend Overseas Comparability Pay for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). General education regarding the need to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to pay overtime and premium pay over the statutory pay cap at 5 U.S.C. 5547.

H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 957, the Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act, which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law; H.R. 1322/S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of law enforcement officer as it applies to salary and retirement benefits so that all Federal law enforcement officers will have access to them; S. 311, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act, which would recognize the officers impacted by a detrimental retirement mix-up at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and award them the retirement benefits they paid for and were initially guaranteed;

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General education regarding the need to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to pay overtime and premium pay over the statutory pay cap at 5 U.S.C. 5547. General education regarding the need to implement a standard law enforcement credential for civilian police officers employed by the Department of Defense. General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay and the lack of uniform retirement coverage for federal police officers. H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 3091, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. H.R. 5005, the "Safer Supervision Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; Sec. 4, "Law Enforcement Availability Pay for Probation and Pretrial Services Officers," and Sec. 5, "GAO Report." H.R. 5799, the "James R. Dominguez Memorial Act," a bill to designate the checkpoint of the U.S. Border Patrol located on United States Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, as the James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint; entire bill. Legislative proposal to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Justice (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to modify, waive, or eliminate the annual cap on premium pay under 5 U.S.C. for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). S. 1585, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 2681, the "Safer Supervision Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; Sec. 4, "Law Enforcement Availability Pay for Probation and Pretrial Services Officers," and Sec. 5, "GAO Report." S. 3015, the "Telework Reform Act," legislation to amend title 5, United States Code, to address telework for Federal employees; entire bill. S. 3029, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. S. 3335, the "Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 4305, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," a bill to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. S. 546, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; Sec. 6, "Study on Police Recruitment."

Senate 2025 National Defense Authorization Act H.J. Res. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President H. Res. 890, Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs. H. Res. 1016, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5673) to advance responsible policies. H. Res. 1196, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week. H. Res. 1329, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service. S. Res. 740, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service. H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 15, Equality Act S. 5, Equality Act H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 36, Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 69, NOSHA Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act S. 597, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, Return to Work Act H.R. 139, SHOW UP Act of 2023 S. 1565, SHOW UP Act of 2023 H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act H.R. 158, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 159, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 S. 59, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 H.R. 162, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 203, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act H.R. 227, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 249, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 H.R. 300, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2023 H.R. 310, Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act H.R. 360, RETURN ACT S. 155, RETURN ACT H.R. 389, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 397, To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes H.R. 403, No Mandates Act H.R. 474, RETURN Act H.R. 493, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 564, Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act H.R. 596, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 644, Student Loan Borrowers Safety Net Act of 2023 H.R. 678, Restoring Military Focus Act S. 191, Restoring Military Focus Act H.R. 694, Job Protection Act H.R. 716, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023 H.R. 741, Employee Bonus Protection Act H.R. 743, Protect and Serve Act of 2023 H.R. 789, Caring for All Families Act S. 242, Caring for All Families Act H.R. 843, Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act H.R. 856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 274, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 866, Equal COLA Act S. 3194, Equal COLA Act H.R. 978, Drain the Swamp Act of 2023 H.R. 980, Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act H.R. 985, Productivity Over Pronouns Act H.R. 1002, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 399, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 1080, COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act H.R. 1084, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 1106, COST of Relocations Act S. 487, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act H.R. 1206, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 1229, Stop CRT Act S. 558, Stop CRT Act H.R. 1235, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 1261, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 1275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14091 H.R. 1301, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 640, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 1322, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1658, Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act H.R. 1323, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023 H.R. 1332, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act S. 3947, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R. 1401, END FENTANYL Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1416, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2023 H.R. 1442, No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act H.R. 1463, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 1467, Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2023 H.R. 1480, Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 H.R. 1487, Office of Personnel Management Reform Act H.R. 1573, To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program H.R. 1600, Pay Equity for All Act of 2023 H.R. 1618, Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 1621, COVID-19 National Memorial Act H.R. 1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1688, Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023 H.R. 1804, Honest Runway Labeling Act H.R. 2382, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 1472, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 2383, Prohibition of Financial Trading on Government Property Act H.R. 2395, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1041, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2489, CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act H.R. 2494, POLICE Act of 2023 H.R. 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 2528, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 2549, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2556, Simplify, Don't Amplify the IRS Act H.R. 2557, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 2572, Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023 H.R. 2577, DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act H.R. 2712, Work Not Woke Act H.R. 2744, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 H.R. 2755, National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2023 H.R. 2776, Go Woke, Go Broke Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2806, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2023 H.R. 2837, Border Patrol Pay Parity Act S. 1444, Border Patrol Enhancement Act H.R. 2937, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1363, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 2949, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S. 1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 2996, Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act H.R. 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act H.R. 3022, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 3024, Life Saving Leave Act S. 3685, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 3079, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 3091, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 1585, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3094, To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3108, Tim's Act S. 1505, Tim's Act H.R. 3115, Public Service Reform Act S. 1496, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 3170, HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1514, HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3261, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 3381, National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act H.R. 3406, Stop TSP ESG Act S. 1891, Stop TSP ESG Act H.R. 3407, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 H.R. 3409, Healthy Families Act S. 1664, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3455, TSP Act S. 1650, TSP Act of 2023 H.R. 3481, FAMILY Act S. 1714, FAMILY Act H.R. 3499, Direct Hire To Fight Fires H.R. 3527, MATCH Act H.R. 3612, No ESG at TSP Act S. 2147, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 3740, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 3855, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 3967, Student Loan Tax Relief Act H.R. 4009, Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R. 4023, UPDATED USPS Act H.R. 4044, China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 H.R. 4260, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023 H.R. 4278, Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 4398, Patriotism Not Pride Act H.R. 4416, No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023 H.R. 4428, Guidance Clarity Act of 2023 H.R. 4434, Accountability for Acting Officials Act H.R. 4436, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act S. 1949, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act H.R. 4453, No CCP Financial Apps on Government Devices Act H.R. 4467, DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 4497, To expand the mission of the National Park Service to include active use of System units located in urban areas, and for other purposes. H.R. 4502, Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act H.R. 4503, AI Training Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 4528, Strengthening the NRC Workforce Act of 2023 H.R. 4533, Cost of Wokeism in the Military Act H.R. 4583, Social Security 2100 Act S. 2280, Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 4672, To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes. H.R. 4711, Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act H.R. 4742, Pay Back Act H.R. 4744, Lead by Example Act of 2023 S. 2373, Lead by Example Act of 2023 H.R. 4791, Free Speech Protection Act S. 2425, Free Speech Protection Act H.R. 4831, Fair Pay for Federal Firefighters Act H.R. 4836, Professional Images Protection Act H.R. 4848, Censorship Accountability Act S. 2616, Censorship Accountability Act H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 4906, Protecting VA Employees Act H.R. 4925, EPIC Act H.R. 4926, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act H.R. 4944, Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act H.R. 4961, To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. S. 2562, A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 4991, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection International port of entry at the Port of Stockton and for other purposes. H.R. 5037, FAIR Leave Act S. 2574, FAIR Leave Act H.R. 5040, CURE Act H.R. 5153, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities. H.R. 5169, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 S. 2272, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 5171, Federal Employee Pay Compression Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 5342, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023 H.R. 5345, Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act H.R. 5346, Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service Act H.R. 5366, Patriot Day Act H.R. 5465, Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act H.R. 5538, To amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide special overtime pay for certain border patrol agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 5563, Schedules That Work Act S. 2851, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5578, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act S. 2850, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act H.R. 5624, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 S. 2883, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 H.R. 5676, SWAMP Act of 2023 S. 2612, SWAMP Act of 2023 H.R. 5681, Pipeline to Service Act H.R. 5713, Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act H.R. 5726, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2023 H.R. 5728, Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2023 H.R. 5739, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 5758, To amend title 31, United States Code, to reimburse employees of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and the States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 5760, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 5839, Maritime Border Security Technology Improvement Act H.R. 5862, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions. H.R. 5883, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3029, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act H.R. 5900, Security Clearance Revolving Door Act of 2023 H.R. 5920, Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2023 H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 5993, Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act S. 3095, Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act H.R. 5995, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 6170, Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act H.R. 6195, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act S. 3221, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 6266, Federal Protective Service Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 6267, Election Day Act H.R. 6276, USE IT Act of 2023 H.R. 6280, Smart Border Protection Act H.R. 6389, District of Columbia National Guard Federal Employee Leave Fairness Act H.R. 6404, Disarming Cartels Act H.R. 6409, CBP SPACE Act H.R. 6422, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 S. 3308, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 H.R. 6432, Safeguarding Honest Speech Act H.R. 6462, READINESS Act S. 3530, READINESS Act H.R. 6524, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 6558, END the DEEP STATE H.R. 6722, Fair Wage Act of 2023 H.R. 6792, PSLF Administrative Improvement Act H.R. 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6876, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 H.R. 6901, To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on Department of Defense restrictions on the employment of former Department employees by certain countries. H.R. 6907, Parental Workforce Training Act. H.R. 6908, Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2023 H.R. 6911, ROBERT MALLEY Act H.R. 7080, Earn Your Keep Act H.R. 7107, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Act H.R. 7121, Financial Regulators Revolving Door Enforcement Act H.R. 7127, FAIR Act S. 3688, FAIR Act H.R. 7236, RECOVER Act of 2024 H.R. 7329, Election Day Holiday Act of 2024 H.R. 7369, CBP Hire Act of 2024 H.R. 7455, Sunset Act of 2024 H.R. 7490, Hire Veterans Act H.R. 7621, No Robot Bosses Act S. 2419, No Robot Bosses Act H.R. 7625, RESPOND Act of 2024 H.R. 7690, Stop Spying Bosses Act H.R. 7726, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes. H.R. 7752, PTO Act H.R. 7780, Safeguarding Investment Options for Retirement Act H.R. 7783, To nullify certain documents issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to gender based workplace discrimination. H.R. 7794, Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2024 H.R. 7819, To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality and for other purposes. H.R. 7832, Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act H.R. 7835, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 7846, GUARD ACT H.R. 7869, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 311, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act H.R. 7878, Ensuring Equity for Firefighters Act H.R. 7936, Cultural Resource Challenge Act of 2024 H.R. 7937, Diversity Equity Inclusion Dead on Arrival Act of 2024 H.R. 7978, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 7979, End China's De Minimis Abuse Act H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. H.R. 8119, Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act H.R. 8146, Police Our Border Act H.R. 8150, To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities. S. 243, To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities H.R. 8292, Taxpayer Data Protection Act H.R. 8373, No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act S. 4321, No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act H.R. 8479, Unity through Service Act of 2024 H.R. 8487, Honoring Emergency Response Officers' Sacrifice Act H.R. 8497, To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security certain direct hiring authorities. H.R. 8530, Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 S. 3613, Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8546, To require the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to take certain actions to improve the processing of claims and appeals for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income, and for other purposes. H.R. 8577, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 8633, Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine. S. 4419, Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine. H.R. 8669, Safe Workplaces Act H.R. 8706, Dismantle DEI Act S. 4516, Dismantle DEI Act H.R. 8759, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2024 H.R. 8794, Border Workforce Improvement Act H.R. 8806, Safeguarding Social Security and Medicare Act H.R. 8835, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and widowers of veterans from the government pension offset. H.R. 8864, Tax Administration Simplification Act S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line-item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees S. Res. 165, A resolution recognizing the work of Federal law enforcement agencies, condemning calls to "defund" the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rejecting partisan attempts to degrade public trust in law enforcement agencies. S. Res. 218, A resolution expressing support for the law enforcement officers of the United States. S. 86, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act S. 87, EPIC Act S. 149, TSP Fiduciary Security Act of 2023 S. 166, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 206, END FENTANYL Act S. 210, Job Protection Act S. 222, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023 S. 285, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2023 S. 339, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 342, Access to Counsel Act of 2023 S. 349, Military Spouse Employment Act S. 383, Federal Skills Act of 2013 S. 393, Social Security Expansion Act S. 666, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023 S. 670, IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act S. 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S. 709, Federal Agency Performance Act of 2023 S. 717, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 S. 774, Veterans Border Patrol Training Act S. 780, Duplication Scoring Act of 2023 S. 794, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 S. 812, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 S. 885, Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act S. 986, STOP Act 2.0 S. 1011, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1030, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 1051, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 1054, IRS Improper Payments Act S. 1060, Global Trade Accountability Act S. 1111, ADVANCE Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1295, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act S. 1337, Increase Reliable Services Now Act S. 1464, Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act S. 1569, Back the Blue Act of 2023 S. 1629, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1640, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 S. 1672, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 1733, POLICE Act of 2023 S. 1811, Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality Act of 2023 S. 1822, Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act S. 1887, GRATEFUL Act S. 1897, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act S. 1925, HERO Act S. 1964, A bill to abolish the Office of Financial Research S. 2150, Unity through Service Act of 2023 S. 2193, Fly PETS Act S. 2251, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2023 S. 2256, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2266, Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023 S. 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023 S. 2440, Exploitative Workplace Surveillance and Technologies Task Force Act of 2023 S. 2508, A bill to require a report on Department of Defense security clearance process updates, and for other purposes. S. 2533, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time. S. 2665, Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023 S. 2679, LEAD Act of 2023 S. 2866, Improving Government Services Act S. 2925, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2023 S. 2949, Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023 S. 2967, Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2023 S. 3015, Telework Reform Act of 2023 S. 3104, Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2023 S. 3112, Ensure Uniform Border Inspection Practices Act S. 3199, IRS Act S. 3252, Abolish Government DEI Act S. 3268, Direct Hire to Fight Fires Act of 2023 S. 3320, TERM Act S. 3374, REWARD Experience Act of 2023 S. 3431, Customs Modernization Act of 2023 S. 3479, Southwest Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2023 S. 3480, CREEPS Act S. 3524, SMARTER Debt Act S. 3600, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2024 S. 3680, Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act S. 3767, Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act S. 3796, Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act S. 3901, Time Off to Vote Act S. 3965, Deploy Fentanyl Scanners Act of 2024 S. 4003, Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act S. 4021, A bill to place restrictions on the official display of flags, seals, or emblems other than the United States flag. S. 4043, Telework Transparency Act of 2024 S. 4055, Improving Contracting Outcomes Act of 2024 S. 4058, Codifying SAVE Plan Act S. 4062, CATCH Fentanyl Act S. 4082, Ensure Accountability in De Minimis Act of 2024 S. 4085, Export Controls Enforcement Improvement Act of 2024 S. 4183, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions. S. 4266, Back to Work Act of 2024 S. 4361, Border Act of 2024

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied to preserve language in H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for reforms to the VBA National Work Queue. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re- instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for additional training for Board of Veterans Appeals Attorneys. Lobbied in support of ANS to H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023. C&P Exams: 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023 and for its introduction in the Senate. Lobbied in support of S. 4046 of "VA Employee Fairness Act, and for its reintroduction in the House of Representatives. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 2679, the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 7765, the VA Security Screening Pilot Program Act VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 7127/S. 3688, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 and 2025 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied for oversight of new VA private contracting program, the Integrated Critical Staffing Program. Lobbied for oversight of VA staffing reductions. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters. Lobbied for better information on scheduling and appointment times for both in-house VA and private care. Lobbied for more information about the costs of VA care. Lobbied against VA raising the ceiling for payment to third party private, Community Care contractors. Lobbied against prohibiting public health care programs from using QALYs to determine price. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, and urge that it be defeated on the House floor. H.R. 485 would increase already high healthcare costs for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), which covers the vast majority of AFGE members and their families. In additional to FEHBP, the bill would prohibit Medicaid, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Medicare Part D Plans (PDPs), the VA, and the Defense Health Agency from using Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) - a measure that ascertains the value of a drug - to make decisions about a drugs price. Medicare already prohibits the use of QALYs in ways that discriminate against the elderly (such as by valuing the extension of life of an older person as less than extending the life of a younger person). Lobbied against amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would: 1) codify Trump-Era access standards responsible for rapid privatization of the VA, prohibits VA from modifying access standards to allow telehealth to satisfy these access standards and requires VA to meet strict timeframes evaluating high-risk veterans for referral to residential treatment and rehabilitative programs without providing any additional funding to staff these new obligations and 2) require VA to meet 72-hour evaluation timeframe for evaluating high-risk veterans for residential treatment centers without providing adequate funding or putting equivalent credentialing and quality requirements on private programs. Lobbied against Amendment to H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 forcing VA to apply the same access standards for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP) as for primary care, specialty care, and non-institutional extended care services that would not apply to private RRTP facilities, promoting privatization. Lobbied against provisions In H.R. 8371, the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act that would allow decisions between a veteran and a doctor to remain final without VA authorization and provisions that would require strict timeframes for placement of high-risk veterans in mental health treatment programs for VA programs but not private programs. Statements and Correspondence: Sente a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs for an April 16, 2024 subcommittee markup. Sent a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a May 1, 2024 full committee markup. Testified before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on May 16 at a hearing titled Ensuring VA's Security: How Can Congress Best Support VA's Law Enforcement? Testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee on June 13, 2024 at hearing titled A Call to Action: Meeting the Needs of the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders (SCI/D) Veteran Community. Testified before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs at a hearing titled Examining Shortcomings with VAs National Work Queue Veterans Benefits Claims Management System. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the "VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of S. 4046, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure, and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at VA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support and for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to S. 2649, the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1315, the HEALTH Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse‐ patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied to preserve changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 7765, the VA Security Screening Pilot Program Act Lobbied for the introduction and support of the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7793 the Veterans Appeals Operations Expansion Act of 2024; Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7917, the Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2024; Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7919, the Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2024. Lobbied or changes to H.R. 7883, the Toxic Exposures Examination Improvement Act Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7734 the Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2024

H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 957, the Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act, which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law; H.R. 1322/S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of law enforcement officer as it applies to salary and retirement benefits so that all Federal law enforcement officers will have access to them; S. 311, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act, which would recognize the officers impacted by a detrimental retirement mix-up at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and award them the retirement benefits they paid for and were initially guaranteed;

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H. Con. Res. 2, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 4, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 5, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 40, Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 97, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women. H.J. Res. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President H.J. Res. 16, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older H. Res. 69, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel should be recognized and that calls to "defund", "disband", "dismantle", or "abolish" the police should be condemned H. Res. 196, Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 pandemic S. Res. 94, A resolution memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 285, Establishing a "Bill of Rights" to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities. H. Res. 340, Recognizing he disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2023, as "D.C. Statehood Day". H. Res. 363, Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. H. Res. 378, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce. H. Res. 605, Recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy. S. Res. 306, A resolution recognizing that the United States needs to support and empower mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy. H. Res. 855, Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war. H. Res. 890, Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs. H.Res. 1016, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5673) to advance responsible policies. H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 15, Equality Act S. 5, Equality Act H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 36, Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 69, NOSHA Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act S. 597, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, Return to Work Act H.R. 117, To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 119, To nullify certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 139, SHOW UP Act of 2023 S. 1565, SHOW UP Act of 2023 H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act H.R. 158, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 159, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 S. 59, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 H.R. 162, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 203, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act H.R. 227, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 249, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 H.R. 300, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2023 H.R. 308, Rosa Parks Day Act H.R. 310, Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act H.R. 354, LEOSA Reform Act S. 1462, LEOSA Reform Act H.R. 355, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 360, RETURN ACT S. 155, RETURN ACT H.R. 389, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 397, To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes H.R. 403, No Mandates Act H.R. 430, Lunar New Year Day Act H.R. 474, RETURN Act H.R. 493, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 536, FAIR Act S. 124, FAIR Act H.R. 564, Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act H.R. 596, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 644, Student Loan Borrowers Safety Net Act of 2023 H.R. 665, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes H.R. 678, Restoring Military Focus Act S. 191, Restoring Military Focus Act H.R. 694, Job Protection Act H.R. 716, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023 H.R. 741, Employee Bonus Protection Act H.R. 743, Protect and Serve Act of 2023 H.R. 789, Caring for All Families Act S. 242, Caring for All Families Act H.R. 843, Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act H.R. 856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 274, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 866, Equal COLA Act S. 3194, Equal COLA Act H.R. 978, Drain the Swamp Act of 2023 H.R. 980, Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act H.R. 985, Productivity Over Pronouns Act H.R. 1002, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 399, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 1080, COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act H.R. 1084, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 1106, COST of Relocations Act S. 487, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act H.R. 1206, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 1229, Stop CRT Act S. 558, Stop CRT Act H.R. 1235, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 1261, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 1275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14091 H.R. 1301, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 640, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 1322, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1658, Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act H.R. 1323, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023 H.R. 1332, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act S. 3947, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R. 1401, END FENTANYL Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1416, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2023 H.R. 1442, No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act H.R. 1463, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 1467, Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2023 H.R. 1480, Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 H.R. 1487, Office of Personnel Management Reform Act H.R. 1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 1573, To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program H.R. 1600, Pay Equity for All Act of 2023 H.R. 1618, Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 1621, COVID-19 National Memorial Act H.R. 1625, St. Patrick's Day Act H.R. 1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1688, Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023 H.R. 1804, Honest Runway Labeling Act H.R. 2382, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 1472, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 2383, Prohibition of Financial Trading on Government Property Act H.R. 2395, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1041, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2489, CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act H.R. 2494, POLICE Act of 2023 H.R. 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 2528, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 2549, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2556, Simplify, Don't Amplify the IRS Act H.R. 2557, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 2572, Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023 H.R. 2577, DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act H.R. 2712, Work Not Woke Act H.R. 2744, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 H.R. 2755, National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2023 H.R. 2776, Go Woke, Go Broke Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2806, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2023 H.R. 2837, Border Patrol Pay Parity Act S. 1444, Border Patrol Enhancement Act H.R. 2937, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1363, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 2949, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S. 1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 2996, Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act H.R. 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act H.R. 3022, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 3024, Life Saving Leave Act S. 3685, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 3079, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 3091, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 1585, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3094, To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3108, Tim's Act S. 1505, Tim's Act H.R. 3115, Public Service Reform Act S. 1496, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 3170, HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1514, HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3261, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 3336, Diwali Day Act H.R. 3381, National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act H.R. 3406, Stop TSP ESG Act S. 1891, Stop TSP ESG Act H.R. 3407, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 H.R. 3409, Healthy Families Act S. 1664, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3455, TSP Act S. 1650, TSP Act of 2023 H.R. 3458, Reinstate Our Troops Act H.R. 3481, FAMILY Act S. 1714, FAMILY Act H.R. 3499, Direct Hire To Fight Fires H.R. 3527, MATCH Act H.R. 3612, No ESG at TSP Act S. 2147, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 3740, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 3855, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 3967, Student Loan Tax Relief Act H.R. 4009, Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R. 4023, UPDATED USPS Act H.R. 4044, China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 H.R. 4260, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023 H.R. 4278, Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 4398, Patriotism Not Pride Act H.R. 4416, No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023 H.R. 4428, Guidance Clarity Act of 2023 H.R. 4434, Accountability for Acting Officials Act H.R. 4436, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act S. 1949, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act H.R. 4453, No CCP Financial Apps on Government Devices Act H.R. 4467, DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 4497, To expand the mission of the National Park Service to include active use of System units located in urban areas, and for other purposes. H.R. 4502, Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act H.R. 4503, AI Training Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 4528, Strengthening the NRC Workforce Act of 2023 H.R. 4533, Cost of Wokeism in the Military Act H.R. 4583, Social Security 2100 Act S. 2280, Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 4672, To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes. H.R. 4711, Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act H.R. 4742, Pay Back Act H.R. 4744, Lead by Example Act of 2023 S. 2373, Lead by Example Act of 2023 H.R. 4791, Free Speech Protection Act S. 2425, Free Speech Protection Act H.R. 4831, Fair Pay for Federal Firefighters Act H.R. 4836, Professional Images Protection Act H.R. 4848, Censorship Accountability Act S. 2616, Censorship Accountability Act H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 4906, Protecting VA Employees Act H.R. 4925, EPIC Act H.R. 4926, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act H.R. 4944, Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act H.R. 4961, To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. S. 2562, A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 4991, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection International port of entry at the Port of Stockton and for other purposes. H.R. 5037, FAIR Leave Act S. 2574, FAIR Leave Act H.R. 5040, CURE Act H.R. 5144, GOT Act H.R. 5153, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities. H.R. 5169, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 S. 2272, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 5171, Federal Employee Pay Compression Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 5240, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5342, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023 H.R. 5345, Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act H.R. 5346, Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service Act H.R. 5366, Patriot Day Act H.R. 5465, Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act H.R. 5538, To amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide special overtime pay for certain border patrol agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 5563, Schedules That Work Act S. 2851, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5578, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act S. 2850, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act H.R. 5624, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 S. 2883, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 H.R. 5676, SWAMP Act of 2023 S. 2612, SWAMP Act of 2023 H.R. 5681, Pipeline to Service Act H.R. 5713, Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act H.R. 5726, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2023 H.R. 5728, Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2023 H.R. 5739, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 5758, To amend title 31, United States Code, to reimburse employees of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and the States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 5760, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 5839, Maritime Border Security Technology Improvement Act H.R. 5862, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions. H.R. 5883, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3029, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act H.R. 5900, Security Clearance Revolving Door Act of 2023 H.R. 5920, Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2023 H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 5993, Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act S. 3095, Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act H.R. 5995, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 6170, Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act H.R. 6195, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act S. 3221, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 6266, Federal Protective Service Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 6267, Election Day Act H.R. 6276, USE IT Act of 2023 H.R. 6280, Smart Border Protection Act H.R. 6389, District of Columbia National Guard Federal Employee Leave Fairness Act H.R. 6404, Disarming Cartels Act H.R. 6409, CBP SPACE Act H.R. 6422, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 S. 3308, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 H.R. 6432, Safeguarding Honest Speech Act H.R. 6462, READINESS Act S. 3530, READINESS Act H.R. 6524, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 6558, END the DEEP STATE H.R. 6722, Fair Wage Act of 2023 H.R. 6792, PSLF Administrative Improvement Act H.R. 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6876, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 H.R. 6901, To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on Department of Defense restrictions on the employment of former Department employees by certain countries. H.R. 6907, Parental Workforce Training Act. H.R. 6908, Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2023 H.R. 6911, ROBERT MALLEY Act H.R. 7080, Earn Your Keep Act H.R. 7107, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Act H.R. 7121, Financial Regulators Revolving Door Enforcement Act H.R. 7127, FAIR Act S. 3688, FAIR Act H.R. 7236, RECOVER Act of 2024 H.R. 7329, Election Day Holiday Act of 2024 H.R. 7369, CBP Hire Act of 2024 H.R. 7455, Sunset Act of 2024 H.R. 7490, Hire Veterans Act H.R. 7621, No Robot Bosses Act H.R. 7625, RESPOND Act of 2024 H.R. 7690, Stop Spying Bosses Act H.R. 7726, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes. H.R. 7752, PTO Act H.R. 7780, Safeguarding Investment Options for Retirement Act H.R. 7783, To nullify certain documents issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to gender based workplace discrimination. H.R. 7794, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program. H.R. 7819, To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality and for other purposes. H.R. 7832, Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act H.R. 7835, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 7846, GUARD ACT S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line-item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees S. Res. 165, A resolution recognizing the work of Federal law enforcement agencies, condemning calls to "defund" the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rejecting partisan attempts to degrade public trust in law enforcement agencies. S. Res. 218, A resolution expressing support for the law enforcement officers of the United States. S. 86, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act S. 87, EPIC Act S. 149, TSP Fiduciary Security Act of 2023 S. 166, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 167, No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2023 S. 172, No Mask Mandates Act of 2023 S. 206, END FENTANYL Act S. 210, Job Protection Act S. 222, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023 S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 285, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2023 S. 311, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 339, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 342, Access to Counsel Act of 2023 S. 349, Military Spouse Employment Act S. 383, Federal Skills Act of 2013 S. 393, Social Security Expansion Act S. 666, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023 S. 670, IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act S. 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S. 709, Federal Agency Performance Act of 2023 S. 717, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 S. 774, Veterans Border Patrol Training Act S. 780, Duplication Scoring Act of 2023 S. 794, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 S. 812, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 S. 885, Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act S. 986, STOP Act 2.0 S. 1011, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1030, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 1051, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 1054, IRS Improper Payments Act S. 1060, Global Trade Accountability Act S. 1111, ADVANCE Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1295, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act S. 1337, Increase Reliable Services Now Act S. 1464, Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act S. 1569, Back the Blue Act of 2023 S. 1629, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1640, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 S. 1672, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 1733, POLICE Act of 2023 S. 1811, Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality Act of 2023 S. 1822, Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act S. 1887, GRATEFUL Act S. 1897, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act S. 1925, HERO Act S. 1964, A bill to abolish the Office of Financial Research S. 2150, Unity through Service Act of 2023 S. 2193, Fly PETS Act S. 2251, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2023 S. 2256, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2266, Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023 S. 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023 S. 2419, No Robot Bosses Act S. 2440, Exploitative Workplace Surveillance and Technologies Task Force Act of 2023 S. 2508, A bill to require a report on Department of Defense security clearance process updates, and for other purposes. S. 2533, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time. S. 2665, Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023 S. 2679, LEAD Act of 2023 S. 2866, Improving Government Services Act S. 2925, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2023 S. 2949, Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023 S. 2967, Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2023 S. 3015, Telework Reform Act of 2023 S. 3104, Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2023 S. 3112, Ensure Uniform Border Inspection Practices Act S. 3199, IRS Act S. 3252, Abolish Government DEI Act S. 3268, Direct Hire to Fight Fires Act of 2023 S. 3320, TERM Act S. 3374, REWARD Experience Act of 2023 S. 3431, Customs Modernization Act of 2023 S. 3479, Southwest Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2023 S. 3480, CREEPS Act S. 3524, SMARTER Debt Act S. 3600, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2024 S. 3613, Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 S. 3680, Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act S. 3767, Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act S. 3796, Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act S. 3901, Time Off to Vote Act S. 3965, Deploy Fentanyl Scanners Act of 2024 S. 4003, Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act S. 4021, A bill to place restrictions on the official display of flags, seals, or emblems other than the United States flag. S. 4043, Telework Transparency Act of 2024 S. 4055, Improving Contracting Outcomes Act of 2024 S. 4058, Codifying SAVE Plan Act S. 4062, CATCH Fentanyl Act

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied to preserve language in H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for reforms to the VBA National Work Queue. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for additional training for Board of Veterans Appeals Attorneys. Lobbied in support of ANS to H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023. C&P Exams: 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023 and for its introduction in the Senate. Lobbied in support S. 4046 of "VA Employee Fairness Act, and for its reintroduction in the House of Representatives. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 2679, the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 7765, the VA Security Screening Pilot Program Act VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 7127/S. 3688, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied for oversight of new VA private contracting program, the Integrated Critical Staffing Program. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters. Lobbied for better information on scheduling and appointment times for both in-house VA and private care. Lobbied for more information about the costs of VA care. Lobbied against VA raising the ceiling for payment to third party private, Community Care contractors. Lobbied against prohibiting public health care programs from using QALYs to determine price. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, and urge that it be defeated on the House floor. H.R. 485 would increase already high healthcare costs for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), which covers the vast majority of AFGE members and their families. In additional to FEHBP, the bill would prohibit Medicaid, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Medicare Part D Plans (PDPs), the VA, and the Defense Health Agency from using Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) - a measure that ascertains the value of a drug - to make decisions about a drugs price. Medicare already prohibits the use of QALYs in ways that discriminate against the elderly (such as by valuing the extension of life of an older person as less than extending the life of a younger person). Statements and Correspondence: Testified at a March 21, 2024, House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing on Pending Legislation Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the "VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of S. 4046, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure, and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 6531, the TRAIN VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support and for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to S. 2649, the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1315, the HEALTH Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse‐ patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied to preserve changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 3979, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 7765, the VA Security Screening Pilot Program Act

H.R. 5736, the "FAIR Act," legislation to require interviews conducted by officers and employees of federal law enforcement agencies to be recorded; entire bill. S. 3427, the "Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act," legislation to extend the authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations; entire bill. S. 3613, the "Improving Federal Building Security Act," a bill to require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security; entire bill. H.R. 5799, the "James R. Dominguez Memorial Act," a bill to designate the checkpoint of the U.S. Border Patrol located on United States Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, as the James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint; entire bill. H.R. 7127, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act," a bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent; entire bill. S. 3688, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act," a bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent; entire bill. H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 3029, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. H.R. 5883, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," legislation to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 7629, the "Protect Our Letter Carriers Act," legislation to facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the United States Postal Service; entire bill. H.R. 3091, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. S. 1585, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay. General education concerning harmful impacts of a government shutdown on federal law enforcement, its mission to protect the American people, and its ability to recruit and retain the best talent to serve the nation. General education regarding the need to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to pay overtime and premium pay over the statutory pay cap at 5 U.S.C. 5547.

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement ofGS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. C&P Exams: 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 (TB!), 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied to amend 38 USC 7422. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act. , which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Statements and Correspondence: Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 12, 2023, legislative hearing. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health for its July 18, 2023 markup. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 19, 2023, markup. Sent a joint union letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for its July 26, 2023, markup. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee July 26, 2023 hearing titled Implementing the PACT Act: One Year Later. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee July 26, 2023 hearing titled VA Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services? Specific Legislation: Lobbied for reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of YA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act." Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement ofGS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. C&P Exams: 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 (TB!), 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied to amend 38 USC 7422. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act. , which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Statements and Correspondence: Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 12, 2023, legislative hearing. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health for its July 18, 2023 markup. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 19, 2023, markup. Sent a joint union letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for its July 26, 2023, markup. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee July 26, 2023 hearing titled Implementing the PACT Act: One Year Later. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee July 26, 2023 hearing titled VA Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services? Specific Legislation: Lobbied for reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of YA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act." Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement ofGS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. C&P Exams: 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 (TB!), 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied to amend 38 USC 7422. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act. , which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Statements and Correspondence: Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 12, 2023, legislative hearing. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health for its July 18, 2023 markup. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 19, 2023, markup. Sent a joint union letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for its July 26, 2023, markup. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee July 26, 2023 hearing titled Implementing the PACT Act: One Year Later. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee July 26, 2023 hearing titled VA Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services? Specific Legislation: Lobbied for reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of YA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act." Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

H. Con. Res. 2, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 4, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 5, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 22, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women H. Con. Res. 40, Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 72, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men. S. Con. Res. 21, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men. H.J. Res. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President H.J. Res. 16, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older H. Res. 69, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel should be recognized and that calls to "defund", "disband", "dismantle", or "abolish" the police should be condemned H. Res. 196, Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 pandemic S. Res. 94, A resolution memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 285, Establishing a "Bill of Rights" to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities. H. Res. 340, Recognizing he disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2023, as "D.C. Statehood Day". H. Res. 363, Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. H. Res. 378, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce. H. Res. 605, Recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy. S. Res. 306, A resolution recognizing that the United States needs to support and empower mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy. H. Res. 855, Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war. H. Res. 890, Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs. H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 15, Equality Act S. 5, Equality Act H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 36, Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 69, NOSHA Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act S. 597, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, Return to Work Act H.R. 117, To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 119, To nullify certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 139, SHOW UP Act of 2023 S. 1565, SHOW UP Act of 2023 H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act H.R. 158, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 159, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 S. 59, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 H.R. 162, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 203, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act H.R. 227, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 249, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 H.R. 300, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2023 H.R. 308, Rosa Parks Day Act H.R. 310, Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act H.R. 354, LEOSA Reform Act S. 1462, LEOSA Reform Act H.R. 355, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 360, RETURN ACT S. 155, RETURN ACT H.R. 389, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 397, To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes H.R. 403, No Mandates Act H.R. 430, Lunar New Year Day Act H.R. 474, RETURN Act H.R. 493, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 536, FAIR Act S. 124, FAIR Act H.R. 564, Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act H.R. 596, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 644, Student Loan Borrowers Safety Net Act of 2023 H.R. 665, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes H.R. 678, Restoring Military Focus Act S. 191, Restoring Military Focus Act H.R. 694, Job Protection Act H.R. 716, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023 H.R. 741, Employee Bonus Protection Act H.R. 743, Protect and Serve Act of 2023 H.R. 789, Caring for All Families Act S. 242, Caring for All Families Act H.R. 843, Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act H.R. 856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 274, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 866, Equal COLA Act S. 3194, Equal COLA Act H.R. 978, Drain the Swamp Act of 2023 H.R. 980, Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act H.R. 985, Productivity Over Pronouns Act H.R. 1002, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 399, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 1080, COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act H.R. 1084, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 1106, COST of Relocations Act S. 487, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act H.R. 1206, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 1229, Stop CRT Act S. 558, Stop CRT Act H.R. 1235, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 1261, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 1275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14091 H.R. 1301, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 640, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 1322, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1658, Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act H.R. 1323, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023 H.R. 1332, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R. 1401, END FENTANYL Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1416, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2023 H.R. 1442, No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act H.R. 1463, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 1467, Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2023 H.R. 1480, Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 H.R. 1487, Office of Personnel Management Reform Act H.R. 1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 1573, To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program H.R. 1600, Pay Equity for All Act of 2023 H.R. 1618, Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 1621, COVID-19 National Memorial Act H.R. 1625, St. Patrick's Day Act H.R. 1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1688, Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023 H.R. 1804, Honest Runway Labeling Act H.R. 2382, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 1472, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 2383, Prohibition of Financial Trading on Government Property Act H.R. 2395, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1041, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2489, CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act H.R. 2494, POLICE Act of 2023 H.R. 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 2528, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 2549, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2556, Simplify, Don't Amplify the IRS Act H.R. 2557, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 2572, Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023 H.R. 2577, DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 2712, Work Not Woke Act H.R. 2744, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 H.R. 2755, National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2023 H.R. 2776, Go Woke, Go Broke Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2806, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2023 H.R. 2837, Border Patrol Pay Parity Act S. 1444, Border Patrol Enhancement Act H.R. 2937, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1363, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 2949, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S. 1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 2996, Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act H.R. 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act H.R. 3022, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 3024, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 3079, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 3091, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 1585, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3094, To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3108, Tim's Act S. 1505, Tim's Act H.R. 3115, Public Service Reform Act S. 1496, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 3170, HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1514, HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3261, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 3336, Diwali Day Act H.R. 3381, National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act H.R. 3406, Stop TSP ESG Act S. 1891, Stop TSP ESG Act H.R. 3407, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 H.R. 3409, Healthy Families Act S. 1664, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3455, TSP Act S. 1650, TSP Act of 2023 H.R. 3458, Reinstate Our Troops Act H.R. 3481, FAMILY Act S. 1714, FAMILY Act H.R. 3499, Direct Hire To Fight Fires H.R. 3527, MATCH Act H.R. 3612, No ESG at TSP Act S. 2147, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 3740, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 3855, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 3967, Student Loan Tax Relief Act H.R. 4009, Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R. 4023, UPDATED USPS Act H.R. 4044, China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 H.R. 4260, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023 H.R. 4278, Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023. H.R. 4398, Patriotism Not Pride Act H.R. 4416, No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023 H.R. 4428, Guidance Clarity Act of 2023 H.R. 4434, Accountability for Acting Officials Act H.R. 4436, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act S. 1949, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act H.R. 4453, No CCP Financial Apps on Government Devices Act H.R. 4467, DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 4497, To expand the mission of the National Park Service to include active use of System units located in urban areas, and for other purposes. H.R. 4502, Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act H.R. 4503, AI Training Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 4528, Strengthening the NRC Workforce Act of 2023 H.R. 4533, Cost of Wokeism in the Military Act H.R. 4583, Social Security 2100 Act S. 2280, Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 4672, To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes. H.R. 4711, Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act H.R. 4742, Pay Back Act H.R. 4744, Lead by Example Act of 2023. S. 2373, Lead by Example Act of 2023 H.R. 4791, Free Speech Protection Act S. 2425, Free Speech Protection Act H.R. 4831, Fair Pay for Federal Firefighters Act H.R. 4836, Professional Images Protection Act. H.R. 4848, Censorship Accountability Act S. 2616, Censorship Accountability Act H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act. H.R. 4906, Protecting VA Employees Act H.R. 4925, EPIC Act H.R. 4926, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act. H.R. 4944, Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act H.R. 4961, To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. S. 2562, A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 4991, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection International port of entry at the Port of Stockton and for other purposes. H.R. 5037, FAIR Leave Act S. 2574, FAIR Leave Act H.R. 5040, CURE Act H.R. 5144, GOT Act H.R. 5153, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities. H.R. 5169, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 S. 2272, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 5171, Federal Employee Pay Compression Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 5240, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5342, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023 H.R. 5345, Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act H.R. 5346, Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service Act H.R. 5366, Patriot Day Act H.R. 5465, Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act H.R. 5538, To amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide special overtime pay for certain border patrol agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 5563, Schedules That Work Act S. 2851, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5578, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act S. 2850, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act H.R. 5624, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 S. 2883, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 H.R. 5676, SWAMP Act of 2023 S. 2612, SWAMP Act of 2023 H.R. 5681, Pipeline to Service Act H.R. 5713, Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act H.R. 5726, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2023 H.R. 5728, Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2023 H.R. 5739, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 5758, To amend title 31, United States Code, to reimburse employees of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and the States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 5760, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 5839, Maritime Border Security Technology Improvement Act H.R. 5862, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions. H.R. 5883, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3029, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act H.R. 5900, Security Clearance Revolving Door Act of 2023 H.R. 5920, Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2023 H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 5993, Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act S. 3095, Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act H.R. 5995, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 6170, Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act H.R. 6195, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act S. 3221, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 6266, Federal Protective Service Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 6267, Election Day Act H.R. 6280, Smart Border Protection Act H.R. 6389, District of Columbia National Guard Federal Employee Leave Fairness Act H.R. 6404, Disarming Cartels Act H.R. 6409, CBP SPACE Act H.R. 6422, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 S. 3308, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2023 H.R. 6432, Safeguarding Honest Speech Act H.R. 6462, READINESS Act S. 3530, READINESS Act H.R. 6524, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 6558, END the DEEP STATE H.R. 6722, Fair Wage Act of 2023 H.R. 6792, PSLF Administrative Improvement Act H.R. 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6876, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 H.R. 6901, To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on Department of Defense restrictions on the employment of former Department employees by certain countries. H.R. 6907, To establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible individuals to cover the costs of childcare services. H.R. 6908, To exempt breastfeeding women from jury duty, and for other purposes. S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line-item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees S. Res. 165, A resolution recognizing the work of Federal law enforcement agencies, condemning calls to "defund" the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rejecting partisan attempts to degrade public trust in law enforcement agencies. S. Res. 218, A resolution expressing support for the law enforcement officers of the United States. S. 86, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act S. 87, EPIC Act S. 149, TSP Fiduciary Security Act of 2023 S. 166, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 167, No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2023 S. 172, No Mask Mandates Act of 2023 S. 206, END FENTANYL Act S. 210, Job Protection Act S. 222, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023 S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 285, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2023 S. 311, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 339, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 342, Access to Counsel Act of 2023 S. 349, Military Spouse Employment Act S. 383, Federal Skills Act of 2013 S. 393, Social Security Expansion Act S. 666, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023 S. 670, IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act S. 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S. 709, Federal Agency Performance Act of 2023 S. 717, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 S. 774, Veterans Border Patrol Training Act S. 780, Duplication Scoring Act of 2023 S. 794, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 S. 812, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 S. 885, Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act S. 986, STOP Act 2.0 S. 1011, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1030, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 1051, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 1054, IRS Improper Payments Act S. 1060, Global Trade Accountability Act S. 1111, ADVANCE Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1295, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act S. 1337, Increase Reliable Services Now Act S. 1464, Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act S. 1569, Back the Blue Act of 2023 S. 1629, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1640, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 S. 1672, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 1733, POLICE Act of 2023 S. 1811, Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality Act of 2023 S. 1822, Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act S. 1887, GRATEFUL Act S. 1897, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act S. 1925, HERO Act S. 1964, A bill to abolish the Office of Financial Research. S. 2150, Unity through Service Act of 2023 S. 2193, Fly PETS Act S. 2251, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2023 S. 2256, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2266, Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023 S. 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023 S. 2419, No Robot Bosses Act S. 2440, Exploitative Workplace Surveillance and Technologies Task Force Act of 2023 S. 2508, A bill to require a report on Department of Defense security clearance process updates, and for other purposes. S. 2533, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time. S. 2665, Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023 S. 2679, LEAD Act of 2023 S. 2866, Improving Government Services Act S. 2925, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2023 S. 2949, Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023 S. 2967, Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2023 S. 3015, Telework Reform Act of 2023 S. 3104, Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2023 S. 3112, Ensure Uniform Border Inspection Practices Act S. 3199, IRS Act S. 3252, Abolish Government DEI Act S. 3268, Direct Hire to Fight Fires Act of 2023 S. 3320, TERM Act S. 3374, REWARD Experience Act of 2023 S. 3431, Customs Modernization Act of 2023 S. 3479, Southwest Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2023 S. 3480, CREEPS Act S. 3524, SMARTER Debt Act

H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 957, the Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act, which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law; H.R. 1322/S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of law enforcement officer as it applies to salary and retirement benefits so that all Federal law enforcement officers will have access to them; S. 311, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act, which would recognize the officers impacted by a detrimental retirement mix-up at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and award them the retirement benefits they paid for and were initially guaranteed;

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Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied to preserve language in H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for additional training for Board of Veterans Appeals Attorneys. Lobbied in support of ANS to H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023. C&P Exams: 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 (TB!), 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023. Lobbied for the introduction of "VA Employee Fairness Act" subsequent to the passage of the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 2679, the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act., which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied for oversight of new VA private contracting program, the Integrated Critical Staffing Program. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters. Lobbied for better information on scheduling and appointment times for both in-house VA and private care. Lobbied for more information about the costs of VA care. Statements and Correspondence: Provided a Statement for the Record for a October 25, 2023 Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing titled VA Accountability and Transparency: A Cornerstone of Quality Care and Benefits for Veterans. Testified at a November 29, 2023, House Veterans Affairs Committee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee titled Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High-Quality Decision-Making for Veterans Claims on Appeal. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the "VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure, and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of YA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support and for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to S. 2649, the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1315, the HEALTH Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied to preserve changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied to preserve language in H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for additional training for Board of Veterans Appeals Attorneys. Lobbied in support of ANS to H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023. C&P Exams: 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 (TB!), 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023. Lobbied for the introduction of "VA Employee Fairness Act" subsequent to the passage of the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 2679, the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act., which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied for oversight of new VA private contracting program, the Integrated Critical Staffing Program. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters. Lobbied for better information on scheduling and appointment times for both in-house VA and private care. Lobbied for more information about the costs of VA care. Statements and Correspondence: Provided a Statement for the Record for a October 25, 2023 Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing titled VA Accountability and Transparency: A Cornerstone of Quality Care and Benefits for Veterans. Testified at a November 29, 2023, House Veterans Affairs Committee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee titled Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High-Quality Decision-Making for Veterans Claims on Appeal. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6538, the "VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. 3194, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure, and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of YA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4906 "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support and for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition to S. 2649, the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1315, the HEALTH Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied to preserve changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 3029, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. H.R. 5883, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. Legislative proposal to allow for a waiver of the annual cap on premium pay for U.S. Marshals Service personnel assigned to judicial protection activities (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to modify, waive, or eliminate the annual cap on premium pay under 5 USC for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). S. 3427, the "Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023," a bill to extend the authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations; entire bill. Legislative proposal to address the revised policy of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to take retroactive and prospective assessments from a retiree's retirement annuity supplement in those cases where a Federal Employees Retirement System annuity is divided between the retiree and a former spouse (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to address the revised policy of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to take retroactive and prospective assessments from a retiree's retirement annuity supplement in those cases where a Federal Employees Retirement System annuity is divided between the retiree and a former spouse (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to authorize a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). H.R. 3005, the "Postal Police Reform Act of 2023," a bill to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers; entire bill. S. 3356, the "Postal Police Reform Act of 2023," a bill to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers; entire bill. General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay. General Education concerning harmful impacts of a government shutdown on federal law enforcement, its mission to protect the American people, and its ability to recruit and retain the best talent to serve the nation.

H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 957, the Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act, which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law; H.R. 1322/S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of law enforcement officer as it applies to salary and retirement benefits so that all Federal law enforcement officers will have access to them; S. 311, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act, which would recognize the officers impacted by a detrimental retirement mix-up at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and award them the retirement benefits they paid for and were initially guaranteed;

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H. Con. Res. 2, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 4, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 5, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 22, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women H. Con. Res. 40, Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies H.J. Res. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President H.J. Res. 16, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older H. Res. 69, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel should be recognized and that calls to "defund", "disband", "dismantle", or "abolish" the police should be condemned H. Res. 196, Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 pandemic S. Res. 94, A resolution memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 285, Establishing a "Bill of Rights" to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities. H. Res. 340, Recognizing he disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2023, as "D.C. Statehood Day". H. Res. 363, Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. H. Res. 378, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce. H. Res. 605, Recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy. S. Res. 306, A resolution recognizing that the United States needs to support and empower mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy. H. Res. 643, Expressing support for the designation of July 30, 2023, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". S. Res. 298, A resolution designating July 30, 2023, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 15, Equality Act S. 5, Equality Act H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 36, Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 69, NOSHA Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act S. 597, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, Return to Work Act H.R. 117, To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 119, To nullify certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 139, SHOW UP Act of 2023 S. 1565, SHOW UP Act of 2023 H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act H.R. 158, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 159, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 S. 59, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 H.R. 162, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 203, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act H.R. 227, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 249, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 H.R. 300, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2023 H.R. 308, Rosa Parks Day Act H.R. 310, Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act H.R. 354, LEOSA Reform Act S. 1462, LEOSA Reform Act H.R. 355, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 360, RETURN ACT S. 155, RETURN ACT H.R. 389, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 397, To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes H.R. 403, No Mandates Act H.R. 430, Lunar New Year Day Act H.R. 474, RETURN Act H.R. 493, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 536, FAIR Act S. 124, FAIR Act H.R. 564, Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act H.R. 596, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 644, Student Loan Borrowers Safety Net Act of 2023 H.R. 665, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes H.R. 678, Restoring Military Focus Act S. 191, Restoring Military Focus Act H.R. 694, Job Protection Act H.R. 716, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023 H.R. 741, Employee Bonus Protection Act H.R. 743, Protect and Serve Act of 2023 H.R. 789, Caring for All Families Act S. 242, Caring for All Families Act H.R. 843, Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act H.R. 856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 274, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 866, Equal COLA Act H.R. 978, Drain the Swamp Act of 2023 H.R. 980, Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act H.R. 985, Productivity Over Pronouns Act H.R. 1002, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 399, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 1080, COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act H.R. 1084, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 1106, COST of Relocations Act S. 487, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act H.R. 1206, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 1229, Stop CRT Act S. 558, Stop CRT Act H.R. 1235, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 1261, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 1275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14091 H.R. 1301, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 640, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 1322, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1658, Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act H.R. 1323, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023 H.R. 1332, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R. 1401, END FENTANYL Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1416, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2023 H.R. 1442, No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act H.R. 1463, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 1467, Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2023 H.R. 1480, Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 H.R. 1487, Office of Personnel Management Reform Act H.R. 1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 1573, To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program H.R. 1600, Pay Equity for All Act of 2023 H.R. 1618, Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 1621, COVID-19 National Memorial Act H.R. 1625, St. Patrick's Day Act H.R. 1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1688, Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023 H.R. 1804, Honest Runway Labeling Act H.R. 2382, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 1472, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 2383, Prohibition of Financial Trading on Government Property Act H.R. 2395, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1041, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2489, CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act H.R. 2494, POLICE Act of 2023 H.R. 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 2528, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 2549, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2556, Simplify, Don't Amplify the IRS Act H.R. 2557, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 2572, Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023 H.R. 2577, DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 2712, Work Not Woke Act H.R. 2744, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 H.R. 2755, National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2023 H.R. 2776, Go Woke, Go Broke Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2806, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2023 H.R. 2837, Border Patrol Pay Parity Act S. 1444, Border Patrol Enhancement Act H.R. 2937, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1363, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 2949, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S. 1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 2996, Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act H.R. 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act H.R. 3022, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 3024, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 3079, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 3091, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 1585, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3094, To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3108, Tim's Act S. 1505, Tim's Act H.R. 3115, Public Service Reform Act S. 1496, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 3170, HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1514, HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3261, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 3336, Diwali Day Act H.R. 3381, National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act H.R. 3406, Stop TSP ESG Act S. 1891, Stop TSP ESG Act H.R. 3407, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 H.R. 3409, Healthy Families Act S. 1664, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3455, TSP Act S. 1650, TSP Act of 2023 H.R. 3458, Reinstate Our Troops Act H.R. 3481, FAMILY Act S. 1714, FAMILY Act H.R. 3499, Direct Hire To Fight Fires H.R. 3527, MATCH Act H.R. 3612, No ESG at TSP Act S. 2147, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 3740, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 3855, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 3967, Student Loan Tax Relief Act H.R. 4009, Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R. 4023, UPDATED USPS Act H.R. 4044, China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 H.R. 4260, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023 H.R. 4278, Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023. H.R. 4398, Patriotism Not Pride Act H.R. 4416, No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023 H.R. 4428, Guidance Clarity Act of 2023 H.R. 4434, Accountability for Acting Officials Act H.R. 4436, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act S. 1949, Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act H.R. 4453, No CCP Financial Apps on Government Devices Act H.R. 4467, DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 4497, To expand the mission of the National Park Service to include active use of System units located in urban areas, and for other purposes. H.R. 4502, Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act H.R. 4503, AI Training Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 4528, Strengthening the NRC Workforce Act of 2023 H.R. 4533, Cost of Wokeism in the Military Act H.R. 4583, Social Security 2100 Act S. 2280, Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 4672, To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes. H.R. 4711, Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act H.R. 4742, Pay Back Act H.R. 4744, Lead by Example Act of 2023. S. 2373, Lead by Example Act of 2023 H.R. 4791, Free Speech Protection Act S. 2425, Free Speech Protection Act H.R. 4831, Fair Pay for Federal Firefighters Act H.R. 4836, Professional Images Protection Act. H.R. 4848, Censorship Accountability Act S. 2616, Censorship Accountability Act H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act. H.R. 4906, Protecting VA Employees Act H.R. 4925, EPIC Act H.R. 4926, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act. H.R. 4944, Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act H.R. 4961, To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. S. 2562, A bill to require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 4991, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection International port of entry at the Port of Stockton and for other purposes. H.R. 5037, FAIR Leave Act S. 2574, FAIR Leave Act H.R. 5040, CURE Act H.R. 5144, GOT Act H.R. 5153, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities. H.R. 5169, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 S. 2272, Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 5171, Federal Employee Pay Compression Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 5240, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5342, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023 H.R. 5345, Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act H.R. 5346, Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service Act H.R. 5366, Patriot Day Act H.R. 5465, Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act H.R. 5538, To amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide special overtime pay for certain border patrol agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 5563, Schedules That Work Act S. 2851, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5578, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act S. 2850, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act H.R. 5624, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 S. 2883, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 H.R. 5676, SWAMP Act of 2023 S. 2612, SWAMP Act of 2023 H.R. 5681, Pipeline to Service Act H.R. 5713, Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act H.R. 5726, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2023 H.R. 5728, Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2023 H.R. 5739, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act H.R. 5758, To amend title 31, United States Code, to reimburse employees of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and the States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 5760, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 5839, Maritime Border Security Technology Improvement Act H.R. 5862, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions. S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line-item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees S. Res. 165, A resolution recognizing the work of Federal law enforcement agencies, condemning calls to "defund" the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rejecting partisan attempts to degrade public trust in law enforcement agencies. S. Res. 218, A resolution expressing support for the law enforcement officers of the United States. S. 86, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act S. 87, EPIC Act S. 149, TSP Fiduciary Security Act of 2023 S. 166, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 167, No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2023 S. 172, No Mask Mandates Act of 2023 S. 206, END FENTANYL Act S. 210, Job Protection Act S. 222, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023 S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 285, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2023 S. 311, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 339, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 342, Access to Counsel Act of 2023 S. 349, Military Spouse Employment Act S. 383, Federal Skills Act of 2013 S. 393, Social Security Expansion Act S. 666, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023 S. 670, IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act S. 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S. 709, Federal Agency Performance Act of 2023 S. 717, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 S. 774, Veterans Border Patrol Training Act S. 780, Duplication Scoring Act of 2023 S. 794, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 S. 812, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 S. 885, Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act S. 986, STOP Act 2.0 S. 1011, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1030, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 1051, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 1054, IRS Improper Payments Act S. 1060, Global Trade Accountability Act S. 1111, ADVANCE Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1295, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act S. 1337, Increase Reliable Services Now Act S. 1464, Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act S. 1569, Back the Blue Act of 2023 S. 1629, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1640, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 S. 1672, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 1733, POLICE Act of 2023 S. 1811, Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality Act of 2023 S. 1822, Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act S. 1887, GRATEFUL Act S. 1897, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act S. 1925, HERO Act S. 1964, A bill to abolish the Office of Financial Research. S. 2150, Unity through Service Act of 2023 S. 2193, Fly PETS Act S. 2251, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2023 S. 2256, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2266, Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023 S. 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023 S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2419, No Robot Bosses Act S. 2440, Exploitative Workplace Surveillance and Technologies Task Force Act of 2023 S. 2508, A bill to require a report on Department of Defense security clearance process updates, and for other purposes. S. 2533, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time. S. 2665, Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023 S. 2679, LEAD Act of 2023 S. 2866, Improving Government Services Act S. 2925, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2023 S. 2949, Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023 S. 2967, Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2023

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement ofGS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. C&P Exams: 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 (TB!), 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied to amend 38 USC 7422. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VA's authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VA's own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act. , which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's own healthcare. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Statements and Correspondence: Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 12, 2023, legislative hearing. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health for its July 18, 2023 markup. Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 19, 2023, markup. Sent a joint union letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for its July 26, 2023, markup. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee July 26, 2023 hearing titled Implementing the PACT Act: One Year Later. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee July 26, 2023 hearing titled VA Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services? Specific Legislation: Lobbied for reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act" to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the "Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of2023." Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support" (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of YA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act." Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the "Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023. Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the "VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act." Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act," which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the "Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act," which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, "Veterans Health Care Freedom Act," which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Ace, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act," which would set minimum nurse patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including YA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, the "LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023," a bill to amend current law to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; House Amdt. 354, permitting federal law enforcement officers, both current and retired, to purchase a retired firearm at its salvage value from the federal agency that issued the firearm. H.R. 3091, the "Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act," a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. S. 1585, the "Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act," a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. H.R. 3108, a bill to reform and enhance the pay and benefits of federal wildland firefighters; provisions that would strip federal law enforcement officers of Law Enforcement Availability Pay and Automatically Uncontrollable Overtime pay. S. 1505, a bill to reform and enhance the pay and benefits of federal wildland firefighters; provisions that would strip federal law enforcement officers of Law Enforcement Availability Pay and Automatically Uncontrollable Overtime pay. H.R. 5005, the "Safer Supervision Act of 2023," a bill to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; provisions related to providing overtime pay to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers. S. 2681, the "Safer Supervision Act of 2023," a bill to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; provisions related to providing overtime pay to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers. H.R. 5171, the "Federal Employee Pay Compression Relief Act of 2023," a bill to remove cost-of-living adjustments and locality adjustment payments from the calculation of certain limits on the pay of federal employees; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 2272, the "Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2023," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters; entire bill. S. 546, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; entire bill. Legislative proposal to allow for a waiver of the annual cap on premium pay for U.S. Marshals Service personnel assigned to judicial protection activities (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to modify, waive, or eliminate the annual cap on premium pay under 5 USC for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to reauthorize a waiver of the annual pay cap under 5 U.S.C. 5547 for Agents of the U.S. Secret Service (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to reform federal wildland firefighter pay while preserving Law Enforcement Availability Pay and Automatically Uncontrollable Overtime pay for law enforcement officers responding to wildland fire incidents (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to require the TSA Administrator to establish a mental health and wellness program for Federal Air Marshal Service personnel (no bill introduced). General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay.

H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 957, the Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act, which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law; H.R. 1322/S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of law enforcement officer as it applies to salary and retirement benefits so that all Federal law enforcement officers will have access to them; S. 311, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act, which would recognize the officers impacted by a detrimental retirement mix-up at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and award them the retirement benefits they paid for and were initially guaranteed;

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Draft Senate National Defense Authorization Act, 2024 H. Con. Res. 2, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 4, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 5, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 22, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women H. Con. Res. 40, Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies H.J. Res. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President H.J. Res. 16, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older H. Res. 69, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel should be recognized and that calls to "defund", "disband", "dismantle", or "abolish" the police should be condemned H. Res. 196, Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 pandemic S. Res. 94, A resolution memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 285, Establishing a "Bill of Rights" to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities. H. Res. 340, Recognizing he disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2023, as "D.C. Statehood Day". H. Res. 363, Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. H. Res. 371, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week. S. Res. 211, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week. H. Res. 378, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce. H. Res. 383, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1163) to provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. H. Res. 398, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2494) to make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3091) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies. H. Res. 401, Honoring our Nations fallen law enforcement officers for National Police Week. H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 15, Equality Act S. 5, Equality Act H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 36, Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 69, NOSHA Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act S. 597, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, Return to Work Act H.R. 117, To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 119, To nullify certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 139, SHOW UP Act of 2023 S. 1565, SHOW UP Act of 2023 H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act H.R. 158, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 159, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 S. 59, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 H.R. 162, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 203, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act H.R. 227, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 249, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 H.R. 300, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2023 H.R. 308, Rosa Parks Day Act H.R. 310, Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act H.R. 354, LEOSA Reform Act S. 1462, LEOSA Reform Act H.R. 355, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 360, RETURN ACT S. 155, RETURN ACT H.R. 389, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 397, To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes H.R. 403, No Mandates Act H.R. 430, Lunar New Year Day Act H.R. 474, RETURN Act H.R. 493, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 536, FAIR Act S. 124, FAIR Act H.R. 564, Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act H.R. 596, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 644, Student Loan Borrowers Safety Net Act of 2023 H.R. 665, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes H.R. 678, Restoring Military Focus Act S. 191, Restoring Military Focus Act H.R. 694, Job Protection Act H.R. 716, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023 H.R. 741, Employee Bonus Protection Act H.R. 743, Protect and Serve Act of 2023 H.R. 789, Caring for All Families Act S. 242, Caring for All Families Act H.R. 843, Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act H.R. 856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 274, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 866, Equal COLA Act H.R. 978, Drain the Swamp Act of 2023 H.R. 980, Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act H.R. 985, Productivity Over Pronouns Act H.R. 1002, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 399, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 1080, COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act H.R. 1084, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 1106, COST of Relocations Act S. 487, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act H.R. 1206, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 1229, Stop CRT Act S. 558, Stop CRT Act H.R. 1235, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 1261, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 1275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14091 H.R. 1301, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 640, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 1322, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1658, Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act H.R. 1323, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023 H.R. 1332, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R. 1401, END FENTANYL Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1416, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2023 H.R. 1442, No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act H.R. 1463, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 1467, Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2023 H.R. 1480, Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 H.R. 1487, Office of Personnel Management Reform Act H.R. 1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 1573, To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program H.R. 1600, Pay Equity for All Act of 2023 H.R. 1618, Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 1621, COVID-19 National Memorial Act H.R. 1625, St. Patrick's Day Act H.R. 1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1688, Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023 H.R. 1804, Honest Runway Labeling Act H.R. 2382, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 1472, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 2383, Prohibition of Financial Trading on Government Property Act H.R. 2395, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1041, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2489, CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act H.R. 2494, POLICE Act of 2023 H.R. 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 2528, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 2549, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2556, Simplify, Don't Amplify the IRS Act H.R. 2557, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 2572, Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023 H.R. 2577, DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 2712, Work Not Woke Act H.R. 2744, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 H.R. 2755, National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2023 H.R. 2776, Go Woke, Go Broke Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2806, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2023 H.R. 2837, Border Patrol Pay Parity Act S. 1444, Border Patrol Enhancement Act H.R. 2937, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1363, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 2949, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S. 1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 2996, Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act H.R. 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act H.R. 3022, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 3024, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 3079, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 3091, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 1585, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3094, To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3108, Tim's Act S. 1505, Tim's Act H.R. 3115, Public Service Reform Act S. 1496, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 3170, HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1514, HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3261, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2023 H.R. 3336, Diwali Day Act H.R. 3381, National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act H.R. 3406, Stop TSP ESG Act H.R. 3407, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 H.R. 3409, Healthy Families Act S. 1664, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3455, TSP Act S. 1650, TSP Act of 2023 H.R. 3458, Reinstate Our Troops Act H.R. 3481, FAMILY Act S. 1714, FAMILY Act H.R. 3499, Direct Hire To Fight Fires H.R. 3527, MATCH Act H.R. 3612, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 3740, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 3855, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 3967, Student Loan Tax Relief Act H.R. 4009, Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R. 4023, UPDATED USPS Act H.R. 4044, China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 H.R. 4260, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 4278, To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify personnel action procedures with respect to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4287, To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes. H.R. 4398, To prohibit certain Federal activity with respect to the promotion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month and the display of flags representing sexual orientation or gender identity on Federal property or grounds, and for other purposes. H.R. 4416, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to hire armed Federal regulatory enforcement officers in certain agencies. H.R. 4428, To require a guidance clarify statement on certain agency guidance, and for other purposes. H.R. 4434, To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the provisions of that title relating to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, and for other purposes. H.R. 4436, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunitions to its employees, and for other purposes. S. 1949, A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and for other purposes. H.R. 4453, To prohibit Government phones from using any financial service application owned or operated, directly or indirectly, by the Chinese Communist Party or any member of such Party, and for other purposes. S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line-item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees S. Res. 165, A resolution recognizing the work of Federal law enforcement agencies, condemning calls to "defund" the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rejecting partisan attempts to degrade public trust in law enforcement agencies. S. Res. 216, A resolution designating the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, as "National Police Week" S. Res. 218, A resolution expressing support for the law enforcement officers of the United States. S. 86, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act S. 87, EPIC Act S. 149, TSP Fiduciary Security Act of 2023 S. 166, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 167, No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2023 S. 172, No Mask Mandates Act of 2023 S. 206, END FENTANYL Act S. 210, Job Protection Act S. 222, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023 S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 285, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2023 S. 311, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 339, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 342, Access to Counsel Act of 2023 S. 349, Military Spouse Employment Act S. 383, Federal Skills Act of 2013 S. 393, Social Security Expansion Act S. 666, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023 S. 670, IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act S. 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S. 709, Federal Agency Performance Act of 2023 S. 717, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 S. 774, Veterans Border Patrol Training Act S. 780, Duplication Scoring Act of 2023 S. 794, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 S. 812, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 S. 885, Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act S. 986, STOP Act 2.0 S. 1011, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1030, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 1051, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 1054, IRS Improper Payments Act S. 1060, Global Trade Accountability Act S. 1111, ADVANCE Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1295, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act S. 1337, Increase Reliable Services Now Act S. 1464, Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act S. 1569, Back the Blue Act of 2023 S. 1629, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1640, Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023 S. 1672, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 1733, POLICE Act of 2023 S. 1811, Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality Act of 2023 S. 1887, GRATEFUL Act S. 1891, Stop TSP ESG Act S. 1897, Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act S. 1925, HERO Act S. 1964, A bill to abolish the Office of Financial Research. S. 2147, A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit investments under the Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds that make investment decisions based primarily on environmental, social, or governance criteria, and for other purposes. S. 2150, A bill to establish an Interagency Council on Service to promote and strengthen opportunities for military service, national service, and public service for all people of the United States, and for other purposes S. 2193, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of Federal funds to pay for travel costs of Federal personnel and their pets, and for other purposes.

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) AFGE lobbied on the following issues in the Defense Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2024: 1.Carrying forward section 8012 of Pub. L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division C (Dec. 29, 2022) without alteration in opposition to proposal of House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee Chair Ken Calvert (R-CA41) to establish an arbitrary backfill ratio based on attrition to reduce Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce. 2.Adding a new provision that would require that contract services comply with budgetary requirements of section 4506 of title 10 to produce funding tables for contracted services in the same appropriations for which funding tables are currently displayed in the Defense Appropriation for DoD civilian employees. AFGE also provided questions for the record to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittees on total force management, DoD civilian hiring and talent management, and the Defense Health Activity reorganization. Lobbied on the following issues in the Financial Services General Government Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2024: 1.Carrying forward section 741 from of Pub. L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division E (Dec. 29, 2022) that would prohibit public-private competitions pursuant to OMB Circular A-76. 2.Modifying section 737 from Pub. L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division E (Dec. 29, 2022) by raising the cap on Wage Grade pay increases so that hourly workers get the prevailing rates they are meant to receive while maintaining the floor so that every Wage Grade employee gets at least the average General Schedule raise in the locality where they work. Lobbied on the following issues in the H.R. 2670 Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization in the House and the yet to be numbered Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in the Senate: 1.Proposed markup amendment to strengthen total force management through amendment of section 129a of title 10. The proposal would amend subsection (b) to clarify the process for documenting DoD civilian workforce sizing decisions. The proposal further amends subsection (c) clarifying responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). The proposal amends subsection (d) to improve the completeness of the contractor inventory. The proposal would add a new subsection (f) that would require the Department of Defense to brief Congress in each budget submission with specific data analytics linking the DoD civilian workforce to readiness, lethality and stress on the force metrics. The proposal would add a new subsection (g) that would require service contracts be subjected to the same workload validation and prioritization requirements currently applied to military and civilian force structure; and finally, the proposal would add a new subsection (h) that would require funding tables for services contracts similar to the funding tables in each National Defense Authorization Act and Defense Appropriation for the DoD civilian workforce. 2.Proposed consideration of a floor amendment for H.R. 1322 and S. 1888, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, currently re-introduced as H.R. 1322, after its markup in the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. 3.Proposed converting Department of Defense Non-Appropriated Fund Child Care workforce to appropriated fund and raising their pay; commented on a Department of the Army proposal that would allow Non-Appropriated Fund personnel to take on more than one job. 4.Proposed a scholarship program for the medical workforce similar to section 1535 of the H.R. 1776, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 5.Lobbied for a repeal or waiver of section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) pertaining to the presumptions on Research, Development, Test and Evaluation expenditures by the government versus the private sector for weapon systems relevant to negotiations for access to intellectual property. 6.Lobbied for repeal or waiver of the definition of commercial item in section 103 and 103a of title 41 for sole-source non-competitive procurements of weapon systems. 7.Lobbied for ceasing use of arbitrary time limits on depot carryover. 8.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to use Section 1108, Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments to convert term appointments to permanent positions in the ammunition plants, Anniston Army depot and throughout the organic defense industrial base. 9.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to improve its compliance with sections 2464 (core logistics rule), 2466 (50-50 rule) and 2476 (capitol investment requirements for depots) of title 10. 10.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to support amendment of section 737 of the Financial Services General Government (FSGG) appropriation by raising the cap on Wage Grade pay while retaining the floor to improve recruitment and retention of Department of Defense civilian workforce within the organic industrial base. 11.Lobbied the Department of Defense and Congress to increase its use of the organic industrial base to address ammunition, missile, artillery, armored vehicle shortfalls in Ukraine and replenish shortages needed to deter China and other threats to national security. 12.Lobbied Congress and the Department of Defense for repeal or amendment of section 1595 of title 10 to afford faculty at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) worker protections under title 5. Additionally lobbied to modify section 1595 of title 10 to require strategic human capital risk assessments by restricting the use of annual renewable term appointments for enduring functions of the Future Years Defense. Requested a study to determine whether DLIFLC was handicapped in the program and budget process by having the Army as its Executive Agent; proposed additional funds and Full Time Equivalents to retain Pashtu faculty to avoid under-execution. 13.Lobbied Congress against the DoD legislative proposal, Application of Acquisition Demonstration Project to Department of Air Force Employees Assigned to Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command Enterprises; further lobbied Congress to discontinue the Acquisition Demonstration pay-for-performance system. 14.Lobbied Congress to support the DoD legislative proposal for One Year Extension of Temporary Authority to Grant Allowances, Benefits and Gratuities to Civilian Personnel on Official Duty in a Combat Zone. 15.Lobbied Congress to support the DoD legislative proposal for One year extension of Authority to Waive Annual Limitation on Premium Pay and Aggregate Limitations on Pay for Federal Civilian Employees working Overseas. 16.Lobbied to place limitations on the DoD legislative proposal for Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense, amending section 9905 of title 5 related to (1) support operations positions, and (2) positions in support of public safety, law enforcement, and first response. 17.Lobbied against the DoD legislative proposal, Improvements to Use of Cyber and Information Technology Workforce for Enterprise Information Technology, unless conditions laid out in the Strengthening Force Management amendment proposal are enacted and implemented. 18.Lobbied in support of the DoD legislative proposal, Removal of Washington Headquarters Service Direct Support From Personnel Limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 19.Lobbied to retain limitations on the DoD legislative proposal for Consolidation of Direct Hire Authorities for Candidates with Specified Degrees at Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories. 20.Lobbied on the DoD legislative proposal for Authority to Provide for Increased Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay for Civilian Employees of the Department of Defense. 21.Provided general arguments against direct hire authority proposals of the Department of Defense and with respect to the Cyber Excepted Service. 22.Lobbied against an Air Force proposal to provide authority for Department of Defense Service Secretaries to establish classification, qualification and pay setting standards for occupations designated as Mission Critical Occupational Series. 23.Lobbied the Defense Business Board on civilian talent management and on behalf of AFGE Local 1263 relating to faculty at Defense Language Institute. 24.Commented on a proposed amendment from Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) that would establish a temporary Cyber Reserve pilot program, limited to 50 personnel, to urge public disclosure of conflicts of interest. Also expressed concerns with an alternative Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) markup amendment that would establish a permanent government-wide Digital Reserve run out of the General Services Administration. 25.Lobbied against privatization of Navy and Air Force lodging. 26.Lobbied against renewal of a proposal to restrict Military Exchanges from selling goods with any component parts manufactured in China. 27.Lobbied for supplementing the Non-Appropriated Fund workforce with Appropriated Funds in response to inflationary impacts. 28.Lobbied against amendment that would limit the investments in the Thrift Savings Plan that would limit investment in issuers where 50 percent or more of their revenue came from countries listed as National Security risks. 29.Lobbied against amendment that targeted the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Director for reduction through a manpower study targeting the DoD civilian workforce, 30.Lobbied against amendment that proposed eliminating the Director Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 31.Lobbied against Navy proposals to privatize Department of Defense civilian employees currently supporting Program Executive Officer for Nuclear-Powered General Purpose Attack Submarines program. In addition, AFGE legislative staff: 1.Provided questions for the record to Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee hearings related to the Cyber Excepted Service, Artificial Intelligence, Commercial Technologies, Contract Services, Total Force Management, Talent Management, Hiring Reform, Competitive Service, Stealth Privatization, Child Development Centers and Child Care Workforce, Defense Health Activity Reorganization, and the 4th Estate. 2.Provided input to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) discrediting a 2013 McKinsey Study claiming $125 billion in savings from cutting 4th estate DoD organizations that was resurrected during an April 26, 2023, House hearing. GAO will be responding to question for the record on that study. 3.Provided input to the Congressional Budget Office concerning covering all services contracts in Future Years Defense Program analyses. AFGE sent letters to Congress and the Department of Defense opposing proposed DoD civilian workforce reductions, improving civilian talent management, opposing improper use of term and temporary hiring, and supporting the organic industrial base.

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements). Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals. C&P Exams: 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied to amend 38 USC 7422. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act. VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for restriction on VAs authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Privatization: Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VAs own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied against H.R. 3520, the Veteran Improvement Act, S 1315, Veterans HEALTH Act of 2023, and the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act (not introduced as of 7-14-23), which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VAs own healthcare. Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Sent a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for an April 28, 2023, Committee Markup. Provided a Statement for the Record for the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing titled Reviewing VAs Implementation of the PACT Act on May 16, 2023. Submitted Testimony on behalf of MJ Burke, First Executive Vice President, National VA Council, AFGE who testified at a House Veterans Affairs Committee joint subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigation hearing, VHA Recruitment and Retention: Is Bureaucracy Holding Back a Quality Workforce? on May 17, 2023. Submitted Testimony on behalf of AFGE Member David Bump, who testified on behalf of AFGE at a House Veterans Affairs Committee joint subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Technology Modernization hearing titled From Months to Hours: The Future of VA Benefits Claim Processing on June 6, 2023. Sent a Letter to the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees calling for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals on May 22, 2023. Sent a letter to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee commenting on bills under consideration at the July 12, 2023, legislative hearing. Sent a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee commenting on bills under consideration at the June 21, 2023, legislative hearing. Specific Legislation: Lobbied for reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at VA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act." Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act." Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 366, Korean American VALOR Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the VA Medical Center Security Report Act. Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act, which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care. Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act, which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Acc, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call. Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, which would set minimum nurse-patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including VA and Department of Defense medical facilities. Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act." Brown staffing ratio bill. Same day scheduling bill.

S. 10, the "VA CAREERS Act," a bill to improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Sec. 224, "Inclusion of police officers of Department of Veterans Affairs as law enforcement officers." H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, the "LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023," a bill to amend current law to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 2577, the "DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act," a bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program; entire bill. H.R. 3091, the "Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act," a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. H.R. 3108, a bill to reform and enhance the pay and benefits of federal wildland firefighters; provisions that would strip federal law enforcement officers of Law Enforcement Availability Pay and Automatically Uncontrollable Overtime pay. H.R. 3394, the "Fund the TSA Act," a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the ability of the Transportation Security Administration to carry out its security mission by ensuring that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening; entire bill. S. 1137, the "DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act," a bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program; entire bill. S. 1505, a bill to reform and enhance the pay and benefits of federal wildland firefighters; provisions that would strip federal law enforcement officers of Law Enforcement Availability Pay and Automatically Uncontrollable Overtime pay. S. 1585, the "Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act," a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 546, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; Sec. 6, requiring a GAO study on federal, state, and local law enforcement agency recruitment and retention rates. S. 774, the "Veterans Border Patrol Training Act," a bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program to hire transitioning servicemembers to be Border Patrol agents; entire bill. Legislative proposal to allow for a waiver of the annual cap on premium pay for U.S. Marshals Service personnel assigned to judicial protection activities (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees (no bill introduced). General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees. Legislative proposal to correct OPM's 2016 decision concerning the divisibility of a FERS retirement annuity supplement (RAS) between a retiree and his/her former spouse (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to modify, waive, or eliminate the annual cap on premium pay under 5 USC for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to reauthorize a waiver of the annual pay cap under 5 USC 5547 for Agents of the U.S. Secret Service (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to reform federal wildland firefighter pay while preserving Law Enforcement Availability Pay and Automatically Uncontrollable Overtime pay for law enforcement officers responding to wildland fire incidents (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to require the TSA Administrator to establish a mental health and wellness program for Federal Air Marshal Service personnel (no bill introduced).

H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 957, the Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act, which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law; H.R. 1322/S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of law enforcement officer as it applies to salary and retirement benefits so that all Federal law enforcement officers will have access to them; S. 311, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Corrections Act, which would recognize the officers impacted by a detrimental retirement mix-up at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and award them the retirement benefits they paid for and were initially guaranteed;

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Lobbied on the following issues in the Defense Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2024: 1.Carrying forward section 8012 of Pub. L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division C (Dec. 29, 2022) without alteration in opposition to proposal of House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee Chair Ken Calvert (R-CA41) to establish arbitrary backfill ratio based on attrition to reduce Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce. 2.Adding new provision that would require contract services comply with budgetary requirements of section 4506 of title 10 to produce funding tables for contracted services in the same appropriations for which funding tables are currently displayed in the Defense Appropriation for DoD civilian employees. Provided questions for record to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittees on total force management, DoD civilian hiring and talent management, and the Defense Health Activity reorganization. Lobbied on the following issues in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: 1.Proposed markup amendment as member request to strengthen total force management through amendment of section 129a of title 10. The proposal would amend subsection (b) to clarify the process for documenting DoD civilian workforce sizing decisions. The proposal further amends subsection (c) clarifying responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). The proposal amends subsection (d) to improve the completeness of the contractor inventory. The proposal would add a new subsection (f) that would require the Department of Defense to brief Congress with each budget submission specific data analytics linking the DoD civilian workforce to readiness, lethality and stress on the force metrics. The proposal would add a new subsection (g) that would require service contracts be subjected to the same workload validation and prioritization requirements processes currently applied to military and civilian force structure; and finally the proposal would add a new subsection (h) that would require funding tables for services contracts similar to the funding tables in each National Defense Authorization Act and Defense Appropriation for the DoD civilian workforce for services contracts paid out of the same appropriations as the DoD civilian workforce. 2.Proposed markup and floor amendment for H.R. 159 Chance to Compete Act. 3.Proposed consideration of floor amendment for H.R. 1322 and S. 1888, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, currently re-introduced as H.R. 1322, after its markup in the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. 4.Proposed converting Department of Defense Non-Appropriated Fund Child Care workforce to appropriated fund. 5.Proposed scholarship program for medical workforce similar to section 1535 of the H.R. 1776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 6.Lobbied for repeal or waiver of section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) pertaining to the presumptions on Research, Development, Test and Evaluation expenditures by the government versus the private sector for weapon systems relevant to negotiations for access to intellectual property. 7.Lobbied for repeal or waiver of the definition of commercial item in section 103 and 103a of title 41 for sole-source non-competitive procurements of weapon systems. 8.Lobbied for ceasing use of arbitrary time limits on depot carryover. 9.H.R. 1776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Section 1108, Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments. 10.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to use of Section 1108 Section 1108, Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments to convert such appointments to permanent positions in the ammunition plants, Anniston Army depot and throughout the organic defense industrial base. 11.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to improve its compliance with sections 2464 (core logistics rule), 2466 (50-50 rule) and 2476 (capitol investment requirements for depots) of title 10. 12.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to support amendment of section 737 of the Financial Services General Government (FSGG) appropriation by raising the cap on Wage Grade pay while retaining the floor to improve recruitment and retention of Department of Defense civilian workforce within the organic industrial base. 13.Lobbied the Department of Defense and Congress to increase it use of the organic industrial base to address ammunition, missile, artillery, armored vehicle shortfalls in Ukraine and replenish shortages needed to deter China and other threats to national security. 14.Lobbied Congress and the Department of Defense for repeal of section 1595 of title 10 to afford faculty at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) education in force and other protections under title 5. Additionally lobbied for a study to determine whether DLIFLC was handicapped in the program and budget process by having the Army as its Executive Agent; as well as proposed additional funds and Full Time Equivalents to retain Pashtu faculty to avoid under-execution. 15.Lobbied Congress against DoD legislative proposal, Application of Acquisition Demonstration Project to Department of Air Force Employees Assigned to Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command Enterprises. 16.Lobbied Congress to Support DoD legislative proposal for One Year Extension of Temporary Authority to Grant Allowances, Benefits and Gratuities to Civilian Personnel on Official Duty in a Combat Zone. 17.Lobbied Congress to support DoD legislative proposal for One year extension of Authority to Waive Annual Limitation on Premium Pay and Aggregate Limitations on Pay for Federal Civilian Employees working Overseas. 18.Lobbied to place limitations on DoD legislative proposal for Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense, amending section 9905 of title related to (1) support operations positions, and (2) positions in support of public safety, law enforcement, and first responder. Also suggested that the Departments opposition H.R. 1322 and S. 1888, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, currently re-introduced as H.R. 1322, is at the root of its hiring problems for Law Enforcement Officers. 19.Lobbied against DoD legislative proposal, Improvements to Use of Cyber and Information Technology Workforce for Enterprise Information Technology, and offering to withdraw opposition if all conditions laid out in Strengthening Force Management amendment proposal were enacted and implemented. 20.Lobbied in support of DoD legislative proposal, Removal of Washington Headquarters Service Direct Support From Personnel Limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 21.Lobbied to retain limitations on DoD legislative proposal for Consolidation of Direct Hire Authorities for Candidates with Specified Degrees at Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories. 22.Lobbied on DoD legislative proposal for Authority to Provide for Increased Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay for Civilian Employees of the Department of Defense. 23.Provided general arguments against direct hire authority proposals of the Department of Defense and with respect to the Cyber Excepted Service. 24.Lobbied Defense Business Board on civilian talent management and on behalf of AFGE Local 1263 relating to faculty at Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center to support repeal of section 1595 of title 10, oppose recommendations to expand use of term or temporary hiring and direct hire authorities. Provided copies to Senate and House Armed Services Committees and lobbied Congress on same issue. AFGE sent the following letters to Congress and the Department of Defense in connection with Defense-related Issues: 1.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee, copied to Senate and House Armed Services Committee Members opposing proposed reductions of the DoD civilian workforce dated February 23, 2023. 2.AFGE National President Letter to Defense Business Board, copied to Congress, on civilian talent management dated February 30, 2023. 3.AFGE Local 1263 President Letter to Defense Business Board, copied to Congress, opposing extension of term and temporary hiring and supporting repeal of section 1595 of title 10 dated March 15, 2023. 4.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee on appropriations member requests dated March 16, 2023. 5.AFGE National President Letter to Secretary of Defense, copied to Congress, on organic industrial base dated March 27, 2023.

Veterans Benefits Administration: Lobbied for changes to and oversight of 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 to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Board of Veterans Appeals: Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position. Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position. Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements), Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. C&P Exams: 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 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. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322/S. (pending reintroduction), the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act: Lobbied for restriction on VAs authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill. Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VAs own staffing and infrastructure. Lobbied against Congress codifying the community access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VAs own healthcare. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Provided a Statement for the Record for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Building an Accountable VA: Applying Lessons Learned to Drive Future Success on February 28, 2023. Provided a Statement for the Record for the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Accountability at VA: Leadership Decisions Impacting its Employees and Veterans on March 9, 2023. Provided a Statement for the Record for the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on Strengthening Methods of Recruitment and Retention for VAs Workforce, March 22, 2023. Provided comments to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee hearing for a March 29, 2023, legislative hearing on: H.R. 41 VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023; H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act; and H.R. 542, Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act. Provided comments to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for February 16, 2023, markup of S.10, The VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act. Provided questions to committee members for the House Appropriations Committee, subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, March 29, 2023. Specific Legislation: Lobbied for reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322/S. (pending reintroduction), the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the " VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure and certification reimbursement, COVID leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at VA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees. Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own. Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied for oversight of the Honoring Our PACT Act.

H. Con. Res. 2, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 4, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 5, Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies H. Con. Res. 22, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women H.J. Res. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President H.J. Res. 16, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older H. Res. 5, Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes H. Res. 12, Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary H. Res. 69, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel should be recognized and that calls to "defund", "disband", "dismantle", or "abolish" the police should be condemned H. Res. 75, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 7) relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of telework and remote work, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 382) to terminate the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs H. Res. 196, Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 pandemic S. Res. 94, A resolution memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 199, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 27) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States', and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 619) to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 36, Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 69, NOSHA Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act S. 597, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, Return to Work Act H.R. 117, To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 119, To nullify certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 139, SHOW UP Act of 2023 H.R. 140, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act H.R. 158, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 159, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 S. 59, Chance to Compete Act of 2023 H.R. 162, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 203, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act H.R. 227, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 249, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 H.R. 300, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act o 2023 H.R. 308, Rosa Parks Day Act H.R. 310, Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act H.R. 354, LEOSA Reform Act H.R. 355, Back the Blue Act of 2023 H.R. 360, RETURN ACT S. 155, RETURN ACT H.R. 389, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 397, To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes H.R. 403, No Mandates Act H.R. 430, Lunar New Year Day Act H.R. 474, RETURN Act H.R. 493, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 536, FAIR Act S. 124, FAIR Act H.R. 564, Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act H.R. 596, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 644, Student Loan Borrowers Safety Net Act of 2023 H.R. 665, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes H.R. 678, Restoring Military Focus Act S. 191, Restoring Military Focus Act H.R. 694, Job Protection Act H.R. 716, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023 H.R. 741, Employee Bonus Protection Act H.R. 743, Protect and Serve Act of 2023 H.R. 789, Caring for All Families Act S. 242, Caring for All Families Act H.R. 843, Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act H.R. 856, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 274, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 866, Equal COLA Act H.R. 978, Drain the Swamp Act of 2023 H.R. 980, Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act H.R. 985, Productivity Over Pronouns Act H.R. 1002, Saving the Civil Service Act S. 399, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 1080, COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act H.R. 1084, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 1106, COST of Relocations Act S. 487, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1162, Accountability for Government Censorship Act H.R. 1206, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 1229, Stop CRT Act S. 558, Stop CRT Act H.R. 1235, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 1261, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 1275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14091 H.R. 1301, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 640, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 1322, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1323, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023 H.R. 1332, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 1382, TABS Act of 2023 H.R. 1401, END FENTANYL Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1416, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2023 H.R. 1442, No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act H.R. 1463, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 1467, Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2023 H.R. 1480, Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 H.R. 1487, Office of Personnel Management Reform Act H.R. 1507, To amend title 5, United States Code, to require disclosure of conflicts of interest with respect to rulemaking, and for other purposes H.R. 1573, To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program H.R. 1600, Pay Equity for All Act of 2023 H.R. 1618, To establish the Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security, and for other purposes H.R. 1621, COVID-19 National Memorial Act H.R. 1625, St. Patrick's Day Act H.R. 1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1688, To provide an emergency cost-of-living increase for social security beneficiaries, and for other purposes H.R. 1804, To designate certain airports as ports of entry and terminate the application of the user fee requirement under section 2326 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 with respect to the airport H.R. 2382, To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate September 11 Day of Remembrance as a legal public holiday H.R. 2383, To prohibit Federal officers and employees from engaging in any financial trading activity while on Federal Government property, and for other purposes H.R. 2395, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes S. 1041, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line-item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees S. 86, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act S. 87, EPIC Act S. 149, TSP Fiduciary Security Act of 2023 S. 166, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 167, No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2023 S. 172, No Mask Mandates Act of 2023 S. 206, END FENTANYL Act S. 210, Job Protection Act S. 222, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023 S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 285, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2023 S. 311, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 339, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 342, Access to Counsel Act of 2023 S. 349, Military Spouse Employment Act S. 383, Federal Skills Act of 2013 S. 393, Social Security Expansion Act S. 666, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023 S. 670, IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act S. 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S. 709, Federal Agency Performance Act of 2023 S. 717, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 S. 774, Veterans Border Patrol Training Act S. 780, Duplication Scoring Act of 2023 S. 794, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 S. 812, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023 S. 885, Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act S. 986, A bill to increase the criminal penalty for mail fraud involving misrepresentation of the country of origin, to termination the authority to exclude countries from the requirement to transmit advance electronic information for 100 percent of mail shipments under the STOP Act of 2018, and for other purposes S. 1011, A bill to require an annual report of Federal employees and retirees with delinquent tax debt S. 1030, A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes S. 1051, A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to lower the standard for removing employees who disclose tax return information without authorization, and for other purposes S. 1054, A bill to reduce improper payments and eliminate waste in Federal programs, and for other purposes S. 1060, A bill to provide for congressional review of the imposition of duties and other trade measures by the executive branch, and for other purposes

H.R. 1002, the "Saving the Civil Service Act," a bill to prohibit the establishment of schedule F of the excepted service; entire bill. H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, the "LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2023," a bill to amend current law to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023," a bill to improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Sec. 224, "Inclusion of police officers of Department of Veterans Affairs as law enforcement officers." S. 311, the "U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act," a bill to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers; entire bill. S. 399, the "Saving the Civil Service Act," a bill to prohibit the establishment of schedule F of the excepted service; entire bill. S. 546, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; Sec. 6, requiring a GAO study on federal, state, and local law enforcement agency recruitment and retention rates. S. 640, the "Federal Employees Civil Relief Act," a bill to suspend the enforcement of certain civil liabilities of federal employees and contractors during a lapse in appropriations, or during a breach of the statutory debt limit; entire bill. S. 849, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of pay for certain law enforcement employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; entire bill. Legislative proposal to allow for a waiver of the annual cap on premium pay for U.S. Marshals Service personnel assigned to judicial protection activities (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to create a presumption under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act that a disability or death of a federal law enforcement officers caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees' duty (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide for coverage under the Federal Employees Compensation Act for federal law enforcement officers exposed to toxins from military burn pits while assigned outside of the United States (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide incentive pay for fentanyl-related positions in the Department of Justice requiring specialized skills (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide law enforcement officer retirement status to officers of the Veterans Affairs Police (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to require the TSA Administrator to establish a mental health and wellness program for Federal Air Marshal Service personnel (no bill introduced). General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees.