Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024

Issues related to 1915(c) Medicaid Waivers and conflict of interest regulations; Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S. 4755); Dennis John Beningo Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 7208)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbying in support of improved health care and benefits service for post-9/11 wounded, ill, and injured veterans including: H.R. 1282, S. 344 (the Major Richard Star Act) to provide concurrent receipt to military medical retirees with combat-related injuries; H.R. 1786 (the GROW Act) to employ more veterans in outdoor jobs on federal lands; H.R. 5014 (the Employing Veterans to Feed America Act) to employ more veterans in Department of Agriculture roles; H.R. 542 (the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023) to provide better coordination of and access to VA long term care programs for disabled veterans; H.R. 5530 (the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act) to ensure competitive contract rates for air ambulance transportation; H.R. 5785 (the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Improvement Act) to expand eligibility for VA STEM scholarship program; H.R. 6342 (the MVP Act) to provide for more accessible recreation trails; H.R. 6492 (the EXPLORE Act) to provide for more accessible recreation trails; S.495 (the Expanding Veteran Options for Long Term Care Act) to allow VA to cover assisted living facility costs for veterans entitled to nursing home care; S. 3290, H.R. 2818 (the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act) to increase grants for home improvements for disabled veterans; S. 774 (the Veterans Border Patrol Training Act) to employ more veterans in border security positions; S. 928 (the Not Just a Number Act) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare an annual report on suicide prevention; H.R. 4249 (the VET PFAS Act) to increase support for veterans exposed to toxins in military installations; S.3598 (the SCHEDULES Act) to reduce veteran health care appointment wait times; H.R. 4518 (the CARE Act) to support veterans and caregivers seeking to establish eligibility for VA caregiver programs; S. 3068 (the VA Home Loan Awareness Act) to improve notices regarding VA home loan eligibility; S.1939 (the FAA Reauthorization Act) to direct changes that support airline passengers with wheelchairs and challenges with airport security screening; S. 3958 (the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act) to direct additional toxic exposure for family members of toxic-exposed veterans; H.R. 7596 (the Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act) to expand support and research for aging women veterans and Service members; S.3393 (the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act) to improve mental health workforce training and treatment for opioid and substance use disorders; S.3885 (the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act) to improve support for caregivers through expected changes in life circumstances; H.R. 7208 (the TBI Program Reauthorization Act) to authorize extension and expansion of critical TBI treatment, education, training, research, and grant programs; and H.R. 5247 (the Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act) to promote more efficient mental health professional recruitment.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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