Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors

Staffing: Lobbied against use of contractors to replace VA workers. Lobbied against proposed 80,000 and subsequent 32,000 worker Reduction in Force at VA. Lobbied against President Trumps Presidential Memorandum, Return to In-Person Work. Lobbied the Trump Administration to exempt the VA from the Trump Administration Executive Order, Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. Lobbied for oversight of VA worker exemptions from the federal employee hiring freeze ordered by President Trump. Lobbied in support of S.1068, the Putting Veterans First Act of 2025, which reinstates fired veteran employees, puts limitations on hiring freezes, and creates civil service protections for federal employees. Privatization: Lobbied against H.R. 1972, the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025, which would establish that the period during which the referral of a veteran to a private provider remains valid begins on the day of the first appointment. This provision allows private providers to skirt timeliness requirements altogether by giving them an indefinite period in which they can provide services. Lobbied against H.R. 740/S. 275, the Veterans Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025. AFGE specifically opposes the provisions codifying the access standards, making veteran preference to go to a private provider a criterion for what constitutes best medical interest, and creating a three-year pilot program where veterans could access outpatient mental health and substance use services without referral or preauthorization. Lobbied against provisions in H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, that would have increased funding for community care by 50%, thereby diverting funding from direct care. Program Efficiency: Lobbied in support of the H.R.4077 Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of (GUARD) Veterans' Health Care Act, which closes a loophole that allows private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to collect premiums for health care while veterans receive free or low-cost care through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), with taxpayers footing the bill twice. Quality: Lobbied against H.R.9438, the "No Wrong Door for Veterans Act," which eliminates the requirement that previous recipients of grants reapplying to the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program show evidence of efficacy. Scheduling: Lobbied to improve H.R. 3482, the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act, which would require VA to create a scheduling program that would allow a scheduler to schedule appointments either within the VA or with a private provider in the Veterans Community CareProgram. VA Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 472/S. 124, the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025. Lobbied in support of H.R. 932, the Protecting VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2550/S. 2837, the Protect Americas Workforce Act as it relates to VA employees. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3261, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of draft legislation, the VA Correct Compensation Act. Lobbied Members of Congress to urge Secretary Collins to exempt as many VA employees as possible from President Trumps Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order 14251. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 493/S. 126, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 491/S. 624, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 657, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Veterans Benefits Administration and Board of Veterans Appeals: 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 against contracting out of VA Disability Exams (C&P Exams) 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. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2303, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1578, the Veterans Claims Education Act. Lobbied in support of parts of H.R. 2201, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claims Act. Provided commentary on H.R. 1741, the Veterans Appeals Transparency Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2701, the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3951, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025. Lobbied for changes to draft legislation related to the use of Artificial Intelligence in the VBA claims process. Lobbed in support of Ramirez Amendment #1 (amendment in the nature of a substitute) to H.R. 3951, to affirm the right of VA Employees to collectively bargain. On July 22, 2025, AFGE testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversights and investigations at a hearing titled Counting the Money: Preventing Fraud and Abuse in VAs Bonus Payment Practices for VA Employees.

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Staffing: Lobbied against use of contractors to replace VA workers. Lobbied against proposed 80,000 and subsequent 32,000 worker Reduction in Force at VA. Lobbied against President Trumps Presidential Memorandum, Return to In-Person Work. Lobbied the Trump Administration to exempt the VA from the Trump Administration Executive Order, Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. Lobbied for oversight of VA worker exemptions from the federal employee hiring freeze ordered by President Trump. Lobbied in support of S.1068, the Putting Veterans First Act of 2025, which reinstates fired veteran employees, puts limitations on hiring freezes, and creates civil service protections for federal employees. Privatization: Lobbied against H.R. 1972, the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025, which would establish that the period during which the referral of a veteran to a private provider remains valid begins on the day of the first appointment. This provision allows private providers to skirt timeliness requirements altogether by giving them an indefinite period in which they can provide services. Lobbied against H.R. 740/S. 275, the Veterans Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025. AFGE specifically opposes the provisions codifying the access standards, making veteran preference to go to a private provider a criterion for what constitutes best medical interest, and creating a three-year pilot program where veterans could access outpatient mental health and substance use services without referral or preauthorization. Lobbied against provisions in H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, that would have increased funding for community care by 50%, thereby diverting funding from direct care. Program Efficiency: Lobbied in support of the H.R.4077 Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of (GUARD) Veterans' Health Care Act, which closes a loophole that allows private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to collect premiums for health care while veterans receive free or low-cost care through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), with taxpayers footing the bill twice. Quality: Lobbied against H.R.9438, the "No Wrong Door for Veterans Act," which eliminates the requirement that previous recipients of grants reapplying to the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program show evidence of efficacy. Scheduling: Lobbied to improve H.R. 3482, the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act, which would require VA to create a scheduling program that would allow a scheduler to schedule appointments either within the VA or with a private provider in the Veterans Community CareProgram. VA Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 472/S. 124, the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025. Lobbied in support of H.R. 932, the Protecting VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2550/S. 2837, the Protect Americas Workforce Act as it relates to VA employees. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3261, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of draft legislation, the VA Correct Compensation Act. Lobbied Members of Congress to urge Secretary Collins to exempt as many VA employees as possible from President Trumps Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order 14251. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 493/S. 126, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 491/S. 624, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 657, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Veterans Benefits Administration and Board of Veterans Appeals: 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 against contracting out of VA Disability Exams (C&P Exams) 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. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2303, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1578, the Veterans Claims Education Act. Lobbied in support of parts of H.R. 2201, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claims Act. Provided commentary on H.R. 1741, the Veterans Appeals Transparency Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2701, the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3951, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025. Lobbied for changes to draft legislation related to the use of Artificial Intelligence in the VBA claims process. Lobbed in support of Ramirez Amendment #1 (amendment in the nature of a substitute) to H.R. 3951, to affirm the right of VA Employees to collectively bargain. On July 22, 2025, AFGE testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversights and investigations at a hearing titled Counting the Money: Preventing Fraud and Abuse in VAs Bonus Payment Practices for VA Employees.

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: H.R. 1004, H.R. 1039, H.R. 1041, H.R. 109, H.R. 1107, H.R. 1230, H.R. 1242, H.R. 1286, H.R. 1288, H.R. 1289, H.R. 1298, H.R. 1336, H.R. 1344, H.R. 136, H.R. 1364, H.R. 1391, H.R. 1400, H.R. 1404, H.R. 1411, H.R. 1413, H.R. 1458, H.R. 149, H.R. 1527, H.R. 1578, H.R. 1644, H.R. 1646, H.R. 1663, H.R. 1685, H.R. 1732, H.R. 1733, H.R. 1741, H.R. 1793, H.R. 1803, H.R. 1815, H.R. 1823, H.R. 1845, H.R. 1860, H.R. 1884, H.R. 1912, H.R. 1937, H.R. 1947, H.R. 1957, H.R. 1960, H.R. 1965, H.R. 1970, H.R. 1971, H.R. 1972, H.R. 1987, H.R. 2034, H.R. 2055, H.R. 2068, H.R. 2077, H.R. 210, H.R. 2102, H.R. 211, H.R. 2137, H.R. 2138, H.R. 2148, H.R. 2149, H.R. 217, H.R. 219, H.R. 2195, H.R. 220, H.R. 2201, H.R. 2228, H.R. 2229, H.R. 2234, H.R. 224, H.R. 2245, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2278, H.R. 241, H.R. 2426, H.R. 2576, H.R. 2605, H.R. 2623, H.R. 2625, H.R. 2640, H.R. 2717, H.R. 2721, H.R. 2780, H.R. 2791, H.R. 2801, H.R. 2878, H.R. 2942, H.R. 2954, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3013, H.R. 3014, H.R. 3027, H.R. 303, H.R. 3055, H.R. 3088, H.R. 3183, H.R. 3185, H.R. 3195, H.R. 3219, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3309, H.R. 3312, H.R. 333, H.R. 3386, H.R. 3387, H.R. 3400, H.R. 3481, H.R. 3509, H.R. 3558, H.R. 3560, H.R. 3571, H.R. 3578, H.R. 3610, H.R. 3611, H.R. 3627, H.R. 3639, H.R. 3643, H.R. 3694, H.R. 3710, H.R. 3753, H.R. 3767, H.R. 3812, H.R. 3833, H.R. 3834, H.R. 3854, H.R. 3863, H.R. 3886, H.R. 3951, H.R. 3983, H.R. 4063, H.R. 4105, H.R. 4114, H.R. 4160, H.R. 4169, H.R. 4188, H.R. 438, H.R. 439, H.R. 4446, H.R. 4469, H.R. 4509, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4540, H.R. 4594, H.R. 4637, H.R. 467, H.R. 4792, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4837, H.R. 4855, H.R. 4928, H.R. 496, H.R. 5035, H.R. 5203, H.R., 5277, H.R. 530, H.R. 5420, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5420, H.R. 5539, H.R. 553, H.R. 5535, H.R. 5539, H.R. 554, H.R. 5593, H.R. 5611, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5635, H.R. 5665, H.R. 5683, H.R. 5734, H.R. 585, H.R. 586, H.R. 5919, H.R. 5930, H.R. 5936, H.R. 5943, H.R. 5949, H.R. 5957, H.R. 5965, H.R. 5981, H.R. 5985, H.R. 5992, H.R. 5994, H.R. 5995, H.R. 5996, H.R. 5997, H.R. 5999, H.R. 6000, H.R. 6001, H.R. 6002, H.R. 6003, H.R. 6004, H.R. 6011, H.R. 6017, H.R. 602, H.R. 6024, H.R. 6026, H.R. 6027, H.R. 6033, H.R. 6034, H.R. 6038, H.R. 6118, H.R. 6231, H.R. 6376, H.R. 647, H.R. 657, H.R. 658, H.R. 659, H.R. 6595, H.R. 6649, H.R. 6652, H.R. 6662, H.R. 6698, H.R. 680, H.R. 683, H.R. 6835, H.R. 740, H.R. 748, H.R. 770, H.R. 790, H.R. 803, H.R. 818, H.R. 828, H.R. 865, H.R. 877, H.R. 913, H.R. 962, H.R. 965, H.R. 968, H.R. 980, H.R. 981, H.R. 982, H.R. 984, H. Res. 670, H. Res. 684, H. Res. 864, S. 1032, S. 1116, S. 1127, S. 1134, S. 1157, S. 1204, S. 1245, S. 1267, S. 1308, S. 1311, S. 1320, S. 138, S. 1410, S. 1415, S. 1441, S. 1533, S. 1537, S. 1543, S. 1614, S. 1644, S. 1650, S. 1657, S. 1665, S. 1714, S. 1726, S. 183, S. 1835, S. 1846, S. 1853, S. 1932, S. 201, S. 2055, S. 2061, S. 2096, S. 2101, S. 2134, S. 2220, S. 2264, S. 2328, S. 2333, S. 2344, S. 2392, S. 2393, S. 2397, S. 2494, S. 2501, S. 2510, S. 2518, S. 2534, S. 2623, S. 264, S. 2673, S. 2683, S. 2737, S. 275, S. 2827, S. 2833, S. 2853, S. 2943, S. 2981, S. 2988, S. 2996, S. 3033, S. 3040, S. 3042, S. 3098, S. 3130, S. 3136, S. 3137, S. 3138, S. 3139, S. 3143, S. 3144, S. 3155, S. 3170, S. 3171, S. 3209, S. 3271, S. 3314, S. 342, S. 3436, S. 3532, S. 410, S. 423, S. 478, S. 492, S. 585, S. 599, S. 605, S. 607, S. 609, S. 610, S. 611, S. 654, S. 668, S. 701, S. 702, S. 778, S. 784, S. 793, S. 800, S. 812, S. 827, S. 831, S. 862, S. 879, S. 892, S. 926, S. 972, S. Res. 385, S. Res. 485.

H.R. 210, the Dental Care for Veterans Act H.R. 217, the CHIP IN for Veterans Act H.R. 219, the Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 220, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2025 H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 333, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act H.R. 439, the Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 472, Restore VA Accountability Act H.R. 530, the ACES Act H.R. 553, the BRAVE Act H.R. 647, the Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025 H.R. 658 H.R. 659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act H.R. 668, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 680, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 740, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 785, the Representing Our Seniors at VA Act of 2025 H.R. 965, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 980, the Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025 H.R. 1004, the Love Lives On Act H.R. 1039, the Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1147, the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 H.R. 1107, the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 H.R. 1228, the Prioritizing Veterans Survivors Act H.R. 1286, the Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act H.R. 1288, the DRIVE Act of 2025 H.R. 1290, the Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R. 1336, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act H.R. 1344, the Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act H.R. 1364, the ASSIST Act of 2025 H.R. 1391, the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025 H.R. 1404, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1423, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 H.R. 1458, the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 H.R. 1578, the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025 H.R. 1663, the VSAFE Act of 2025 H.R. 1644, the Copay Fairness for Veterans Act H.R. 1685, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act H.R. 1732, the GUARD VA Benefits Act H.R. 1733, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act H.R. 1741, the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1793, the Veteran Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1803, the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 1814, the Restoring the VA Home Loan Program in Perpetuity Act of 2025 H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act H.R. 1823 H.R. 1860, the Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act H.R. 1872, the Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 H.R. 1912, the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 H.R. 1957, the End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025 H.R. 1965, the Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act H.R. 1970, the Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act H.R. 1971, the SPORT Act H.R. 1972, the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times (START ACT) H.R. 1987, the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act H.R. 2034, the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act H.R. 2055, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 2068, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act H.R. 2077, the Helping Heroes Act H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 H.R. 2138, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 H.R. 2148, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act H.R. 2195, the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 2201, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act H.R. 2245, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 2264, the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act H.R. 2576, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 H.R. 2605, the SAVES Act H.R. 2625, the VERY Act H.R. 2720, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act H.R. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3309, the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 3386, the Streamlining the Solid Start Communications Act H.R. 3400, the Territorial Response and Access to Veterans Essential Lifecare Act of 2025 H.R. 3481, the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 3579, the Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act H.R. 3627, the Justice for Americas Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 H.R. 3643, the VA Data Transparency and Trust Act H.R. 3710, the Loved Ones Interment Act H.R. 3720, the HOME Act of 2025 H.R. 3726, the Fisher House Availability Act of 2025 H.R. 3752, the Specialist Fourth Class Keith Smith Glioblastoma Parity Act of 2025 H.R. 3753, the Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act H.R. 3767, the Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3833, the Veterans Caregivers Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 3834, the Protecting Veterans Claim Options Act H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act H.R. 3855 H.R. 3863, the VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act H.R. 3869, the Every Veteran Housed Act H.R. 3886, the Veterans PTSD Screening Act H.R. 3951, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025 H.R. 4026, the POST Act of 2025 H.R. 4077, the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans Health Care Act H.R. 4105, the VET Act of 2025 H.R. 4398, the Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act H.R. 4469, the Providing Radiation Exposed Servicemembers Undisputed Medical Eligibility Act H.R. 4637, the Veterans Surviving Spouse Equity Act H.R. 4855, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025 H.R. 4509, the NO PAIN for Veterans Act H.R. 5261, the Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 H.R. 6001, the Veterans With ALS Reporting Act H.R. 6032, the Headstones for Honor Act H.R. 6033, the Strengthening Transparent Reporting to Improve Veteran Equality (STRIVE) Act H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025 H.R.6224, the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2025 H.R. 6376, the Supporting Military Families Exposed to Toxic Substances Act H.R. 6377, the Gold Star Siblings Educational Benefits Act H.R. 6835, the STAND Act H. RES. 222 House Draft, Innovate Act House Draft, the CRUISE Act House Draft, to include infertility as a condition presumed to be incurred or aggravated by toxic exposure in the course of active military, naval, air, or space service House Draft, the Veteran Readiness and Employment Success Act House Draft, to require the VA Secretary to provide guidance to applicants for grants and comprehensive service program for homeless veterans House Draft, to provide for the use of the Consumer Price Increase to increase certain limitations on specially adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs House Draft, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about payment for providing automobiles and adaptive equipment when the processing of such payments takes longer than 30 days House Draft, the Youth Caregiver of Veterans Community Grant Program Act House Draft, the National Task Force on Youth Caregivers of Veterans Act House Draft, the Post-9/11 GI Bill Modernization Act of 2025 S. 124, the Restore VA Accountability Act S. 201, the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act S. 214, the MEDAL Act of 2025 S. 275, the Veterans ACCESS Act S. 342, the Purple Heart Veterans Education Act S. 410, the Love Lives On Act S. 478, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 S. 506, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act S. 585, the Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act S. 599 the DRIVE Act S. 605, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025 S. 607, the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act S. 609, the Building Resources and Access for Veterans Mental Health Engagement (BRAVE) Act of 2025 S. 610, Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 S. 611, the Caring for Survivors Act S. 635, the Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025 S. 649, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act S. 654 S. 668, the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025 S. 701, the Helping Heroes Act S. 702, the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act S. 749, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 778, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act S. 784, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act S. 787, the VetPAC Act of 2025 S. 800, the Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 S. 827, the Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act S. 831, the Representing VA with Accuracy (REP VA) Act S. 862, the HBOT Access Act of 2025 S. 879, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act S. 892, the Veterans Fraud Reimbursement Act S. 926, the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025 S. 972, the Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 S. 1116, the Ensuring Veterans Final Resting Place Act of 2025 S. 1245, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 S. 1320, the Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act S. 1383, the Veterans Accessibility Act S. 1441, the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act S. 1533, the VA License Portability Act S. 1543, the Veterans Education, Transition and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act S. 1591, the Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act of 2025 S. 1644, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act S. 1657, the Review Every Veterans Claim Act (Previous Draft: the Veterans Claims Act of 2025) S. 1665, the Obligations to Aberdeens Trusted Heroes (OATH) S. 1726, the ASSIST Act S. 1868, the Critical Access for Veterans Care Act S. 1992, the Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025 S. 2055, the Veterans Caregiver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025 S. 2061, the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025 S. 2107, the POST Act of 2025 S. 2145, the GUARD Veterans Health Care Act S. 2171 S. 2220, the Fighting for the Overlooked Recognition of Groups Operating in Toxic Test Environments in Nevada (FORGOTTEN) Veterans Act of 2025 S. 2264, the Advancing VAs Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025 S. 2309, the Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act S. 2328, the Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025 S. 2333, the Health Records Enhancement Act S. 2392, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 S. 2397, the Caring for our Veterans Health Act of 2025 S. 2534, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025 S. 2683, the VSAFE Act of 2025 S. 2737, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act S. 2807, the Restoring Eligibility Standards for Placement in Eligible Cemeteries and Tombs (RESPECT) Act S. 3033, the Improving Access to Care for Rural Veterans Act S. 3119, the Fisher House Availability Act S. 3303, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities for Veterans Act S. 3253, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act S. 3395, the Mammography Access for Veterans Act Senate Draft, the National Veterans Strategy Act of 2025 Senate Draft, the Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2025 Senate Draft, the Veterans Claims Act of 2025 Senate Draft, the Copay Fairness for Veterans Act Senate Draft, the HONOR Act Senate Draft, the Building Readiness and Integration for Dependents Going to Civilian Environments or BRIDGE Act Senate Draft, the VITAL Act Senate Draft, the Veterans Education Assistance Adjustment Act Senate Draft, the Sharing Essential Resources for Veterans Everywhere (SERVE) Act Senate Draft, the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act Senate Draft, the Get Justice Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, P.L. 115-41, P.L. 115-48, P.L. 115-55, P.L. 115-182, P.L. 116-171, P.L. 116-123, P.L. 116-154, P.L. 116-214, P.L. 116-315, P.L. 117-135, P.L. 117-168, P.L. 117-328, P.L. 117-333, and P.L. 118-210 Discussions: Availability of VA home care and long-term care facilities for veterans with SCI/D Discussions: VAs SCI-related construction projects Discussions: VAs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Discussions: Reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions: Improving VA transparency Discussions: Improving the VA claims process to include compensation and pension examinations Discussions: Predatory claims companies Discussions: Increasing access to VA dental care Discussions: VA infrastructure funding and reforms Discussions: VA QALY Metrics Discussions: Improving VAs Bowel and Bladder program Discussions: Improving VAs HISA grant program Discussions: Status of VAs Electronic Health Record Modernization Discussions: Improving access to beneficiary travel reimbursement and other transportation options Discussions: Adequacy of VA Special Monthly Compensation Discussions: Increasing VA health care and benefits staffing Discussions: Improving VA hiring processes Discussions: Access to wheelchair repair Discussions: VA research funding Discussions: Improving VAs VR&E program Discussions: Reforming the Transition Assistance Program for disabled veterans Discussions: Increasing access to care and benefits for women veterans Discussions: Alternative health therapies Discussions: Adequacy of survivor benefits Discussions: Rehabilitation facility accreditation

Staffing: Lobbied against use of contractors to replace VA workers. Lobbied against proposed 80,000 and subsequent 32,000 worker Reduction in Force at VA. Lobbied against President Trumps Presidential Memorandum, Return to In-Person Work. Lobbied the Trump Administration to exempt the VA from the Trump Administration Executive Order, Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. Lobbied for oversight of VA worker exemptions from the federal employee hiring freeze ordered by President Trump. Lobbied in support of S.1068, the Putting Veterans First Act of 2025, which reinstates fired veteran employees, puts limitations on hiring freezes, and creates civil service protections for federal employees. Privatization: Lobbied against H.R. 1972, the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025, which would establish that the period during which the referral of a veteran to a private provider remains valid begins on the day of the first appointment. This provision allows private providers to skirt timeliness requirements altogether by giving them an indefinite period in which they can provide services. Lobbied against H.R. 740/S. 275, the Veterans Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025. AFGE specifically opposes the provisions codifying the access standards, making veteran preference to go to a private provider a criterion for what constitutes best medical interest, and creating a three-year pilot program where veterans could access outpatient mental health and substance use services without referral or preauthorization. Lobbied against provisions in H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, that would have increased funding for community care by 50%, thereby diverting funding from direct care. Program Efficiency: Lobbied in support of the H.R.4077 Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of (GUARD) Veterans' Health Care Act, which closes a loophole that allows private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to collect premiums for health care while veterans receive free or low-cost care through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), with taxpayers footing the bill twice. Quality: Lobbied against H.R.9438, the "No Wrong Door for Veterans Act," which eliminates the requirement that previous recipients of grants reapplying to the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program show evidence of efficacy. Scheduling: Lobbied to improve H.R. 3482, the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act, which would require VA to create a scheduling program that would allow a scheduler to schedule appointments either within the VA or with a private provider in the Veterans Community CareProgram. VA Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 472/S. 124, the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025. Lobbied in support of H.R. 932, the Protecting VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2550/S. 2837, the Protect Americas Workforce Act as it relates to VA employees. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3261, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of draft legislation, the VA Correct Compensation Act. Lobbied Members of Congress to urge Secretary Collins to exempt as many VA employees as possible from President Trumps Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order 14251. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 493/S. 126, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 491/S. 624, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 657, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Veterans Benefits Administration and Board of Veterans Appeals: 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 against contracting out of VA Disability Exams (C&P Exams) 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. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2303, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1578, the Veterans Claims Education Act. Lobbied in support of parts of H.R. 2201, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claims Act. Provided commentary on H.R. 1741, the Veterans Appeals Transparency Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2701, the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3951, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025. Lobbied for changes to draft legislation related to the use of Artificial Intelligence in the VBA claims process. Lobbed in support of Ramirez Amendment #1 (amendment in the nature of a substitute) to H.R. 3951, to affirm the right of VA Employees to collectively bargain. On July 22, 2025, AFGE testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversights and investigations at a hearing titled Counting the Money: Preventing Fraud and Abuse in VAs Bonus Payment Practices for VA Employees.

H.R. 210, the Dental Care for Veterans Act H.R. 217, the CHIP IN for Veterans Act H.R. 219, the Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 220, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2025 H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 333, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act H.R. 439, the Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 472, Restore VA Accountability Act H.R. 530, the ACES Act H.R. 553, the BRAVE Act H.R. 647, the Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025 H.R. 658 H.R. 659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act H.R. 668, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 680, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 740, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 785, the Representing Our Seniors at VA Act of 2025 H.R. 965, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 980, the Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025 H.R. 1004, the Love Lives On Act H.R. 1039, the Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1147, the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 H.R. 1107, the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 H.R. 1228, the Prioritizing Veterans Survivors Act H.R. 1286, the Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act H.R. 1288, the DRIVE Act of 2025 H.R. 1290, the Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R. 1336, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act H.R. 1344, the Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act H.R. 1364, the ASSIST Act of 2025 H.R. 1391, the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025 H.R. 1404, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1423, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 H.R. 1458, the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 H.R. 1578, the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025 H.R. 1663, the VSAFE Act of 2025 H.R. 1644, the Copay Fairness for Veterans Act H.R. 1685, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act H.R. 1732, the GUARD VA Benefits Act H.R. 1733, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act H.R. 1741, the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1793, the Veteran Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1803, the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 1814, the Restoring the VA Home Loan Program in Perpetuity Act of 2025 H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act H.R. 1823 H.R. 1860, the Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act H.R. 1872, the Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 H.R. 1912, the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 H.R. 1957, the End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025 H.R. 1965, the Veteran Education Adjustment Act H.R. 1970, the Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act H.R. 1971, the SPORT Act H.R. 1972, the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times (START ACT) H.R. 1987, the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act H.R. 2034, the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act H.R. 2055, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 2068, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act H.R. 2077, the Helping Heroes Act H.R. 2102, the Major Richard Star Act H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 H.R. 2138, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 H.R. 2148, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act H.R. 2195, the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 2201, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act H.R. 2245, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 2264, the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act H.R. 2576, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 H.R. 2605, the SAVES Act H.R. 2625, the VERY Act H.R. 2720, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act H.R. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3309, the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 3386, the Streamlining the Solid Start Communications Act H.R. 3400, the Territorial Response and Access to Veterans Essential Lifecare Act of 2025 H.R. 3481, the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 3579, the Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act H.R. 3627, the Justice for Americas Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 H.R. 3643, the VA Data Transparency and Trust Act H.R. 3710, the Loved Ones Interment Act H.R. 3720, the HOME Act of 2025 H.R. 3726, the Fisher House Availability Act of 2025 H.R. 3752, the Specialist Fourth Class Keith Smith Glioblastoma Parity Act of 2025 H.R. 3753, the Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act H.R. 3767, the Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3833, the Veterans Caregivers Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 3834, the Protecting Veterans Claim Options Act H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act H.R. 3855 H.R. 3863, the VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act H.R. 3869, the Every Veteran Housed Act H.R. 3886, the Veterans PTSD Screening Act H.R. 3951, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025 H.R. 4026, the POST Act of 2025 H.R. 4077, the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans Health Care Act H.R. 4105, the VET Act of 2025 H.R. 4398, the Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act H.R. 4469, the Providing Radiation Exposed Servicemembers Undisputed Medical Eligibility Act H.R. 4637, the Veterans Surviving Spouse Equity Act H.R. 4855, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025 H.R. 5261, the Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 H. RES. 222 House Draft, to require the VA Secretary to provide guidance to applicants for grants and comprehensive service program for homeless veterans House Draft, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025 House Draft, to make certain improvements in the process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for making payments to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans House Draft, to provide for the use of the Consumer Price Increase to increase certain limitations on specially adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs House Draft, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about payment for providing automobiles and adaptive equipment when the processing of such payments takes longer than 30 days House Draft, the Veteran Readiness and Employment Counselor Promotion, Retention, and Recruitment House Draft, the Youth Caregiver of Veterans Community Grant Program Act House Draft, the National Task Force on Youth Caregivers of Veterans Act House Draft, the Post-9/11 GI Bill Modernization Act of 2025 S. 124, the Restore VA Accountability Act S. 201, the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act S. 214, the MEDAL Act of 2025 S. 275, the Veterans ACCESS Act S. 410, the Love Lives On Act S. 478, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 S. 506, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act S. 585, the Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act S. 599 the DRIVE Act S. 605, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025 S. 607, the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act S. 609, the Building Resources and Access for Veterans Mental Health Engagement (BRAVE) Act of 2025 S. 610, Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 S. 611, the Caring for Survivors Act S. 635, the Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025 S. 649, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act S. 654 S. 668, the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025 S. 701, the Helping Heroes Act S. 702, the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act S. 749, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 778, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act S. 784, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act S. 787, the VetPAC Act of 2025 S. 800, the Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 S. 827, the Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act S. 831, the Representing VA with Accuracy (REP VA) Act S. 862, the HBOT Access Act of 2025 S. 879, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act S. 892, the Veterans Fraud Reimbursement Act S. 972, the Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 S. 1032, the Major Richard Star Act S. 1245, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 S. 1320, the Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act S. 1383, the Veterans Accessibility Act S. 1441, the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act S. 1533, the VA License Portability Act S. 1543, the Veterans Education, Transition and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act S. 1591, the Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act of 2025 S. 1644, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act S. 1726, the ASSIST Act S. 2055, the Veterans Caregiver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025 S. 2107, the POST Act of 2025 S. 2145, the GUARD Veterans Health Care Act S. 2171 S. 2309, the Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act S. 2534, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025 Senate Draft, the Veterans Claims Act of 2025 Senate Draft, the Copay Fairness for Veterans Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, P.L. 115-41, P.L. 115-48, P.L. 115-55, P.L. 115-182, P.L. 116-171, P.L. 116-123, P.L. 116-154, P.L. 116-214, P.L. 116-315, P.L. 117-135, P.L. 117-168, P.L. 117-328, P.L. 117-333, and P.L. 118-210 Discussions: Availability of VA home care and long-term care facilities for veterans with SCI/D Discussions: VAs SCI-related construction projects Discussions: VAs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Discussions: Reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions: Improving VA transparency Discussions: Improving the VA claims process to include compensation and pension examinations Discussions: Predatory claims companies Discussions: Increasing access to VA dental care Discussions: VA infrastructure funding and reforms Discussions: VA QALY Metrics Discussions: Improving VAs Bowel and Bladder program Discussions: Improving VAs HISA grant program Discussions: Status of VAs Electronic Health Record Modernization Discussions: Improving access to beneficiary travel reimbursement and other transportation options Discussions: Adequacy of VA Special Monthly Compensation Discussions: Increasing VA health care and benefits staffing Discussions: Improving VA hiring processes Discussions: Access to wheelchair repair Discussions: VA research funding Discussions: Improving VAs VR&E program Discussions: Reforming the Transition Assistance Program for disabled veterans Discussions: Increasing access to care and benefits for women veterans Discussions: Alternative health therapies Discussions: Adequacy of survivor benefits Discussions: Rehabilitation facility accreditation

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: H.R. 1004, H.R. 1039, H.R. 1041, H.R. 109, H.R. 1107, H.R. 1230, H.R. 1242, H.R. 1286, H.R. 1288, H.R. 1289, H.R. 1298, H.R. 1336, H.R. 1344, H.R. 136, H.R. 1364, H.R. 1391, H.R. 1400, H.R. 1404, H.R. 1411, H.R. 1413, H.R. 1458, H.R. 149, H.R. 1527, H.R. 1578, H.R. 1644, H.R. 1646, H.R. 1663, H.R. 1685, H.R. 1732, H.R. 1733, H.R. 1741, H.R. 1793, H.R. 1803, H.R. 1815, H.R. 1823, H.R. 1845, H.R. 1860, H.R. 1884, H.R. 1912, H.R. 1937, H.R. 1947, H.R. 1957, H.R. 1960, H.R. 1965, H.R. 1970, H.R. 1971, H.R. 1972, H.R. 1987, H.R. 2034, H.R. 2055, H.R. 2068, H.R. 2077, H.R. 210, H.R. 2102, H.R. 211, H.R. 2137, H.R. 2138, H.R. 2148, H.R. 2149, H.R. 217, H.R. 219, H.R. 2195, H.R. 220, H.R. 2201, H.R. 2228, H.R. 2229, H.R. 2234, H.R. 224, H.R. 2245, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2278, H.R. 241, H.R. 2426, H.R. 2576, H.R. 2605, H.R. 2623, H.R. 2625, H.R. 2640, H.R. 2717, H.R. 2721, H.R. 2780, H.R. 2791, H.R. 2801, H.R. 2878, H.R. 2942, H.R. 2954, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3013, H.R. 3014, H.R. 3027, H.R. 303, H.R. 3055, H.R. 3088, H.R. 3183, H.R. 3185, H.R. 3195, H.R. 3219, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3309, H.R. 3312, H.R. 333, H.R. 3386, H.R. 3387, H.R. 3400, H.R. 3481, H.R. 3509, H.R. 3558, H.R. 3560, H.R. 3571, H.R. 3578, H.R. 3610, H.R. 3611, H.R. 3627, H.R. 3639, H.R. 3643, H.R. 3694, H.R. 3710, H.R. 3767, H.R. 3812, H.R. 3833, H.R. 3834, H.R. 3854, H.R. 3863, H.R. 3886, H.R. 3951, H.R. 3983, H.R. 4063, H.R. 4114, H.R. 4160, H.R. 4169, H.R. 4188, H.R. 438, H.R. 439, H.R. 4446, H.R. 4469, H.R. 4509, H.R. 4540, H.R. 4594, H.R. 4637, H.R. 467, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4837, H.R. 4855, H.R. 4928, H.R. 496, H.R. 5035, H.R. 5203, H.R., 5277, H.R. 530, H.R. 5339, H.R. 553, H.R. 554, H.R. 5593, H.R. 5611, H.R. 585, H.R. 586, H.R. 602, H.R. 647, H.R. 657, H.R. 658, H.R. 659, H.R. 680, H.R. 683, H.R. 740, H.R. 748, H.R. 770, H.R. 790, H.R. 818, H.R. 828, H.R. 865, H.R. 877, H.R. 913, H.R. 962, H.R. 965, H.R. 968, H.R. 980, H.R. 981, H.R. 982, H.R. 984, H. Res. 670, H. Res. 684, S. 1032, S. 1116, S. 1127, S. 1134, S. 1157, S. 1204, S. 1245, S. 1267, S. 1308, S. 1311, S. 1320, S. 138, S. 1410, S. 1415, S. 1441, S. 1533, S. 1537, S. 1543, S. 1614, S. 1644, S. 1650, S. 1657, S. 1665, S. 1714, S. 1726, S. 183, S. 1835, S. 1846, S. 1853, S. 1932, S. 201, S. 2055, S. 2061, S. 2096, S. 2101, S. 2134, S. 2264, S. 2328, S. 2344, S. 2392, S. 2393, S. 2397, S. 2494, S. 2501, S. 2510, S. 2518, S. 2534, S. 2623, S. 264, S. 2673, S. 2737, S. 275, S. 2988, S. 342, S. 410, S. 423, S. 478, S. 492, S. 585, S. 599, S. 605, S. 607, S. 609, S. 610, S. 611, S. 654, S. 668, S. 701, S. 702, S. 778, S. 784, S. 793, S. 800, S. 812, S. 827, S. 831, S. 862, S. 879, S. 892, S. 926, S. 972, S. Res. 385.

Staffing: Lobbied against termination of probationary VA workers. Lobbied against proposed 80,000 and subsequent 32,000 worker Reduction in Force at VA. Lobbied against President Trumps Presidential Memorandum, Return to In-Person Work. Lobbied the Trump Administration to exempt the VA from the Trump Administration Executive Order, Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. Lobbied for oversight of VA worker exemptions from the federal employee hiring freeze ordered by President Trump. Lobbied in support of S.1068, the Putting Veterans First Act of 2025, which reinstates fired veteran employees, puts limitations on hiring freezes, and creates civil service protections for federal employees. Privatization: Lobbied against H.R. 1972, the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025, which would establish that the period during which the referral of a veteran to a private provider remains valid begins on the day of the first appointment. This provision allows private providers to skirt timeliness requirements altogether by giving them an indefinite period in which they can provide services. Lobbied against H.R. 740/S. 275, the Veterans Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025. AFGE specifically opposes the provisions codifying the access standards, making veteran preference to go to a private provider a criterion for what constitutes best medical interest, and creating a three-year pilot program where veterans could access outpatient mental health and substance use services without referral or preauthorization. Lobbied against provisions in H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, that would have increased funding for community care by 50%, thereby diverting funding from direct care. Quality: Lobbied against H.R.9438, the "No Wrong Door for Veterans Act," which eliminates the requirement that previous recipients of grants reapplying to the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program show evidence of efficacy. Scheduling: Lobbied to improve H.R. 3482, the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act, which would require VA to create a scheduling program that would allow a scheduler to schedule appointments either within the VA or with a private provider in the Veterans Community Care Program. VA Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 472/S. 124, the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025. Lobbied in support of H.R. 932, the Protecting VA Employees Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2550, the Protect Americas Workforce Act as it relates to VA employees. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3261, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of draft legislation, the VA Correct Compensation Act. Lobbied Members of Congress to urge Secretary Collins to exempt as many VA employees as possible from President Trumps Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order 14251. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 493/S. 126, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 491/S. 624, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 657, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act" and draft legislation, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act" as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Veterans Benefits Administration and Board of Veterans Appeals: 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 against contracting out of VA Disability Exams (C&P Exams). 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. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2303, the Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1578, the Veterans Claims Education Act. Lobbied in support of parts of H.R. 2201, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claims Act. Provided commentary on H.R. 1741, the Veterans Appeals Transparency Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2701, the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3951, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025. Testimony and Comments: AFGE member James Swartz testified at a House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing titled Examining VA Efforts to Decrease Delays in Veterans Disability Compensation Claims On April 9, 2025. AFGE member LaVawn Green participated in a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Spotlight forum on May 14, 2025. AFGE sent a letter to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on Pending Legislation on May 21, 2025. AFGE member Dr. Sheila Elliott participated in a Democratic Steering Committee Field Hearing on June 3, 2025. AFGE submitted a Statement for the Record for a House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing on Pending Legislation on June 24, 2025. AFGE sent a letter of endorsement on July 14, 2025 to the cosponsors of the of H.R. 4077/S.2145, the GUARD Veterans Health Care Act, which would allow the VA to bill Medicare Advantage plans for services provided to veterans enrolled in these plans, preventing taxpayers from having to pay twice for veteran care.

H.R. 210, the Dental Care for Veterans Act H.R. 217, the CHIP IN for Veterans Act H.R. 219, the Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 220, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2025 H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 333, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act H.R. 439, the Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 472, Restore VA Accountability Act H.R. 530, the ACES Act H.R. 553, the BRAVE Act H.R. 647, the Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025 H.R. 658 H.R. 659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act H.R. 668, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 680, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 740, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 785, the Representing Our Seniors at VA Act of 2025 H.R. 965, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 980, the Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025 H.R. 1004, the Love Lives On Act H.R. 1039, the Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1147, the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 H.R. 1107, the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 H.R. 1228, the Prioritizing Veterans Survivors Act H.R. 1286, the Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act H.R. 1288, the DRIVE Act of 2025 H.R. 1290, the Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R. 1336, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act H.R. 1344, the Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act H.R. 1364, the ASSIST Act of 2025 H.R. 1391, the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025 H.R. 1404, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1423, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 H.R. 1458, the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 H.R. 1578, the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025 H.R. 1663, the VSAFE Act of 2025 H.R. 1644, the Copay Fairness for Veterans Act H.R. 1685, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act H.R. 1732, the GUARD VA Benefits Act H.R. 1733, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act H.R. 1741, the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1793, the Veteran Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1803, the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 1814, the Restoring the VA Home Loan Program in Perpetuity Act of 2025 H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act H.R. 1823 H.R. 1860, the Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act H.R. 1872, the Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 H.R. 1912, the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 H.R. 1957, the End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025 H.R. 1965, the Veteran Education Adjustment Act H.R. 1970, the Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act H.R. 1971, the SPORT Act H.R. 1972, the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times (START ACT) H.R. 1987, the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act H.R. 2034, the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act H.R. 2055, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 2068, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act H.R. 2077, the Helping Heroes Act H.R. 2102, the Major Richard Star Act H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 H.R. 2138, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 H.R. 2148, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act H.R. 2195, the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 2201, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act H.R. 2245, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 2264, the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act H.R. 2576, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 H.R. 2605, the SAVES Act H.R. 2625, the VERY Act H.R. 2720, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act H.R. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3309, the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 3386, the Streamlining the Solid Start Communications Act H.R. 3400, the Territorial Response and Access to Veterans Essential Lifecare Act of 2025 H.R. 3481, the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 3579, the Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act H.R. 3627, the Justice for Americas Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 H.R. 3643, the VA Data Transparency and Trust Act H.R. 3710, the Loved Ones Interment Act H.R. 3720, the HOME Act of 2025 H.R. 3726, the Fisher House Availability Act of 2025 H.R. 3752, the Specialist Fourth Class Keith Smith Glioblastoma Parity Act of 2025 H.R. 3753, the Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act H.R. 3767, the Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3833, the Veterans Caregivers Appeals Modernization Act H.R. 3834, the Protecting Veterans Claim Options Act H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act H.R. 3855 H.R. 3863, the VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act H.R. 3869, the Every Veteran Housed Act H.R. 3886, the Veterans PTSD Screening Act H.R. 3951, the Rural Veterans Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025 H.R. 4026, the POST Act of 2025 H.R. 4077, the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans Health Care Act H. RES. 222 House Draft, to require the VA Secretary to provide guidance to applicants for grants and comprehensive service program for homeless veterans House Draft, the Veterans Burial Accountability Act S. 124, the Restore VA Accountability Act S. 201, the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act S. 214, the MEDAL Act of 2025 S. 275, the Veterans ACCESS Act S. 410, the Love Lives On Act S. 478, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 S. 506, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act S. 585, the Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act S. 599 the DRIVE Act S. 605, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025 S. 607, the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act S. 609, the Building Resources and Access for Veterans Mental Health Engagement (BRAVE) Act of 2025 S. 610, Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 S. 611, the Caring for Survivors Act S. 635, the Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025 S. 649, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act S. 654 S. 668, the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025 S. 701, the Helping Heroes Act S. 702, the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act S. 749, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 778, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act S. 784, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act S. 787, the VetPAC Act of 2025 S. 800, the Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 S. 827, the Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act S. 831, the Representing VA with Accuracy (REP VA) Act S. 862, the HBOT Access Act of 2025 S. 879, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act S. 892, the Veterans Fraud Reimbursement Act S. 972, the Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 S. 1032, the Major Richard Star Act S. 1245, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 S. 1320, the Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act S. 1383, the Veterans Accessibility Act S. 1441, the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act S. 1533, the VA License Portability Act S. 1543, the Veterans Education, Transition and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act S. 1591, the Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act of 2025 S. 1644, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act S. 1726, the ASSIST Act S. 2055, the Veterans Caregiver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025 S. 2107, the POST Act of 2025 S. 2145, the GUARD Veterans Health Care Act S. 2171 Senate Draft, the Veterans Claims Act of 2025 Senate Draft, the Copay Fairness for Veterans Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, P.L. 115-41, P.L. 115-48, P.L. 115-55, P.L. 115-182, P.L. 116-171, P.L. 116-123, P.L. 116-154, P.L. 116-214, P.L. 116-315, P.L. 117-135, P.L. 117-168, P.L. 117-328, P.L. 117-333, and P.L. 118-210 Discussions: Availability of VA home care and long-term care facilities for veterans with SCI/D Discussions: VAs SCI-related construction projects Discussions: VAs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Discussions: Reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions: Improving VA transparency Discussions: Improving the VA claims process to include compensation and pension examinations Discussions: Predatory claims companies Discussions: Increasing access to VA dental care Discussions: VA infrastructure funding and reforms Discussions: VA QALY Metrics Discussions: Improving VAs Bowel and Bladder program Discussions: Improving VAs HISA grant program Discussions: Status of VAs Electronic Health Record Modernization Discussions: Improving access to beneficiary travel reimbursement and other transportation options Discussions: Adequacy of VA Special Monthly Compensation Discussions: Increasing VA health care and benefits staffing Discussions: Improving VA hiring processes Discussions: Access to wheelchair repair Discussions: VA research funding Discussions: Improving VAs VR&E program Discussions: Reforming the Transition Assistance Program for disabled veterans Discussions: Increasing access to care and benefits for women veterans Discussions: Alternative health therapies Discussions: Adequacy of survivor benefits

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: H.R. 1004, H.R. 1039, H.R. 1041, H.R. 109, H.R. 1107, H.R. 1230, H.R. 1242, H.R. 1286, H.R. 1288, H.R. 1289, H.R. 1298, H.R. 1336, H.R. 1344, H.R. 136, H.R. 1364, H.R. 1391, H.R. 1400, H.R. 1404, H.R. 1411, H.R. 1413, H.R. 1458, H.R. 149, H.R. 1527, H.R. 1578, H.R. 1644, H.R. 1646, H.R. 1663, H.R. 1685, H.R. 1732, H.R. 1733, H.R. 1741, H.R. 1793, H.R. 1803, H.R. 1815, H.R. 1823, H.R. 1845, H.R. 1860, H.R. 1884, H.R. 1912, H.R. 1937, H.R. 1947, H.R. 1957, H.R. 1960, H.R. 1965, H.R. 1970, H.R. 1971, H.R. 1972, H.R. 1987, H.R. 2034, H.R. 2055, H.R. 2068, H.R. 2077, H.R. 210, H.R. 2102, H.R. 211, H.R. 2137, H.R. 2138, H.R. 2148, H.R. 2149, H.R. 217, H.R. 219, H.R. 2195, H.R. 220, H.R. 2201, H.R. 2228, H.R. 2229, H.R. 2234, H.R. 224, H.R. 2245, H.R. 2268, H.R. 2278, H.R. 241, H.R. 2426, H.R. 2576, H.R. 2605, H.R. 2623, H.R. 2625, H.R. 2640, H.R. 2717, H.R. 2721, H.R. 2780, H.R. 2791, H.R. 2801, H.R. 2878, H.R. 2942, H.R. 2954, H.R. 2963, H.R. 3013, H.R. 3014, H.R. 3027, H.R. 303, H.R. 3055, H.R. 3088, H.R. 3183, H.R. 3185, H.R. 3195, H.R. 3219, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3309, H.R. 3312, H.R. 333, H.R. 3386, H.R. 3387, H.R. 3400, H.R. 3481, H.R. 3509, H.R. 3558, H.R. 3560, H.R. 3571, H.R. 3578, H.R. 3610, H.R. 3611, H.R. 3627, H.R. 3643, H.R. 3694, H.R. 3710, H.R. 3767, H.R. 3812, H.R. 3833, H.R. 3834, H.R. 3854, H.R. 3863, H.R. 3886, H.R. 3951, H.R. 3983, H.R. 4063, H.R. 4114, H.R. 4169, H.R. 4188, H.R. 438, H.R. 439, H.R. 467, H.R. 496, H.R. 530, H.R. 553, H.R. 554, H.R. 585, H.R. 586, H.R. 602, H.R. 647, H.R. 657, H.R. 658, H.R. 659, H.R. 680, H.R. 683, H.R. 740, H.R. 748, H.R. 770, H.R. 790, H.R. 818, H.R. 828, H.R. 865, H.R. 877, H.R. 913, H.R. 962, H.R. 965, H.R. 968, H.R. 980, H.R. 981, H.R. 982, H.R. 984, S. 1032, S. 1116, S. 1127, S. 1134, S. 1157, S. 1204, S. 1245, S. 1267, S. 1308, S. 1311, S. 1320, S. 138, S. 1410, S. 1415, S. 1441, S. 1533, S. 1537, S. 1543, S. 1614, S. 1644, S. 1650, S. 1657, S. 1665, S. 1714, S. 1726, S. 183, S. 1846, S. 1853, S. 1932, S. 201, S. 2055, S. 2061, S. 2096, S. 2134, S. 264, S. 275, S. 342, S. 410, S. 478, S. 492, S. 585, S. 599, S. 605, S. 607, S. 609, S. 610, S. 611, S. 654, S. 668, S. 701, S. 702, S. 778, S. 784, S. 793, S. 800, S. 812, S. 827, S. 831, S. 862, S. 879, S. 892, S. 926, S. 972