SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015

Opposing Increases For TriCare; Support For A Commemorative Stamp For Medal of Honor Recipient, Matt Urban; Oversight Of Post-9/11 GI Bill; Support For Continuing Impact Aid By The Military; Support For Amendment To NDAA Supporting Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act;" Urge Congress To Reject The Administrations's Proposal To Eliminate "Impact Aid For Federal Properties;" Support For Draft Veterans Appeal Process; Military Commissary System And Opposing DoD Changes To The System; Support For H.R. 2460 "To Amend Title 38, Usc, To Improve The Provision Of Adult Day Health Care For Veterans;" Support For H.R. 4782 "Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act Of 2016;" Changes To Military Commissary And Exchange Systems Contained In FY 2017 NDAA Draft; Forced Arbitration Ban For Institutions Receiving Title Iv Assistance; Support For Hr 5162, the "Vet Connect Act Of 2016;" Oppose An Amendment To FY 2017 NDAA "Academic Advising On Dod Installations;" Veteran's Administration Oversight Of "Post 9/11 G I Bill At Certain Colleges And Universities Which Appear To Be Deceiving Students;" Support for S. 2331 "The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Rights Protection Act Of 2016;" Support For Hr 5165 "The Medical Leave For Disabled Veterans Act;" Support For Expanding The Eligibility To P.L. 111-163 For Caregivers Of All Eligible Veterans, Of All Eras Not Just Those Since 9/11 (HR 914 & HR 3989); Support For S.1982 "Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall Of Remembrance Act Of 2015;" Support For Amendment #4180 (UsERRA)To NDAA; Support For H.R. 5426 "Justice For Service Members Act;" Support For S.1641 "Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act;" Support For H.R. 782 "Military Retiree Appreciation Day;" Support For S. 3032 "Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act Of 2016;" The Senate/House Conference On Military Construction & VA Appropriations Bill For FY 2017 And 2018, Hr 5286/S. 2806; Support For S.3042 & H.R. 5426 "Justice For Service Members Act;" Rep. McMorris Rodgers Draft Legislation That Would, In Effect, Do Away With The VA Health Care System; Support For Amendment 4857 To HR. 2578 "Commerce, Justice,Science And Related Agencies Appropriations Act Of 2016;" S.3042, the "Justice For Service Members Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HJRes.9: Support Flag Desecration Amendment, HR 189: Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension, HR 190: Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent, HR 1594: Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for surviving spouses, HR 1735/S 1376 National Defense Authorization Act 2016, Eliminating Defense from Sequestration, S 2331: SCRA Rights Protection Act, HR 4246: National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act, S 2943/HR 4909: National Defense Authorization Act 2017, S 2515: Military Child Care Protection Act 2016.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

lobbying Congress to further and improve the Veterans Access Choice and Accountability Act and to combine all the present VA programs that provide out of VA medical facility healthcare.(present community care programs) lobbying to lessen medical care waiting lists at the VA; lobbying to continue lowering the backlog for initial and appellate adjudications of service connected disabilities; in support of improving VA mental healthcare ;in support of hiring more mental health care specialists ; in support of improvements in the treatment of service connected hearing loss;in behalf of enlargement and improvements in CAREGIVERS program lobbying in support of improving survivors of active duty death servicemembers by increasing the DIC payments as in HR2539; lobbying on behalf of the creation of Toxic Exposure Research for children of servicemembers S901 lobbying on behalf of extending and enlarging the SSIA program for DIC recipients who are effected by the SBP/DIC offset; lobbying in support of S2331 and HR4161 that would make predispute arbitration agreement invalid under the SCRA

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Supporting TMC Statement To SASC Regarding Military Health Care Reform; Supporting TMC Statement To SASC Regarding Personnel And Comp. Programs; Letter of Support For S.2596, "To Amend Title 10, USC. To Permit Veterans Who Have A Service Connected, Permanent Disability Rated As Total To Travel On Military Aircraft In The Same Manner And To The Same Extent As Retired Members of The Armed Forces Entitled To Such Travel;" Letter of Support For S.2123 "The Sentencing Reform And Corrections Act 0f 2015;" Verbal Support For Amendment 3337 To S. 524, "Pain Management Best Practices; Support For S. 979/H.R.1594 "Military Surviving Spouse Equity Act;" Support For S.271 "The Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015;" Support For HR 2894, HR 914, S.1085 Expansion of VA Caregiver Legislation;. Support For H.R. 2054 Expansion of Women Veterans Health Care Services; Support For HR 2915 Mental Health Care For Veterans; Support For S. 207/ HR 572, Veterans Access To Community Care Act of 2015; Opposing S. 357 The "Fact Act;" Support For The Following Bills: HR 742, Access To Contraception For Women Service-members And Dependents Act of 2015; S. 167/HR 203, Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention For American Veterans Act; S.469, Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015; HR 2531, Military Spouses Achieving College Education For Survivors Act of 2015 Or Aces Act of 2015; HR 3850, Assure Act of 2015; HR 2862, Veterans Protection Enhancement Act; HR 1769, Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015; HR 2863, Secure Legal Services For Veterans Act; HR 3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act; HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act; HR 677, American Heroes Cola Act of 2015; HR 3234, VA Medical Center Recovery Act; HR 3423, Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015; HR 2934, To Amend Title 38, United States Code, To Extend The Authority of The Advisory Committee On Homeless Veterans For Five Years; HR 3491, To Amend Title 38, United States Code, To Increase The Amount of Special Pension For Medal of Honor Recipients, And For Other Purposes; S 2022, A Bill To Amend Title 38, United States Code, To Increase The Amount of Special Pension For Medal of Honor Recipients, And For Other Purposes; HR 358, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act Signed Onto A Letter From Several VSOS Regarding Priorities of Issue To Veterans And Their Families For The Remainder of The Session. Signed onto VSO Letter To Chairs And Ranking Members of Committees On Appropriation Requesting Funding of $15 Million For "Peer Reviewed Vision Trauma (PRMR-Vision) Support Letter For HR 4764 The "Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (Paws) Act of 2016" Signed Onto Tmc Letter of Support For S.2331 The "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Rights Protection Act of 2015" Commission On Care (VA Health Care System), Generally. VSO Letter Objecting To Some Of The Recommendations The Commission Is Considering To Expand Veterans Use of Public Medical Services And Elimination of The VA Health Care System As We Know It.

HR 2237- Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act; HR 4381-Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act; H.R.4658 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses; S. 2563, the Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strengths Act of 2016 (POSTURE Act of 2016); S. 2331, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Rights Protection Act of 2015

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HJRes.9: Support Flag Desecration Amendment, HR 189: Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension, HR 190: Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent, HR 1594: Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for surviving spouses, HR 1735/S 1376 National Defense Authorization Act 2016, Eliminating Defense from Sequestration, and S 2331: SCRA Rights Protection Act.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HJRes.9: Support Flag Desecration Amendment, HR 189: Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension, HR 190: Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent, HR 1594: Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for surviving spouses, HR 1735/S 1376 National Defense Authorization Act 2016, Eliminating Defense from Sequestration, and S 2331: SCRA Rights Protection Act.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 2744, The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System ACT Amendments of 2015 (ICOOS ACT), HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act, S. 3600, S. 1806 DATA Act America COMPETES Act Reauthorization, FIRST Act, HR 4186 High Quality Research Act DRAFT Reauthorization of America COMPETES Act H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act. Seeks to reduce abusive patent litigation practices. H.R. 3325 The Technology-Enabled Education Innovation Partnership Act. To award grants to improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding how partnerships of educational agencies and research institutions design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes. S. 2331 - The HBCU Innovation Fund Act of of 2013, To distribute grants funding the development of initiatives to address needs of students being served at HBCUs H.R. 4186 - FIRST Act, impacts funding of science and technology research programs. Opposed any cuts to research spending, particularly related to social and behavioral science research. H.R. 5056 - Research and Development Efficiency Act, directs OSTP to establish a working group responsible for reviewing Federal regulations affecting research and universities and instituting best practices for federally funded research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,270

Improving benefits for survivors of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. H.R. 421 Classified Veterans Access to Care Act, H.R. 526 Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015, H.R. 677 American Heroes COLA Act of 2015, H.R. 800 Express Appeals Act, H.R. 969 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015, H.R. 1319 Ask Veterans Act, H.R. 1356 Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015, H.R. 1384 Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act, H.R. 1496 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, H.R. 1603 Military SAVE Act, H.R. 1786 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, H.R. 1769 Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, H.R. 1904 Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, H.R. 1969 Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 2265 VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015, H.R. 2639 Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act, H.R. 2915 Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act, H.R. 3016 VA Provider Equity Act, H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, H,R, 3491 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes, H.R. 3709 Helping our Rural Veterans Receive Health Care Act, H.R. 3980 Veterans Freedom of Healthcare Act, H.R. 4161 SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015, H.R. 4298 Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act, S. 357 FACT Act, S. 471 Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015, S. 681 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015, S. 743 Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2015, S. 901 Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, S. 1085 Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015, S. 1203 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, S. 1517 VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015, S. 2134 Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2015, S. 2170 VETS Act of 2015, S. 2331 SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015, P.L. 114-113 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

HJRes.9: Support Flag Desecration Amendment, HR 189: Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension, HR 190: Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent, HR 1594: Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for surviving spouses, HR 1735/S 1376 National Defense Authorization Act 2016, Eliminating Defense from Sequestration, and S 2331: SCRA Rights Protection Act.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HJRes.9: Support Flag Desecration Amendment, HR 189: Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension, HR 190: Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent, HR 1594: Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for surviving spouses, HR 1735/S 1376 National Defense Authorization Act 2016, Eliminating Defense from Sequestration, and S 2331: SCRA Rights Protection Act.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 2744: The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System ACT Amendments of 2015 (ICOOS ACT), HR 6: 21st Century Cures Act, S. 3600, S. 1806: DATA Act America COMPETES Act Reauthorization, FIRST Act, HR 4186: High Quality Research Act DRAFT Reauthorization of America COMPETES Act H.R. 3309: The Innovation Act. Seeks to reduce abusive patent litigation practices. H.R. 3325: The Technology-Enabled Education Innovation Partnership Act. To award grants to improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding how partnerships of educational agencies and research institutions design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes. S. 2331: The HBCU Innovation Fund Act of of 2013, To distribute grants funding the development of initiatives to address needs of students being served at HBCUs H.R. 4186: FIRST Act, impacts funding of science and technology research programs. Opposed any cuts to research spending, particularly related to social and behavioral science research. H.R. 5056: Research and Development Efficiency Act, directs OSTP to establish a working group responsible for reviewing Federal regulations affecting research and universities and instituting best practices for federally funded research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,520

HR 2744, The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System ACT Amendments of 2015 (ICOOS ACT), HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act, S. 3600, S. 1806 DATA Act America COMPETES Act Reauthorization, FIRST Act, HR 4186 High Quality Research Act DRAFT Reauthorization of America COMPETES Act H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act. Seeks to reduce abusive patent litigation practices. H.R. 3325 The Technology-Enabled Education Innovation Partnership Act. To award grants to improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding how partnerships of educational agencies and research institutions design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes. S. 2331 - The HBCU Innovation Fund Act of of 2013, To distribute grants funding the development of initiatives to address needs of students being served at HBCUs H.R. 4186 - FIRST Act, impacts funding of science and technology research programs. Opposed any cuts to research spending, particularly related to social and behavioral science research. H.R. 5056 - Research and Development Efficiency Act, directs OSTP to establish a working group responsible for reviewing Federal regulations affecting research and universities and instituting best practices for federally funded research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,271

S. 3600, S. 1806 DATA Act America COMPETES Act Reauthorization, FIRST Act, HR 4186 High Quality Research Act DRAFT Reauthorization of America COMPETES Act H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act. Seeks to reduce abusive patent litigation practices. H.R. 3325 The Technology-Enabled Education Innovation Partnership Act. To award grants to improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding how partnerships of educational agencies and research institutions design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes. S. 2331 - The HBCU Innovation Fund Act of of 2013, To distribute grants funding the development of initiatives to address needs of students being served at HBCUs H.R. 4186 - FIRST Act, impacts funding of science and technology research programs. Opposed any cuts to research spending, particularly related to social and behavioral science research. H.R. 5056 - Research and Development Efficiency Act, directs OSTP to establish a working group responsible for reviewing Federal regulations affecting research and universities and instituting best practices for federally funded research.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,271