Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016

H.R. 1384 vets status, H.R. 2577 milcon appropriations, H.R. 3216 VET act, H.R. 4063 Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act, H.R. 4591 VA health care expansion, H.R. 5083 VA appeals, H.R. 5286 VA construction, H.R. 5325 continuing appropriations for milcon and VA, H.R. 5426 USERRA improvements, H.R. 5526 hiring authority for Secretary of VA, H.R. 5593 Protecting Veterans Credit Act, H.R. 5620 VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization, H.R. 5734 Veterans Transplant Coverage, H.R. 5985 Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, H.R. 6062 SERVICE Act, S. 743 vets status, S. 1641 Opioid Safety, S. 2170 VETS Act of 2015, S. 2210 Veteran PEER Act, S. 2279 Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement, S. 2921 Veterans First Act, S. 3032 Vets COLA, S. 3035 improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, S. 3042 Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016, S. 3055 Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act, S. 3328 Appeals Modernization

Client expense: $465,038 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

General lobbying with regard to whistleblower retaliation issues. Lobbying with regard to the Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; ensures that contractors who are bidding on government contracts abide by employment law and are not able to force employees into arbitration for certain sexual assault and civil rights related claims. S. 852 (A Voice for Victims Act); provides that employment-related arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable with respect to any claim related to a tort arising out of rape. S. 2393/H.R. 4252 (Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015); makes unenforceable any clause of an agreement between an employer and employee requiring arbitration of a dispute arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Provides an exception when both parties voluntarily agree to arbitration. Requires any issue as to whether such requirement applies to an arbitration clause to be determined by federal law and the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitration to be determined by a court rather than an arbitrator. S. 2331/H.R. 4161 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes. Lobbying with regard to draft legislation affecting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. S. 3042/H.R. 5426 (Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016); to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes. General lobbying with regard to draft legislation related to state licensing board antitrust violations.

S. 3042, Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016, including provisions relating to arbitration

Client expense: $18,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.1133, H.R. 2087 Arbitration Fairness Act-- to prohibit forced pre-dispute arbitration between employers and employees. S.2506, H.R. 4899 Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016-- to prohibit forced, pre-dispute arbitration between employers and employees with respect to disputes which, absent a pre-dispute, forced arbitration clause, provide an employee a statutory right to seek a remedy for illegal treatment in the workplace. Justice for Servicemembers Act S. 3042 and H.R.5426-- Would clarify that individuals asserting a claim under USERRA cannot waive any rights, substantive or procedural, arising under the statute and cannot be subject to forced arbitration. S. 3445 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Improvement Act of 2016-- Bill to clarify and expand certain rights under USERRA.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

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 decrease medical care waiting lists at the VA; lobbying to continue lowering the backlog for initial and appellate adjudications of service connected disabilities; lobbying to require more accountability for VA employees; 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 and other improvement in SCRA S3042 HR5426 to protect Service members from mandatory arbitration employment agreements while protected under the Service members protection act; in favor of HR3216 VET Act; lobbying in favor of Veterans Status for certain members of the NG & R Amendment to HR5485 lobbying in favor of improved GI Bill enforcement mechanisms/protections lobbying in favor of improved service in Veterans National Cemeteries including automated burial plots and VetSucess on college campuses

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Support arbitration as alternative to tort system; Oppose legislation to ban arbitration, including bills that would make it more difficult for servicemembers to resolve dispute under USERRA (S. 3042); Support efforts to require comprehensive study on arbitration prior to any CFPB Rule re: same; Oppose CFPB proposed rule to ban class action waivers from arbitration agreements (FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, H.R. 5485)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5407 homeless veterans improvements, H.R. 5416 expand burial benefits for veterans who die while receiving hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice Program, H.R. 5420 Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, H.R. 5426 Justice for Servicemembers Act, H.R. 5428 Military Residency Choice Act, H.R. 5485 Vets preference provisions in the FY17 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, S. 603 Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015, S. 1641 Opioid Safety, S. 2170 VETS Act of 2015, S. 2210 Veteran PEER Act, S. 2279 Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement, S. 2487 Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act, S. 2520 Newborn Care Improvement Act, S. 2646 Veterans Choice Improvement Act, S. 2679 Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act, S. 2806 FY17 MilCon budget, S. 2883 Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016, S. 2888 Janey Ensminger Act of 2016, S. 2896 Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016, S. 2903 Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016, S. 2921 Veterans First Act, S. 3032 Vets COLA, S. 3035 Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016, S. 3042 Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016

Client expense: $515,990 · Firm income: Not reported

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; lobbying to require more accountability for VA employees; 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 and other improvement in SCRA S3042 HR5426 to protect Service members from mandatory arbitration employment agreements while protected under the Service members protection act; in favor of HR3216 VET Act; lobbying in favor of Veterans Status for certain members of the NG & R Amendment to HR5485

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

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."

Support arbitration as alternative to tort system; Oppose legislation to ban arbitration, including bills that would make it more difficult for servicemembers to resolve dispute under USERRA (S. 3042); Support efforts to require comprehensive study on arbitration prior to any CFPB Rule re: same; Oppose CFPB proposed rule to ban class action waivers from arbitration agreements

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1133, H.R. 2087 Arbitration Fairness Act-- to prohibit forced pre-dispute arbitration between employers and employees. S.2506, H.R. 4899 Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016-- to prohibit forced, pre-dispute arbitration between employers and employees with respect to disputes which, absent a pre-dispute, forced arbitration clause, provide an employee a statutory right to seek a remedy for illegal treatment in the workplace. Justice for Servicemembers Act S. 3042 and H.R.5426-- Would clarify that individuals asserting a claim under USERRA cannot waive any rights, substantive or procedural, arising under the statute and cannot be subject to forced arbitration.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

MTBs - Footwear - (H.R. 4926, H.R. 4927, H.R. 4928, H.R. 4929, H.R. 4502, H.R. 4503, H.R. 4504, H.R. 4505, H.R. 4993, H.R. 4994, H.R. 4995, H.R. 5330) (S. 2399, S. 2400, S. 2401, S. 2402, S. 2403, S. 3055, S. 3056, S. 3057, S.3058, S. 3036, S. 3037, S. 3038, S. 3039, S. 3040, S. 3041, S. 3042, S. 3043) Technical Correction - (S. 3073) Sleeping bag shells/carrying cases - (H.R. 4973, H.R. 4974, H.R. 4975) Travel/Cargo/Duffel/Rolling Backpack Bags - (H.R. 5034, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5632, H.R. 5633, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5635, H.R. 5636) (S. 2621) (Bill numbers refer to 112th Congress)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)