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Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act or the HEARTS Act This bill extends TRICARE eligibility to certain former members of the Armed Forces regardless of whether they enroll (as required under current law) in Medicare's supplementary medical insurance program. Specifically, the bill applies to former members who are: (1) younger than 65 years of age, (2) medically retired from the Armed Forces, and (3) entitled to Medicare hospital insurance benefits on the basis of their former entitlement to disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. Furthermore, these former members shall not be subject to late-enrollment penalties under Medicare's supplemental medical insurance program. The Department of Defense must coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) identify former members to which the bill applies, (2) counsel those former members on the effects of declining to enroll in Medicare's supplemental medical insurance program, and (3) report to Congress on specified issues related to the bill's implementation.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 4571, FAIR Heroes Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill; HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor - Entire Bill; HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act, Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely - Entire Bill; HR 2222, HOMES Act, Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans - Entire Bill; HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act, Teach veterans to train service dogs - Entire Bill; HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act, Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entire Bill; HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act, Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform - Entire Bill; HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes., Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill; HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation., Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits; HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act, Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill; HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes., Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill; HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act, Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans - Entire Bill; HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017, Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill; HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act, Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts - Entire Bill; HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill; HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act, Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Entire Bill; HR 3642, Military SAVE Act, Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care - Entire Bill; HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act, Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation - Entire Bill; HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants, Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants - Entire Bill; HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act, Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials - Entire Bill; HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act, Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit - Entire Bill; HR 4345, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, Establish grants and training for veterans treatment courts; HR 4508, PROSPER Act, Oppose provisions that would roll back consumer protections for student veterans and servicemembers; HR 5199, The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act, Oppose diversion of funding from Impact Aid in order to provide a voucher for military families living in selected school districts; HR 6734, Full Military Honors Act, Provide full military honors to all Medal of Honor recipients and former POWs, regardless of rank - Entire bill; S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act, Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill; HR 5747, SOF Tax Cut Act, Extend the Combat Zone Tax Exclusion to servicemembers who are deployed on counter terrorism missions - Entire bill; HR 6161, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs, Waive VA Home Loan funding fee for active duty Purple Heart recipients-Entire bill; Letter to Committee Chairmen, , Investigate fraudulent websites posing as military websites; Letter to Agency Heads, , Fully fund the MISSION Act; HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act, Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees; S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act, Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors; S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017, Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill; S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act, Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans - Entire Bill; S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill; S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017, Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill; S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act, Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy - Entire Bill; S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act, Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entir Bill; S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act, Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill; S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act, Improves compensation to veterans survivors-Entire Bill; S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill; S 2386, Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act, Prevents veterans assigned a fiduciary from being placed on the do not sell list-Entire Bill; S 2379, Military Spouse Employment Act , Provide child care for working military spouses-Entire Bill; S 3334, Military Lending Improvement Act, Improves consumer financial protections for servicemembers - Entire bill; S 3298, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act, Allow Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to continue collecting donations for an additional four years - Entire bill; S 1461, The HEARTS Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire bill; S 3620, ChiropracticHealthParityfor Military Beneficiaries Act, Allow TRICARE to cover chiropractic care for military retirees - Entire bill; Letter to Commissioners, , Purple Heart recipients must remain eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery; VA National eligibility standards for the veterans caregiver program; Fraudulent websites posing as military websites.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization (FAA) H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: legislation to reauthorize the FAA H.R.302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: legislation provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals, to reauthorize Federal aviation programs, to improve aircraft safety certification processes, and for other purposes. S. 1405, Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 - legislation that reauthorizes and modifies FAA programs Contaminated aircraft air S. 1626, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2017: legislation to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. Stopping Sexual Assault on Aircraft S. 1605, Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017: legislation to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft operated in passenger air transportation H.R. 5857, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act: legislation to protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment Transportation of pets, service animals and emotional support animals on planes H.R. 5315, PETS Act: legislation to enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes. S. 2556, Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act: enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplane S. 2738, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training. Aircraft cabin configuration and evacuation studies S. 1461, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights: legislation to establish protections for passengers in air transportation H. R. 3735, No Knives on Planes Act of 2017: a bill o prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft, and for other purposes Flight attendant rest requirements Banning voice calls on planes Aircraft cabin security vulnerabilities Secondary cockpit barriers Safe transportation of lithium batteries Stopping sexual assault on aircraft Mechanical disinsection Mom nursing areas in airports Enforcement of open skies agreements/cabotage Adding labor protections to air service agreements TSA Crew Member Self Defense Training Promoting women in Aviation Temperature Standards on Planes Essential Air Service Banning electronic cigarette smoking on planes Stop Human Trafficking
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · third_quarter · Veterans
Advocacy supporting legislation to improve health insurance choices for veterans under age 65 who qualify for TRICARE and Medicare, including the HEARTS ACT(H.R. 2243/S. 1461); recognizing the service of Post-9/11 veterans, including the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (H.R. 873/S.926); to improve female-focused care at VA, including the Deborah Sampson Act (H.R. 2452/S. 681); to improve caregiver support programs at VA, including the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act (H.R. 1472/S.591); to improve Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, including the Harry Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S.1598); to prevent discriminatory practices against the disabled on aircrafts, including the Air Carriers Access Amendments Act (S.1318); to improve veteran treatment courts, including the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act (S. 946); to temporarily extend the Assisted Living for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (AL-TBI) pilot program, including the VA Expiring Authorities Act (S. 3819). Advocacy opposing efforts to weaken or eliminate existing protections for student veterans and their families, including Gainful Employment Rule and the Higher Education Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · second_quarter · Veterans
Advocacy supporting implementation and permanent authorization of P.L. 114-223 (regarding in vitro fertilization), Section 260. Advocacy supporting legislation to improve health insurance choices for veterans under age 65 who qualify for TRICARE and Medicare, including the HEARTS ACT(H.R. 2243/S. 1461); recognizing the service of Post-9/11 veterans, including the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (H.R. 873/S.926); improving female-focused care at VA, including the Deborah Sampson Act (H.R. 2452/S. 681); improving caregiver support programs at VA, including the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act (H.R. 1472; S.591); expanding VA resources available to state veteran treatment courts, including the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act (H.R. 2147/S. 946); protecting veterans from undue medical debt, including the Protecting Veterans Credit Act (H.R. 2683/S. 744); allowing veterans to seek care for service-connected injuries and illnesses, including the Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act (H.R. 1827); preventing veteran suicide, including the Veterans Overmedication Prevention Act (S. 992/H.R. 2652); improving Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits; and extending VA benefits to veterans with other than honorable discharges, including the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act (H.R. 918). Advocacy opposing efforts to weaken or eliminate existing protections for student veterans and their families, including Gainful Employment Rule and the Higher Education Act. Advocacy to establish a White House office to coordinate national veteran and military family advocacy.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office