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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Highlights: This bill provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction, military family housing, the U.S. share of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, and base closures and realignments. The bill also provides appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans benefit and health care programs, Departmental Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Related agencies and programs funded in the bill include the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and the Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, including Arlington National Cemetery. The bill also includes military construction funds which are designated as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds and are not subject to discretionary spending limits. The bill includes both mandatory and discretionary funding. It increases discretionary and overall FY2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding above FY2017 levels. Compared to FY2017 levels, the bill increases discretionary funding for the VA. It also increases discretionary funding for the DOD Military Construction and Family Housing accounts. Full Summary: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Military Construction for: the Army; the Navy and Marine Corps; the Air Force; Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments); the Army and Air National Guard; and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. Provides appropriations to DOD for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program. Provides appropriations for the DOD Base Closure Account. Provides appropriations to DOD for Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for: the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments). Provides appropriations for the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund and the DOD Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. (Sec. 101) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used for payments exceeding $25,000 for construction in the United States under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract without a specific DOD approval in writing. Includes an exception for work that is to be performed in Alaska. (Sec. 102) Permits construction funds provided by this title to be used for hiring passenger motor vehicles. (Sec. 103) Permits construction funds provided by this title to be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration for the construction of access roads DOD has certified as important to national defense. (Sec. 104) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to begin construction of new bases in the United States without a specific appropriation. (Sec. 105) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to purchase land or land easements in excess of 100% of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Includes exceptions for: (1) determinations of value by a federal court, (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or a designee, (3) values less than $25,000, and (4) DOD determinations that the purchase is in the public interest. (Sec. 106) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to acquire land, provide for site preparation, or install utilities for family housing, except housing for which appropriations have been provided. (Sec. 107) Prohibits funds provided by this title for minor construction from being used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another without notifying Congress in advance. (Sec. 108) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to procure steel for construction unless American producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to compete for the procurement. (Sec. 109) Prohibits funds provided to DOD for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year from being used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. (Sec. 110) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to initiate a new installation overseas without notifying Congress in advance. (Sec. 111) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used for architect and engineer contracts estimated to exceed $500,000 for projects in Japan, NATO member countries, or countries bordering the Arabian Gulf unless the contracts are awarded to U.S. firms or joint ventures with U.S. firms and host nation firms. (Sec. 112) Prohibits funds provided by this title for military construction in U.S. territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf from being used to award a contract over $1 million to a foreign contractor. Includes exceptions. (Sec. 113) Requires DOD to notify Congress in advance of military exercises if construction costs are expected to exceed $100,000. (Sec. 114) Permits funds appropriated to DOD for construction in prior years to be used for construction projects authorized during the current session of Congress. (Sec. 115) Permits expired or lapsed funds to be used to pay for supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering, and design costs for military construction or family housing projects being completed with lapsed or expired funds. (Sec. 116) Permits funds provided for the construction of military projects to be available for five years if: (1) the funds are obligated from funds available for military construction, and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated or permitted by law. (Sec. 117) Permits the following transfers if Congress is notified and specified conditions are met: to the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund from appropriations for construction in Family Housing accounts, and to the DOD Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from appropriations for construction of military unaccompanied housing in Military Construction accounts. (Sec. 118) Permits the transfer of funds from the DOD Base Closure Account to the fund established to pay expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. (Sec. 119) Provides that funds for operation and maintenance of family housing in this title shall be the only source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters. Sets forth limitations and requirements for expenditures for maintenance and repair of general or flag officer quarters. (Sec. 120) Appropriates funds contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account to remain available until expended or transferred. (Sec. 121) Permits the transfer of unobligated balances of expired military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations--Construction--Defense account. (Sec. 122) Permits funds provided to an account in this title to be transferred among projects and activities within the account subject to specified DOD reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction. (Sec. 123) Prohibits DOD military construction funds provided in this title from being used for the planning, design, and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery. (Sec. 124) Defines "congressional defense committees" to include the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and Appropriations Subcommittees on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. (Sec. 125) Provides specified additional funds to remain available through FY2022 for unfunded military construction priorities. (Sec. 126) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from the Military Construction--Defense-Wide account. (Sec. 127) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the closure or realignment of the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Sec. 128) Prohibits funds from being used to consolidate or relocate any element of a U.S. Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) squadron outside of the United States until the Air Force: (1) submits to Congress an analysis and comparison of the cost and investment required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squadron outside of the United States versus within the United States, and (2) certifies to Congress that the preferred site yields the greatest savings. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Provides appropriations to the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) for: Compensation and Pensions, Readjustment Benefits, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities, the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund, the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account, the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account, and General Operating Expenses. Provides appropriations to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for: Medical Services, Medical Community Care, Medical Support and Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical and Prosthetic Research. Provides appropriations to the National Cemetery Administration. Provides appropriations to the VA for Departmental Administration, including: General Administration, the Board of Veterans Appeals, Information Technology Systems, the Office of Inspector General, Construction--Major Projects, Construction--Minor Projects, Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, and Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries. (Sec. 201) Specifies transfer authorities and requirements for the VBA. (Sec. 202) Specifies transfer authorities and requirements for the VHA. (Sec. 203) Permits appropriations for salaries and expenses to be used for employment of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants, hire of passenger vehicles, lease of a facility or land or both, and uniforms. (Sec. 204) Prohibits appropriations in this title other than Construction--Major Projects and Construction--Minor Projects from being used for land acquisition or construction of any new hospital or home. (Sec. 205) Requires the VA to be reimbursed for medical services it provides to any person not defined as a beneficiary under specified laws. (Sec. 206) Permits appropriations provided by this title for Compensation and Pensions, Readjustment Benefits, and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities to be used for payment of accrued obligations for the accounts recorded in the last quarter of FY2017. (Sec. 207) Permits appropriations provided by this title to be used to pay specified prior year obligations. Requires obligations from trust fund accounts to be paid only from the Compensation and Pensions account. (Sec. 208) Requires the VA to use surplus earnings from the National Service Life Insurance Fund, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund to reimburse the General Operating Expenses--Veterans Benefits Administration and Information Technology Systems accounts for the costs to administer the insurance programs during FY2018. (Sec. 209) Permits amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds for reimbursement of expenses from a prior year to be obligated in the year in which the proceeds are received. (Sec. 210) Permits funds provided by this title for salaries and other administrative expenses to be used to reimburse the following offices, subject to specified limits: the Office of Resolution Management, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. (Sec. 211) Requires the VA to collect third-party reimbursement information prior to providing hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services for a non-service connected disability. Permits the VA to recover reasonable charges for care from anyone who has not provided the required disclosures. (Sec. 212) Permits enhanced-use leasing revenues to be deposited into the Construction--Major Projects and Construction--Minor Projects accounts to be used for construction, alterations, and improvements of VA medical facilities. (Sec. 213) Permits funds provided for Medical Services to be used for: (1) furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and (2) funeral and burial expenses. (Sec. 214) Permits funds deposited in the Medical Care Collections Fund to be transferred to the Medical Services and Medical Community Care accounts and remain available until expended for the purposes of those accounts. (Sec. 215) Permits the VA to enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural Alaska. Defines "rural Alaska" as those lands which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. (Sec. 216) Permits funds deposited into the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund to be transferred to the Construction--Major Projects and Construction--Minor Projects accounts to remain available until expended. (Sec. 217) Rescinds specified funds from the VHA's Medical Services account that were provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. (Sec. 218) Requires the VA to report quarterly to Congress on the financial status of the VA. (Sec. 219) Permits specified FY2018 VA funds to be transferred to or from the Information Technology Systems account if approved by Congress. (Sec. 220) Prohibits funds from being used to: (1) convert to contractor performance an activity or function performed by more than 10 federal employees unless the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition and meets specified criteria, or (2) conduct studies comparing the costs of private and government provision of certain VHA products and services without a specific appropriation for that purpose. (Sec. 221) Permits specified FY2018 VA funds provided for medical accounts, Construction--Minor Projects, and Information Technology Systems to be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund and used for the operation of combined federal medical facilities. (Sec. 222) Permits specified FY2019 VA advance funding provided for medical accounts to be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund and used for the operation of combined federal medical facilities. (Sec. 223) Permits transfers from the Medical Care Collections Fund to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the operation of combined federal medical facilities. (Sec. 224) Requires specified funds from the Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities accounts to be transferred to the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund to remain available until expended. (Sec. 225) Directs the VA to make every effort to fund State Veterans Nursing Home Construction grants for those projects included on the VA State Home Construction Grants Priority List for FY2017. (Sec. 226) Directs the VA to notify Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that total at least $10 million or 5% of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less. (Sec. 227) Prohibits the scope of work for a project included in Construction--Major Projects from being increased above the original budget request without congressional approval. (Sec. 228) Requires the VA to submit to Congress a quarterly report containing performance measures and data from each VBA regional office. (Sec. 229) Limits funds from the Medical Support and Compliance account that may be used for the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects. Permits additional funds to be obligated for this purpose if Congress is notified in advance. (Sec. 230) Directs the VA to notify Congress before organizational changes that result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalent staff from one organizational unit to another. (Sec. 231) Requires specified FY2018 Medical Facilities funds to be used for non-recurring maintenance. (Sec. 232) Permits the VA to transfer funds to the Medical Services account if the transfer is necessary to address the needs of the VHA, meets specified requirements, and is approved by the Office of Management and Budget and Congress. (Sec. 233) Permits FY2018 funds provided for the Board of Veterans Appeals and General Operating Expenses--Veterans Benefits Administration to be transferred between those accounts if Congress approves the transfer. (Sec. 234) Prohibits the VA from reprogramming more than $7 million in funds among major construction projects or programs without congressional approval. (Sec. 235) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. (Sec. 236) Specifies, that, for the purposes of performing an activity or function of the VHA, VBA, or National Cemetery Administration, firms under 51% ownership by an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian Organization are exempt from provisions restricting the use of funds to convert an activity of an executive agency to contractor performance unless the conversion is based on the results of a public-private competition and other requirements are met. (Sec. 237) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to pay a bonus to any VHA employee in a position of Deputy Under Secretary for Health or higher until Congress determines that specified recommendations of the VA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office have been fully implemented and closed. (Sec. 238) Requires the VA to discontinue using Social Security numbers to identify individuals in all VA information systems. Includes an exception if the number is required to obtain information from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the VA. (Sec. 239) Requires the VA to treat a marriage and family therapist as qualified to serve in the VA if the therapist meets specified educational and licensing requirements. (Sec. 240) Prohibits the VA from using funds provided by this bill to organize or use groups of subject matter experts to evaluate compensation claims. (Sec. 241) Prohibits the VA from transferring funds from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other VA account. (Sec. 242) Requires the VA to deny or revoke the eligibility of a health care provider to provide non-department health care services to veterans if the provider: was removed from VA employment due to conduct that violated a policy of the department relating to the delivery of safe and appropriate patient care, violated the requirements of a medical license, had a department credential revoked for grounds that impact the ability to deliver safe and appropriate care, or violated a law for which a term of imprisonment of more than one year may be imposed. Permits the VA to deny, revoke, or suspend the eligibility of a health care provider to provide non-department health care services if the action is necessary to immediately protect the health, safety, or welfare of veterans and: the provider is under investigation by the medical licensing board of a state in which the provider is licensed or practices, the provider has entered into a settlement agreement for a disciplinary charge relating to the practice of medicine, or the VA otherwise determines that such action is appropriate under the circumstances. Requires the VA to suspend the eligibility of a health care provider to provide non-department health care services to veterans if the provider is suspended from serving as a VA health care provider. Requires: (1) the VA to review the employment status and history of each health care provider to determine instances of circumstances in which this section applies, and (2) the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress in the implementation of this section. (Sec. 243) Rescinds specified unobligated Construction--Major Projects funds that were provided by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 and Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013. Provides additional FY2017 funds for Construction--Major Projects to remain available through FY2022 for renovation and repairs as a consequence of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Permits the funds to be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and major medical facility construction not otherwise authorized by law and designates the funds as an emergency requirement. (Sec. 244) Rescinds specified unobligated Construction--Major Projects funds that were provided by: (1) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014; and (2) the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. Provides specified funds for Construction--Major Projects to remain available through FY2023 and FY2024. (Sec. 245) Provides specified funds from the Medical Services account to carry out and expand to each VA medical center the pilot program for providing child care assistance to veterans receiving health care. (Sec. 246) Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to modify requirements for the VA's program to provide chiropractic care and services to veterans. (Sec. 247) Requires the VA to carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as physician assistants of the VA. (Sec. 248) Specifies documentation that DOD may accept to verify that a coastwise merchant seaman performed active duty service under honorable conditions. Permits the individuals whose service is recognized as honorable to be: (1) awarded an appropriate medal, ribbon, or other military decoration based on the service; and (2) honored as a veteran with benefits limited to those described in this provision. (Sec. 249) Permits VA Medical Services funds to be used to provide: (1) fertility counseling and treatment using assisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a covered veteran, or (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran. Defines a "covered veteran" as a veteran who has a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. (Sec. 250) Rescinds specified unobligated funds from the Information Technology Systems Account. (Sec. 251) Requires the VA to: (1) establish a demand profile with respect to each health care service furnished by the VA, and (2) use the demand profile to inform the capability and capacity of any non-department healthcare services provided under the laws administered by the VA. Requires the VA to submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes a five-year forecast for: (1) health care capacity and capabilities to be provided and maintained at each VA medical facility; and (2) demand for health care from the VA, disaggregated by geographic area. (Sec. 252) Requires the VA to establish uniform access standards for furnishing the following types of health care services, including through the use of non-VA health care providers: urgent care, routine care, referred or specialty care, and wellness or preventive care. (Sec. 253) Prohibits the VA from using funds provided by this bill to dispose of certain vacant, mostly vacant, and underutilized buildings and structures until the VA submits a specified report and certification to Congress. (Sec. 254) Permits the VA to use funds provided by this title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any rehabilitation program does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment equivalent. Requires the VA to report to Congress on rehabilitation programs including: (1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each program, and (2) recommendations to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for each program. (Sec. 255) Requires departments and agencies funded by this bill to provide an Inspector General (IG) funded by this bill with timely access to records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which the IG has responsibility. Requires each IG to comply with specified statutory limitations on disclosure of the information provided. (Sec. 256) Prohibits the VA from using funds provided by this title to enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual that would restrict the individual from speaking to members of Congress or their staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure or required by federal law or required by executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs. (Sec. 257) Requires specified funds provided by this bill for Medical Services to be used for: (1) adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces; and (2) payment of a monthly assistance allowance to a disabled veteran invited by the U.S. Olympic Committee to compete for a slot on, or selected for, the Paralympic Team. (Sec. 258) Specifies details that must be included in the budget justification documents submitted for the Construction--Major Projects account. (Sec. 259) Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to: (1) extend the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot (RVCP) grant program through FY2019, and (2) permit the VA to expand the program to include additional locations if the VA recommends the expansion in a report submitted to Congress. (The program provides grants to community-based organizations and local, state, and tribal government entities to increase the coordination and availability of health care, mental health services, and other benefits for veterans and their families as they transition from the military to civilian life.) (Sec. 260) Prohibits funds from being used to close or diminish services at certain VA medical facilities until the VA submits to Congress a national realignment strategy. (Sec. 261) Modifies the eligibility requirements for burial at National Cemetery Administration cemeteries to include any individual who: was naturalized pursuant to specified provisions of the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act and resided in the United States at the time of death; or served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the Armed Forces at any time during the period beginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; and was a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and resident at the time of death. (Sec. 262) Permits the VA to carry out a two-year pilot program to make grants to nonprofit veterans services organizations (VSOs) to upgrade, through construction and repair, VSO community facilities into health and wellness centers and to promote and expand complementary and integrative wellness programs. (Sec. 263) Modifies the priority rules for construction projects under the VA's State Extended Care Facilities grant program. (Sec. 264) Makes certain veterans who received other than honorable discharges or releases eligible to receive VA mental and behavioral health care. (Sec. 265) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to: interfere with the ability of veterans to participate in a state-approved medicinal marijuana program, deny services to veterans participating in a program, or limit or interfere with the ability of a VA health care provider to comply with a program. TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES Provides appropriations for related agencies, including: the American Battle Monuments Commission; the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, including Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery; and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. (Sec. 301) Permits funds for Cemeterial Expenses--Army to be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, to relocate a federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery to make additional land available for ground burials. (Sec. 302) Permits funds from concessions at Army National Military Cemeteries to be used to support activities at the cemeteries. TITLE IV--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS Provides appropriations to DOD for Overseas Contingency Operations Military Construction projects for the: Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-Wide agencies and activities. Designates the amounts provided in this title as for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (Sec. 401) Specifies that funds designated in this bill by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism are only available if the President subsequently designates the amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 501) Prohibits the obligation of funds in this bill beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly permitted in this bill. (Sec. 502) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for programs, projects, or activities not in compliance with federal laws related to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. (Sec. 503) Encourages all departments and agencies funded in this bill to expand their use of "E-Commerce" technologies and procedures. (Sec. 504) Specifies the congressional committees that are to receive all reports and notifications required by this bill. (Sec. 505) Prohibits the transfer of funds to any part of the U.S. government without authority provided by an appropriations law. (Sec. 506) Requires agencies to post reports submitted to Congress on the public website of the agency. Includes exceptions for national security and confidential or proprietary information. (Sec. 507) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for a computer network unless pornography is blocked, with the exception of law enforcement, prosecution, or adjudication activities. (Sec. 508) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for first-class travel by an employee of the executive branch. (Sec. 509) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for the renovation, expansion, or construction of any facility in the United States to house any individual detained at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of DOD. Includes an exception for modification to the facility at Guantanamo Bay.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Moran. With written report No. 115-130.
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Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-608.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-608.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-608.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-608.
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H.R.62 - Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R.84 - Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017 - To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and to repeal Federal provisions related to switchblade knives which burden citizens. H.R.163 - Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. H.R.358 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. S.59 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, may receive a refund of such tax. S.80 - A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. - This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers, if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.445 - Buyback Our Safety Act - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. H.R.509 - ATF Elimination Act - To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, transfer its functions relating to the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, violent crime, and domestic terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and transfer its functions relating to the Federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. S.159 - Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2017 - To terminate Operation Choke Point. H.R.810 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.1045 - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 - This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.1047 - Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of its entire process of examining and testing an item to determine whether it is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. The bill bars the ATF from editing or erasing any such recording. H.R.1079 - Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their concealed carry or open carry policies with respect to firearms, and for other purposes. S.446 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. H.R.1278 - Ghost Guns Are Guns Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms. S.533 - Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 - To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. H.R.1475 - Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.1478 - Gun Violence Research Act - To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. S.618 - Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1612 - Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R.1692 - Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act - To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to Mexico. H.R.1708 - Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R.1746 - Airport Security Act of 2017 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R.1832 - To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.834 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.1976 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.1982 - Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017 - To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence. H.R.2097 - ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act - To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition. S.1185 - Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.2561 - POLICE Act of 2017 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.2598 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S.1212 - Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, and law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R.2620 - Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.Res.367 - Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. H.R.2670 - Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.2784 - Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a Good Neighbor code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R.2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S.1324 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2841 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2940 - Congressional Self-Defense Act - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States, with certain exceptions. H.R.2945 - Congressional Personal Safety Act - To grant Members of Congress the right to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol. H.R.2951 - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions. S.1397 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.2980 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. S.1435 - A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.3054 - To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. S.1505 - A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. H.R.3139 - To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1592 - Firearm Act of 2017 - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3361 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. H.R.3362 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3464 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017 - To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. H.R.3613 - Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017 - To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. S.1780 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3790 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees, and to criminalize the theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. S.1854 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2017 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee. S.1923 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017- To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S.1939 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. H.R.3984 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. H.R.3987 - Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017- To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4018 - To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions.- To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions. H.R.4025 - Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days. S.1992 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. S.2009 - Background Check Expansion Act- To require a background check for every firearm sale. S.2044 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S.2045 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4183 - Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017- To condition a States eligibility for grants under the National Criminal History Improvement Program on compliance with certain requirements relating to increasing reporting of domestic violence records, and for other purposes. H.R.4186 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4192 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4268 - Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for a 7-day waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred. H.R.4290 - To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.- To require the Attorney General to study whether an individuals history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting. S.2094 - Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act- To require the prompt reporting for national instant criminal background check system purposes of members of the Armed Forces convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. H.R.4343 - Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act- To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes. S.2129 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R.4434 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.2161 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017- To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.4471 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. (Introduced 11/28/2017) H.Res.645 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R.4573 - Gun Violence Research Act of 2017- To clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent the use of funds for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and to provide for reporting on the effects of gun violence. H.R.4639 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10 United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. H.R.4909 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5107 - To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools.- To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools. S.2486 - Safe Students Act- To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act. H.R.5134 - STOP Straw Purchases Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms. H.R.5135 - Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for additional grants for school security, and for other purposes. H.R.5139 - Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. S.2492 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. S.2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5161 - To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.5164 - Urban Progress Act of 2018- To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes. S.2502 - Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018- To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.5185 - Protect America's Schools Act of 2018- To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2018. H.R.5186 - Veterans Securing Schools Act of 2018- To amend the definition of a school resource officer to include certain veterans. S.2513 - School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018- To improve school safety and mental health services. H.R.5225 - Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018- To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration entitled Implementation of the NICS Improvement A
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues pertaining to appropriations for military construction; Defense, FY 2018; S 1557/HR 2998 Military Construction, VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018 as it relates to Military Construction; HR 3219 Minibus FY2018 Appropriations for Defense, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch & Military Construction as it relates to military construction. H.R.3354 -Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018;HR 5786-S3024 Military Construction VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019. H.Res.440 Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2810) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 2998/S 1557 FY18 Mil/Con Appropriations bill
Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018, S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Policy and appropriations issues pertaining to visual interpreter support technology for the blind; policy and appropriations issues pertaining to traumatic brain injury assessment technology.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Various issues relating to the reciprocity of concealed weapon permits; reporting and transfer requirements for National Instant Criminal History Background Checks (NICS); gun control by the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Justice; the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; the interstate transportation of firearms; National Firearms Act; firearm grants; Department of justice Operation Choke Point; Extreme Risk Protection Orders; firearm storage; waiting periods for the purchase of firearms or ammunition; crimes committed with a firearm; funding and implementation of school security; and related matters. H.R.34, H.R.38, H.R.57, H.R.62, H.R.84, H.R.163, H.R.358, H.R.367, S.59, S.80, H.R.445, H.R.509, S.159, H.R.810, H.R.1045, H.R.1047, H.R.1079, S.446, H.R.1278, S.533, H.R.1475, H.R.1478, S.618, H.R.1612, H.R.1692, H.R.1708, H.R.1746, H.R.1832, S.834, H.R.1976, H.R.1982, H.R.2097, S.1185, H.R.2561, H.R.2598, S.1212, H.R.2620, H.Res.367, H.R.2670, H.R.2784, H.R.2810, S.1324, H.R.2841, H.R.2940, H.R.2945, H.R.2951, S.1397, H.R.2980, S.1435, H.R.3054, S.1505, H.R.3139, S.1519, S.1557, H.R.3219, H.R.3267, S.1592, H.R.3354, H.R.3355, H.R.3361, H.R.3362, S.1662, H.R.3464, H.R.3613, S.1780, H.R.3790, S.1854, S.1923, S.1939, H.R.3984, H.R.3987, H.R.4018, H.R.4025, S.1992, S.2009, S.2044, S.2045, H.R.4183, H.R.4186, H.R.4192, H.R.4268, H.R.4290, S.2094, H.R.4343, S.2129, S.2135, H.R.4434, S.2161, H.R.4471, H.Res.645, H.R.4573, H.R.4639, H.R.4909, H.R.5107, S.2486, H.R.5134, H.R.5135, H.R.5139, S.2492, S.2495, H.R.5161, H.R.5164, S.2502, H.R.5185, H.R.5186, S.2513, H.R.5225, H.R.5268, H.R.5285, H.R.5324, H.R.5332, S.2618, H.R.5380, S.2703, H.R.5652, H.R.5941, H.R.6075, H.R.6278, H.R.6629, S.3335, H.R.6691, H.Res.1051, H.R.6697, H.R.6713, H.R.6747, S.3506, H.R. 7274, H.R. 7390
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Electronic signatures; consumer privacy and cyber security and artificial intelligence. S. 1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. H.R. 5759/S. 3050 - 21st Century IDEA Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478 as well as assuring the protection of medical care within the VA and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments; in support of S2294; in support of assuring that veterans will continue to receive their benefits during a federal government shutdown including S2323 and family benefits including HR 1928; in support of HR 4830 SIT-REP Act,; in support of the protection of veterans from over medication and the opioid epidemic including HR2652 and S992; protecting veterans finances from predatory lending S2304; in support of Burn Pit legislation HR5671; in support of HR5301 to allow surviving spouse to retainVA payment for the month veteran died. Lobbied in support of HR 5895 the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for fy2019. Lobbied in favor of HR 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 195/P.L.115-120; Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; All provisions. H.R. 1625/P.L.115-141; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; All provisions. H.R. 1892/P.L.115-123; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; All provisions. H.R. 2998/S. 1557; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to iEHR/VISTA, T4, VA benefits, IT, mental health and wellness, care in the community, medical exams. H.R. 3219; Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to military health, IT, iEHR, DHMSM, procurement, operations, sustainment and RDT&E, base and supplemental (OCO) budgets. H.R. 3266/S. 1609; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to renewable energy and clean energy, smart grid, environmental remediation, environmental management, nuclear waste, and physical security. H.R.3267/S. 1662; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; All provisions related to NASA and NSF appropriations. H.R. 3268/S. 1603; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to the Food and Drug Administration. H.R. 3354; Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to FEMA, TSA, border control, CBP, DNDO, NPPD, S&T and Cyber Security. H.R. 3358/S. 1771; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to the National Institutes for Health and IT systems. H.R. 3362/S.1780; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to USAID, Malaria vaccines and research, and state and foreign operations. No bill number; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
S. 609 - Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act H.R. 103 - Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act S. 1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018 S. 1393 Jobs For Our Heroes Act H.R. 2547 Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act (PL 115-141) H.R.6157 Appropriations for DOD, Labor/HHS/Education and Continuing Appropriations for all other agencies
Client expense: $72,063 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 6147 / S. 3073 - FY19 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2998 / S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - workforce development program H.R. 6147 - Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
HR 2998/S 1557 FY18 Mil/Con Appropriations bill
Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Tobacco
Issues related to lung disease treatment and prevention, and public health; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to Tobacco 21; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act: Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to tobacco prevention; H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R.21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; H.R.564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017; H.R.729, Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017; H.R.1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017;H.R.1662, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; H.R.1848, Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017; H.R.2194, Cigarette Smoking Reduction and Electronic Vapor Alternatives Act of 2017; H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R.2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3362, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.4273, Tobacco to 21 Act; H.Res.796, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018.; S.294, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017; S.934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017; S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; S.1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S.1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1837, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017; S.2100, Tobacco to 21 Act; S.2119, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.;H.R.6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 3319 Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act; H.R.5895 - Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Various issues relating to the reciprocity of concealed weapon permits; reporting and transfer requirements for National Instant Criminal History Background Checks (NICS); gun control by the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Justice; the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; the interstate transportation of firearms; National Firearms Act; firearm grants; Department of justice Operation Choke Point; Extreme Risk Protection Orders; firearm storage; waiting periods for the purchase of firearms or ammunition; crimes committed with a firearm; funding and implementation of school security; and related matters. H.R.34, H.R.38, H.R.57, H.R.62, H.R.84, H.R.163, H.R.358, H.R.367, S.59, S.80, H.R.445, H.R.509, S.159, H.R.810, H.R.1045, H.R.1047, H.R.1079, S.446, H.R.1278, S.533, H.R.1475, H.R.1478, S.618, H.R.1612, H.R.1692, H.R.1708, H.R.1746, H.R.1832, S.834, H.R.1976, H.R.1982, H.R.2097, S.1185, H.R.2561, H.R.2598, S.1212, H.R.2620, H.Res.367, H.R.2670, H.R.2784, H.R.2810, S.1324, H.R.2841, H.R.2940, H.R.2945, H.R.2951, S.1397, H.R.2980, S.1435, H.R.3054, S.1505, H.R.3139, S.1519, S.1557, H.R.3219, H.R.3267, S.1592, H.R.3354, H.R.3355, H.R.3361, H.R.3362, S.1662, H.R.3464, H.R.3613, S.1780, H.R.3790, S.1854, S.1923, S.1939, H.R.3984, H.R.3987, H.R.4018, H.R.4025, S.1992, S.2009, S.2044, S.2045, H.R.4183, H.R.4186, H.R.4192, H.R.4268, H.R.4290, S.2094, H.R.4343, S.2129, S.2135, H.R.4434, S.2161, H.R.4471, H.Res.645, H.R.4573, H.R.4639, H.R.4909, H.R.5107, S.2486, H.R.5134, H.R.5135, H.R.5139, S.2492, S.2495, H.R.5161, H.R.5164, S.2502, H.R.5185, H.R.5186, S.2513, H.R.5225, H.R.5268, H.R.5285, H.R.5324, H.R.5332, S.2618, H.R.5380, S.2703, H.R.5652, H.R.5941, H.R.6075, H.R.6278, H.R.6629, S.3335, H.R.6691, H.Res.1051, H.R.6697, H.R.6713, H.R.6747, S.3506
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018, S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Policy and appropriations issues pertaining to visual interpreter support technology for the blind; policy and appropriations issues pertaining to traumatic brain injury assessment technology.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues pertaining to appropriations for military construction; Defense, FY 2018; S 1557/HR 2998 Military Construction, VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018 as it relates to Military Construction; HR 3219 Minibus FY2018 Appropriations for Defense, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch & Military Construction as it relates to military construction. H.R.3354 -Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018;HR 5786-S3024 Military Construction VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019. H.Res.440 Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2810) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 6147 / S. 3073 - FY19 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2998 / S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - workforce development program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478 as well as assuring the protection of medical care within the VA and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments; in support of S2294; in support of assuring that veterans will continue to receive their benefits during a federal government shutdown including S2323 and family benefits including HR 1928; in support of HR 4830 SIT-REP Act,; in support of the protection of veterans from over medication and the opioid epidemic including HR2652 and S992; protecting veterans finances from predatory lending S2304; in support of Burn Pit legislation HR5671; in support of HR5301 to allow surviving spouse to retainVA payment for the month veteran died. Lobbied in support of HR 5895 the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for fy2019. Lobbied in favor of HR 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Electronic signatures; consumer privacy and cyber security and artificial intelligence. S. 1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. H.R. 5759/S. 3050 - 21st Century IDEA Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 2147/S. 946: Short Title: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017. To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes. S. 1527: Protecting Access to Care for Veterans Act of 2017. A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. S. 1881: Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2017. A bill to expand eligibility for health care under the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include certain veterans seeking mental health care, and for other purposes. S. 1557: FY18 Senate Military Construction/VA Appropriations bill. Veterans Deserve Equal Access to Mental Health Care Act: Pending legislation
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
S. 609 - Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act H.R. 103 - Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act S. 1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018 S. 1393 Jobs For Our Heroes Act H.R. 2547 Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act (PL 115-141) H.R.6157 Appropriations for DOD, Labor/HHS/Education and Continuing Appropriations for all other agencies
Client expense: $72,063 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.34 - Safe Students Act - This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone. H.R.38 - Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms. H.R.57 - Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. H.R.62 - Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R.84 - Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017 - To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and to repeal Federal provisions related to switchblade knives which burden citizens. H.R.163 - Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. H.R.358 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. S.59 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, may receive a refund of such tax. S.80 - A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. - This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers, if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.445 - Buyback Our Safety Act - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. H.R.509 - ATF Elimination Act - To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, transfer its functions relating to the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, violent crime, and domestic terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and transfer its functions relating to the Federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. S.159 - Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2017 - To terminate Operation Choke Point. H.R.810 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.1045 - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 - This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.1047 - Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of its entire process of examining and testing an item to determine whether it is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. The bill bars the ATF from editing or erasing any such recording. H.R.1079 - Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their concealed carry or open carry policies with respect to firearms, and for other purposes. S.446 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. H.R.1278 - Ghost Guns Are Guns Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms. S.533 - Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 - To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. H.R.1475 - Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.1478 - Gun Violence Research Act - To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. S.618 - Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1612 - Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R.1692 - Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act - To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to Mexico. H.R.1708 - Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R.1746 - Airport Security Act of 2017 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R.1832 - To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.834 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.1976 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.1982 - Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017 - To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence. H.R.2097 - ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act - To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition. S.1185 - Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.2561 - POLICE Act of 2017 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.2598 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S.1212 - Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, and law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R.2620 - Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.Res.367 - Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. H.R.2670 - Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.2784 - Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a Good Neighbor code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R.2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S.1324 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2841 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2940 - Congressional Self-Defense Act - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States, with certain exceptions. H.R.2945 - Congressional Personal Safety Act - To grant Members of Congress the right to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol. H.R.2951 - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions. S.1397 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.2980 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. S.1435 - A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.3054 - To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. S.1505 - A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. H.R.3139 - To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1592 - Firearm Act of 2017 - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3361 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. H.R.3362 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3464 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017 - To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. H.R.3613 - Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017 - To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. S.1780 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3790 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees, and to criminalize the theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. S.1854 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2017 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee. S.1923 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017- To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S.1939 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. H.R.3984 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. H.R.3987 - Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017- To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4018 - To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions.- To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions. H.R.4025 - Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days. S.1992 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. S.2009 - Background Check Expansion Act- To require a background check for every firearm sale. S.2044 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S.2045 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4183 - Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017- To condition a States eligibility for grants under the National Criminal History Improvement Program on compliance with certain requirements relating to increasing reporting of domestic violence records, and for other purposes. H.R.4186 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4192 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4268 - Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for a 7-day waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred. H.R.4290 - To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.- To require the Attorney General to study whether an individuals history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting. S.2094 - Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act- To require the prompt reporting for national instant criminal background check system purposes of members of the Armed Forces convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. H.R.4343 - Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act- To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes. S.2129 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R.4434 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.2161 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017- To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.4471 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. (Introduced 11/28/2017) H.Res.645 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R.4573 - Gun Violence Research Act of 2017- To clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent the use of funds for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and to provide for reporting on the effects of gun violence. H.R.4639 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10 United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. H.R.4909 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5107 - To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools.- To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools. S.2486 - Safe Students Act- To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act. H.R.5134 - STOP Straw Purchases Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms. H.R.5135 - Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for additional grants for school security, and for other purposes. H.R.5139 - Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. S.2492 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. S.2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5161 - To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.5164 - Urban Progress Act of 2018- To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes. S.2502 - Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018- To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.5185 - Protect America's Schools Act of 2018- To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2018. H.R.5186 - Veterans Securing Schools Act of 2018- To amend the definition of a school resource officer to include certain veterans. S.2513 - School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018- To improve school safety and mental health services. H.R.5225 - Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018- To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration entitled Implementation of the NICS Improvement A
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
HR 2998/S 1557 FY18 Mil/Con Appropriations bill
Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Tobacco
Issues related to lung disease treatment and prevention, and public health; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to Tobacco 21; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act: Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R.21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; H.R.564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017; H.R.729, Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017; H.R.1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017;H.R.1662, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; H.R.1848, Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017; H.R.2194, Cigarette Smoking Reduction and Electronic Vapor Alternatives Act of 2017; H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R.2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3362, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.4273, Tobacco to 21 Act; H.Res.796, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018.; S.294, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017; S.934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017; S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; S.1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S.1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1837, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017; S.2100, Tobacco to 21 Act; S.2119, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.;
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018, S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Policy and appropriations issues pertaining to visual interpreter support technology for the blind; policy and appropriations issues pertaining to traumatic brain injury assessment technology.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018, S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Policy and appropriations issues pertaining to visual interpreter support technology for the blind; policy and appropriations issues pertaining to traumatic brain injury assessment technology.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
-- H.R. 2998 / S. 1557 - Military Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 1625 - Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018: VA procurement system for expensive medical equipment and the need for reform, and the implementation of the Kingdomware decision
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues pertaining to appropriations for military construction; Defense, FY 2018; S 1557/HR 2998 Military Construction, VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018 as it relates to Military Construction; HR 3219 Minibus FY2018 Appropriations for Defense, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch & Military Construction as it relates to military construction. H.R.3354 -Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018;HR 5786-S3024 Military Construction VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
Electronic signatures; consumer privacy and cyber security and artificial intelligence. S. 1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. H.R. 5759/S. 3050 - 21st Century IDEA Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
FY19 MILCON/VA Appropriations, HR 2998 and S 1557.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Housing
FY19 MILCON/VA Appropriations, HR 2998 and S 1557.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.34 - Safe Students Act - This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone. H.R.38 - Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms. H.R.57 - Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. H.R.62 - Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R.84 - Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017 - To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and to repeal Federal provisions related to switchblade knives which burden citizens. H.R.163 - Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. H.R.358 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. S.59 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, may receive a refund of such tax. S.80 - A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. - This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers, if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.445 - Buyback Our Safety Act - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. H.R.509 - ATF Elimination Act - To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, transfer its functions relating to the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, violent crime, and domestic terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and transfer its functions relating to the Federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. S.159 - Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2017 - To terminate Operation Choke Point. H.R.810 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.1045 - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 - This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.1047 - Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of its entire process of examining and testing an item to determine whether it is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. The bill bars the ATF from editing or erasing any such recording. H.R.1079 - Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their concealed carry or open carry policies with respect to firearms, and for other purposes. S.446 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. H.R.1278 - Ghost Guns Are Guns Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms. S.533 - Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 - To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. H.R.1475 - Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.1478 - Gun Violence Research Act - To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. S.618 - Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1612 - Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R.1692 - Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act - To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to Mexico. H.R.1708 - Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R.1746 - Airport Security Act of 2017 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R.1832 - To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.834 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.1976 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.1982 - Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017 - To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence. H.R.2097 - ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act - To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition. S.1185 - Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.2561 - POLICE Act of 2017 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.2598 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S.1212 - Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, and law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R.2620 - Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.Res.367 - Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. H.R.2670 - Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.2784 - Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a Good Neighbor code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R.2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S.1324 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2841 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2940 - Congressional Self-Defense Act - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States, with certain exceptions. H.R.2945 - Congressional Personal Safety Act - To grant Members of Congress the right to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol. H.R.2951 - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions. S.1397 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.2980 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. S.1435 - A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.3054 - To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. S.1505 - A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. H.R.3139 - To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1592 - Firearm Act of 2017 - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3361 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. H.R.3362 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3464 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017 - To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. H.R.3613 - Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017 - To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. S.1780 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3790 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees, and to criminalize the theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. S.1854 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2017 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee. S.1923 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017- To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S.1939 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. H.R.3984 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. H.R.3987 - Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017- To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4018 - To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions.- To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions. H.R.4025 - Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days. S.1992 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. S.2009 - Background Check Expansion Act- To require a background check for every firearm sale. S.2044 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S.2045 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4183 - Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017- To condition a States eligibility for grants under the National Criminal History Improvement Program on compliance with certain requirements relating to increasing reporting of domestic violence records, and for other purposes. H.R.4186 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4192 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4268 - Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for a 7-day waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred. H.R.4290 - To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.- To require the Attorney General to study whether an individuals history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting. S.2094 - Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act- To require the prompt reporting for national instant criminal background check system purposes of members of the Armed Forces convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. H.R.4343 - Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act- To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes. S.2129 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R.4434 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.2161 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017- To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.4471 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. (Introduced 11/28/2017) H.Res.645 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R.4573 - Gun Violence Research Act of 2017- To clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent the use of funds for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and to provide for reporting on the effects of gun violence. H.R.4639 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10 United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. H.R.4909 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5107 - To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools.- To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools. S.2486 - Safe Students Act- To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act. H.R.5134 - STOP Straw Purchases Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms. H.R.5135 - Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for additional grants for school security, and for other purposes. H.R.5139 - Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. S.2492 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. S.2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5161 - To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.5164 - Urban Progress Act of 2018- To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes. S.2502 - Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018- To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.5185 - Protect America's Schools Act of 2018- To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2018. H.R.5186 - Veterans Securing Schools Act of 2018- To amend the definition of a school resource officer to include certain veterans. S.2513 - School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018- To improve school safety and mental health services. H.R.5225 - Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018- To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration entitled Implementation of the NICS Improvement A
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; improve CHOICE Act in H.R. 2998 & S. 1557 & H.R. 2478 as well as assuring the protection of medical care within the VA and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc. S.1163; improvement of care by making telemedicine available with licensing against state lines H.R. 2123 & S.1163; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill" to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017;urging the creation by the VA of an Internship program with private industry H.R. 758; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule H.R. 3018 "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; increasing care of newborn from 7 days up to 42 days H.R. 907; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11; lobbying on behalf of HR3370 for further improvements in the Fry Scholarship; lobbying to improve the Post 9/11 GI Bill by allowing it to cover apprenticeship and certificate programs as well as 2 and 4 year college degrees; lobbying in support of S1619 that would extend interest rate protections when in military service to allow it to cover the consolidation and/or refinancing of student loans after military service; lobbying in support of S1635 Keeping Our Commitments to Overseas Veterans Act and on behalf of HR 3642 Military Save Act; lobbying in support of "Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017" S2193; in support of HR4338 "Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act";in support of HR 4323 "Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act"; in support of increasing DIC monthly payments; in support of S2294; in support of assuring that veterans will continue to receive their benefits during a federal government shutdown including S2323 and family benefits including HR 1928; in support of HR 4830 SIT-REP Act,; in support of the protection of veterans from over medication and the opioid epidemic including HR2652 and S992; protecting veterans finances from predatory lending S2304; in support of Burn Pit legislation HR5671; in support of HR5301 to allow surviving spouse to retainVA payment for the month veteran died
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.34 - Safe Students Act - This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone. H.R.38 - Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms. H.R.57 - Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. H.R.62 - Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R.84 - Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017 - To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and to repeal Federal provisions related to switchblade knives which burden citizens. H.R.163 - Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. H.R.358 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. S.59 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, may receive a refund of such tax. S.80 - A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. - This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers, if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.445 - Buyback Our Safety Act - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. H.R.509 - ATF Elimination Act - To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, transfer its functions relating to the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, violent crime, and domestic terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and transfer its functions relating to the Federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. S.159 - Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2017 - To terminate Operation Choke Point. H.R.810 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.1045 - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 - This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.1047 - Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of its entire process of examining and testing an item to determine whether it is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. The bill bars the ATF from editing or erasing any such recording. H.R.1079 - Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their concealed carry or open carry policies with respect to firearms, and for other purposes. S.446 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. H.R.1278 - Ghost Guns Are Guns Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms. S.533 - Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 - To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. H.R.1475 - Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.1478 - Gun Violence Research Act - To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. S.618 - Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1612 - Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R.1692 - Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act - To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to Mexico. H.R.1708 - Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R.1746 - Airport Security Act of 2017 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R.1832 - To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.834 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.1976 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.1982 - Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017 - To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence. H.R.2097 - ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act - To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition. S.1185 - Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.2561 - POLICE Act of 2017 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.2598 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S.1212 - Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, and law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R.2620 - Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.Res.367 - Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. - Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. H.R.2670 - Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.2784 - Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a Good Neighbor code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R.2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S.1324 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2841 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2940 - Congressional Self-Defense Act - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States, with certain exceptions. H.R.2945 - Congressional Personal Safety Act - To grant Members of Congress the right to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol. H.R.2951 - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions. S.1397 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.2980 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. S.1435 - A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.3054 - Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2017 - To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. S.1505 - SHUSH Act- A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. H.R.3139 - To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1592 - Firearm Act of 2017 - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3361 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. H.R.3362 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3464 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017 - To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. H.R.3613 - Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017 - To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. S.1780 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3790 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees, and to criminalize the theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. S.1854 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2017 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee. S.1923 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017- To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S.1939 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. H.R.3984 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. H.R.3987 - Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017- To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4018 - To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions.- To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions. H.R.4025 - Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days. S.1992 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. S.2009 - Background Check Expansion Act- To require a background check for every firearm sale. S.2044 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S.2045 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4183 - Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017- To condition a States eligibility for grants under the National Criminal History Improvement Program on compliance with certain requirements relating to increasing reporting of domestic violence records, and for other purposes. H.R.4186 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4192 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4268 - Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for a 7-day waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred. H.R.4290 - To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.- To require the Attorney General to study whether an individuals history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting. S.2094 - Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act- To require the prompt reporting for national instant criminal background check system purposes of members of the Armed Forces convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. H.R.4343 - Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act- To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes. S.2129 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R.4434 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.2161 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017- To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.4471 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. (Introduced 11/28/2017) H.Res.645 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R.4573 - Gun Violence Research Act of 2017- To clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent the use of funds for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and to provide for reporting on the effects of gun violence. H.R.4639 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10 United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. H.R.4909 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5107 - To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools.- To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools. S.2486 - Safe Students Act- To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act. H.R.5134 - STOP Straw Purchases Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms. H.R.5135 - Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for additional grants for school security, and for other purposes. H.R.5139 - Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. S.2492 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. S.2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5161 - To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.5164 - Urban Progress Act of 2018- To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes. S.2502 - Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018- To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.5185 - Protect America's Schools Act of 2018- To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2018. H.R.5186 - Veterans Securing Schools Act of 2018- To amend the definition of a school resource officer to include certain veterans. S.2513 - School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018- To improve school safety and mental health services. H.R.5225 - Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018- To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration entitled Implementation of the NICS Improvement A
Client expense: $955,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · first_quarter · Defense
FY19 National Defense Authorization Act)-defense policies and programs affecting Cumberland County military installations FY18 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R.3219)-funding for Cumberland County military installations and programs FY18 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act(H.R.2998 & S.1557)-funding for Cumberland County military installations and programs H.R. Consolidated Appropriations Act FY18-funding for Cumberland County military installations and programs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 2147/S. 946: Short Title: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017. To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes. S. 1094: Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 1527: Protecting Access to Care for Veterans Act of 2017. A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. S. 1881: Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2017. A bill to expand eligibility for health care under the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include certain veterans seeking mental health care, and for other purposes. H.R. 2998: Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017. FY18 House Military Construction/VA Appropriations bill. Pending legislation S. 1557: FY18 Senate Military Construction/VA Appropriations bill. Veterans Deserve Equal Access to Mental Health Care Act: Pending legislation S. 114: Choice Legislation H.R. 918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care, and for other purposes. H.R. 1625: FY18 Consolidated Appropriations Act S. 2193: Caring for Our Veterans Act. Provision of mental healthcare for veterans S. 2372, P.L. 115-182: VA MISSION Act of 2018
Client expense: $275,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 6147 / S. 3073 - FY19 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2998 / S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - workforce development program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
S. 609 - Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act H.R. 103 - Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act S. 1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018 S. 1393 Jobs For Our Heroes Act H.R. 2547 Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act (PL 115-141)
Client expense: $46,125 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
HR 2998/S 1557 FY18 Mil/Con Appropriations bill
Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related asthma; COPD; influenza; lung cancer; pneumonia; tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to FY 2019 Appropriations;H.J.RES.123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; H.R.878, Right to Try Act of 2017; H.R.1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017; H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.2368, Right to Try Act; H.R.2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017; H.R.2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; H.R.3258, Marketplace Certainty Act; H.R.3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3358, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3362, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes.; H.R.4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.4897, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018; H.RES.827, Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month".; S.204, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017; S.974, CREATES Act of 2017; S.1462, Marketplace Certainty Act; S.1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S.1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017; S.2494, Fair Care Act; S.2507, Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act; S.RES.152, A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 2017 as "National Donate Life Month".;  
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Tobacco
Issues related to lung disease treatment and prevention, and public health; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to Tobacco 21; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act: Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to FY 2019 Appropriations; H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R.21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; H.R.26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; H.R.76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017; H.R.469, Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act; H.R.564, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017; H.R.729, Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017; H.R.998, SCRUB Act; H.R.1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017; H.R.1009, OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act; H.R.1136, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017; H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.1662, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; H.R.1848, Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017; H.R.2194, Cigarette Smoking Reduction and Electronic Vapor Alternatives Act of 2017; H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3358, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3362, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.4273, Tobacco to 21 Act; H.Res.796, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018.; S.21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; S.34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; S.56, RED Tape Act of 2017; S.294, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017; S.934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017; S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; S.1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S.1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1837, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017; S.2100, Tobacco to 21 Act; S.2119, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.; 
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; tobacco control and air pollution; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to FY 2019 Appropriations; H.J.RES.123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R.1370, An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes.; H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; H.R.2998, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3358, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3362, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; H.Res.796, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018.; S.1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018;
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 195/P.L.115-120; Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; All provisions. H.R. 1625/P.L.115-141; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; All provisions. H.R. 1892/P.L.115-123; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; All provisions. H.R. 2998/S. 1557; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to iEHR/VISTA, T4, VA benefits, IT, mental health and wellness, care in the community, medical exams. H.R. 3219; Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to military health, IT, iEHR, DHMSM, procurement, operations, sustainment and RDT&E, base and supplemental (OCO) budgets. H.R. 3266/S. 1609; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to renewable energy and clean energy, smart grid, environmental remediation, environmental management, nuclear waste, and physical security. H.R.3267/S. 1662; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; All provisions related to NASA and NSF appropriations. H.R. 3268/S. 1603; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to the Food and Drug Administration. H.R. 3354; Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to FEMA, TSA, border control, CBP, DNDO, NPPD, S&T and Cyber Security. H.R. 3358/S. 1771; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to the National Institutes for Health and IT systems. H.R. 3362/S.1780; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to USAID, Malaria vaccines and research, and state and foreign operations. No bill number; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Fiscal year 2018 and 2019 appropriations for agencies that support biomedical research, including basic and clinical research. H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 2018 bills: H.R. 3358, S.1771 -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, specific agencies: National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention H.R. 3268, S.1603 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Specific agency: Food and Drug Administration H.R.2998, S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2810, S.1519 National Defense Authorization Act
Client expense: $18,540 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues pertaining to appropriations for military construction; Defense, FY 2018; S 1557/HR 2998 Military Construction, VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018 as it relates to Military Construction; HR 3219 Minibus FY2018 Appropriations for Defense, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch & Military Construction as it relates to military construction. H.R.3354 -Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.34 - Safe Students Act - This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone. H.R.38 - Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms. H.R.57 - Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. H.R.62 - Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R.84 - Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017 - To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and to repeal Federal provisions related to switchblade knives which burden citizens. H.R.163 - Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. H.R.358 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. S.59 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, may receive a refund of such tax. S.80 - A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. - This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers, if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.445 - Buyback Our Safety Act - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. H.R.509 - ATF Elimination Act - To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, transfer its functions relating to the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, violent crime, and domestic terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and transfer its functions relating to the Federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. S.159 - Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2017 - To terminate Operation Choke Point. H.R.810 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.1045 - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 - This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R.1047 - Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of its entire process of examining and testing an item to determine whether it is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. The bill bars the ATF from editing or erasing any such recording. H.R.1079 - Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their concealed carry or open carry policies with respect to firearms, and for other purposes. S.446 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 - To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. H.R.1278 - Ghost Guns Are Guns Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms. S.533 - Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 - To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. H.R.1475 - Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.1478 - Gun Violence Research Act - To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. S.618 - Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1612 - Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R.1692 - Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act - To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to Mexico. H.R.1708 - Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R.1746 - Airport Security Act of 2017 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R.1832 - To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.834 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.1976 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.1982 - Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017 - To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence. H.R.2097 - ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act - To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition. S.1185 - Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. H.R.2561 - POLICE Act of 2017 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.2598 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S.1212 - Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 - To provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, and law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence. H.R.2620 - Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.Res.367 - Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. H.R.2670 - Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.2784 - Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a Good Neighbor code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R.2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S.1324 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2841 - Disarm Hate Act - To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. H.R.2940 - Congressional Self-Defense Act - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States, with certain exceptions. H.R.2945 - Congressional Personal Safety Act - To grant Members of Congress the right to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol. H.R.2951 - To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions. S.1397 - Protecting the Second Amendment Act - To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. H.R.2980 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. S.1435 - A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.3054 - To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. S.1505 - A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. H.R.3139 - To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. S.1557 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1592 - Firearm Act of 2017 - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3361 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. H.R.3362 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3464 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017 - To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. H.R.3613 - Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017 - To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. S.1780 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R.3790 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees, and to criminalize the theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. S.1854 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2017 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee. S.1923 - Background Check Completion Act of 2017- To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S.1939 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. H.R.3984 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act- To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. H.R.3987 - Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017- To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4018 - To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions.- To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions. H.R.4025 - Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days. S.1992 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. S.2009 - Background Check Expansion Act- To require a background check for every firearm sale. S.2044 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S.2045 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4183 - Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017- To condition a States eligibility for grants under the National Criminal History Improvement Program on compliance with certain requirements relating to increasing reporting of domestic violence records, and for other purposes. H.R.4186 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.4192 - Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017- To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R.4268 - Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for a 7-day waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred. H.R.4290 - To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.- To require the Attorney General to study whether an individuals history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting. S.2094 - Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act- To require the prompt reporting for national instant criminal background check system purposes of members of the Armed Forces convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. H.R.4343 - Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act- To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes. S.2129 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R.4434 - Fix NICS Act of 2017- To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.2161 - Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017- To prevent gun trafficking. H.R.4471 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. (Introduced 11/28/2017) H.Res.645 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R.4573 - Gun Violence Research Act of 2017- To clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent the use of funds for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and to provide for reporting on the effects of gun violence. H.R.4639 - Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act- To amend title 10 United States Code, to establish a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence, and for other purposes. H.R.4909 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5107 - To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools.- To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to secure elementary schools and secondary schools. S.2486 - Safe Students Act- To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act. H.R.5134 - STOP Straw Purchases Act- To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms. H.R.5135 - Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for additional grants for school security, and for other purposes. H.R.5139 - Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. S.2492 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm. S.2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018- To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. H.R.5161 - To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.5164 - Urban Progress Act of 2018- To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes. S.2502 - Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018- To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. H.R.5185 - Protect America's Schools Act of 2018- To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2018. H.R.5186 - Veterans Securing Schools Act of 2018- To amend the definition of a school resource officer to include certain veterans. S.2513 - School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018- To improve school safety and mental health services. H.R.5225 - Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018-To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration entitled Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.5268 - Safe Schools Act- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Se
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