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Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017
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Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017 This bill permits a veteran who is disability-retired for a condition or injury incurred during service in the U.S. Armed Forces to choose health care coverage through Medicare or TRICARE. (TRICARE is a Department of Defense managed health care program for uniformed service members, military retirees, and their dependents.)
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying in support of the FAIR Heroes Act (HR 4571, S 2117) and HEARTS Act of 2018 (HR 6886) (to improve insurance options for chapter 61 military retirees who qualify for Medicare Part B and TRICARE); the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018 (HR 299) (to provide medical treatment to veterans exposed to Agent Orange); the Veterans Affairs Medical Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act (HR 5418) (to improve purchasing practices); the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017 (S 1990) (to increase amounts payable by VA for dependents when a veteran is rated totally disabled at the time of death); and research for draft and developing legislation on toxic exposure, GI Bill benefits, medicinal cannabis, and suicide prevention. Request for memorandum of agreement with Department of Veterans Affairs regarding Wounded Warrior Project mental health programming.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 4571, FAIR Heroes Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill; HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor - Entire Bill; HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act, Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely - Entire Bill; HR 2222, HOMES Act, Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans - Entire Bill; HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act, Teach veterans to train service dogs - Entire Bill; HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act, Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entire Bill; HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act, Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform - Entire Bill; HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes., Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill; HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation., Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits; HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act, Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill; HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes., Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill; HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act, Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans - Entire Bill; HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017, Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill; HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act, Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts - Entire Bill; HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill; HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act, Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Entire Bill; HR 3642, Military SAVE Act, Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care - Entire Bill; HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act, Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation - Entire Bill; HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants, Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants - Entire Bill; HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act, Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials - Entire Bill; HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act, Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit - Entire Bill; HR 4345, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, Establish grants and training for veterans treatment courts; HR 4508, PROSPER Act, Oppose provisions that would roll back consumer protections for student veterans and servicemembers; HR 5199, The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act, Oppose diversion of funding from Impact Aid in order to provide a voucher for military families living in selected school districts; HR 6734, Full Military Honors Act, Provide full military honors to all Medal of Honor recipients and former POWs, regardless of rank - Entire bill; S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act, Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill; HR 5747, SOF Tax Cut Act, Extend the Combat Zone Tax Exclusion to servicemembers who are deployed on counter terrorism missions - Entire bill; HR 6161, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs, Waive VA Home Loan funding fee for active duty Purple Heart recipients-Entire bill; Letter to Committee Chairmen, , Investigate fraudulent websites posing as military websites; Letter to Agency Heads, , Fully fund the MISSION Act; HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act, Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees; S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act, Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors; S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017, Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill; S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act, Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans - Entire Bill; S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill; S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017, Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill; S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act, Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy - Entire Bill; S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act, Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entir Bill; S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act, Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill; S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill; S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act, Improves compensation to veterans survivors-Entire Bill; S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill; S 2386, Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act, Prevents veterans assigned a fiduciary from being placed on the do not sell list-Entire Bill; S 2379, Military Spouse Employment Act , Provide child care for working military spouses-Entire Bill; S 3334, Military Lending Improvement Act, Improves consumer financial protections for servicemembers - Entire bill; S 3298, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act, Allow Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to continue collecting donations for an additional four years - Entire bill; S 1461, The HEARTS Act, Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire bill; S 3620, ChiropracticHealthParityfor Military Beneficiaries Act, Allow TRICARE to cover chiropractic care for military retirees - Entire bill; Letter to Commissioners, , Purple Heart recipients must remain eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery; VA National eligibility standards for the veterans caregiver program; Fraudulent websites posing as military websites.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying in support of the FAIR Heroes Act (HR 4571, S 2117) (to improve insurance options for chapter 61 military retirees who qualify for Medicare Part B and TRICARE); the Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act (HR 252) (to provide assistance to nonprofit organizations to supply housing for veterans); the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018 (HR 299) (to provide medical treatment to veterans exposed to Agent Orange); the BRAVE Act of 2017 (S 1596) (to improve burial and funeral operations); the Veterans Affairs Medical Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act (HR 5418) (to improve purchasing practices); the Mare Island Naval Cemetery Transfer Act (S 2881) (to fund and maintain the Mare Island Cemetery); the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017 (S 1990) (to increase amounts payable by VA for dependence when a veteran is rated totally disabled at the time of death); the No Hero Left Untreated Act (S 2748) (to authorize a pilot for magnetic EEG/EKG guided resonance therapy); the Improving Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018 (HR 5413) (to require VA to allow congressional offices at VA hospitals); the VA Website Accountability Act of 2018 (HR 6418) (to improve accessibility of VA websites); and additional advocacy relating to toxic exposures, medicinal cannabis, and suicide prevention.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
Lobbying in support of the FAIR Heroes Act (HR 4571, S 2117) (to improve insurance options for chapter 61 military retirees who qualify for Medicare Part B and TRICARE); the VA MISSION Act (HR 5674, S 2372) (to improve community-based care options, expand the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, and review VA assets and infrastructure); the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act (S 2796) (to authorize VA to conduct research on medicinal uses for cannabis); and the Burn Pits Accountability Act (HR 5671) (to improve tracking mechanisms at DOD and VA related to burn pit exposure).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
HR 4571, FAIR Heroes Act: Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act: Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act: Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor - Entire Bill HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act: Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely - Entire Bill HR 2222, HOMES Act: Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans - Entire Bill HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act: Teach veterans to train service dogs - Entire Bill HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act: Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entire Bill HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act: Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees HR 5467, Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act: Gives commissary privleges to all disabled veterans - Entire Bill HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act: Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform - Entire Bill HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.: Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation.: Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act: Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act: Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act: Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.: Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act: Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans - Entire Bill HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017: Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill Presidential Proclamation, : Recognition of August 7, 2018 as National Purple Heart Day S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act: Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017: Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act: Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans - Entire Bill S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017: Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017: Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act: Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy - Entire Bill S 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act: Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act: Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entir Bill S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act: Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act: Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act: Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill S 946, Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017: Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists - Entire Bill S 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act: Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program - Entire Bill HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act: Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts - Entire Bill HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act: Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act: Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Entire Bill HR 3642, Military SAVE Act: Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care - Entire Bill HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act: Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation - Entire Bill HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants: Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants - Entire Bill HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act: Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials - Entire Bill HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act: Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit - Entire Bill S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act: Improves compensation to veterans survivors-Entire Bill S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act: Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 4345, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act: Establish grants and training for veterans treatment courts HR 1928, Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act: Pay timely death gratuity in the case of a government shutdown-Entire Bill S 2386, Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act: Prevents veterans assigned a fiduciary from being placed on the do not sell list-Entire Bill HR 695, Department ofDefenseAppropriationsAct, 2018: Pass the bill, not a continuing resolution S 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act : Title 1 only - creates access standards for veterans community care S 2379, Military Spouse Employment Act : Provide child care for working military spouses-Entire Bill HR 4508, PROSPER Act: Oppose provisions that would roll back consumer protections for student veterans and servicemembers S 2372, VA MISSION Act: Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program - Entire Bill HR 5199, The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act: Oppose diversion of funding from Impact Aid in order to provide a voucher for military families living in selected school districts HR 5747, SOF Tax Cut Act: Extend the Combat Zone Tax Exclusion to servicemembers who are deployed on counter terrorism missions - Entire bill HR 6161, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs: Waive VA Home Loan funding fee for active duty Purple Heart recipients-Entire bill HR 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019: Various provisions related to military pay, health care, and personnel issues S Amdt 2411, : Repeal the law requiring a dollar-for-dollar deduction of VA benefits for service-connected deaths from the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities S Amdt 2622, : Gives commissary privleges to all disabled veterans S Amdt 2910, Complete the MISSION Amdt: Provide sufficient new resources required to implement the provisions of the VA MISSION Act, without triggering sequestration or requiring cuts to other VA programs Letter to Agency Ethics Official, : Do not eliminate regulations prohibiting VA employees from accepting gifts or compensation from for-profit schools Letter to Committee Chairmen, : Eliminate discrepanciesbetween the active duty and reserve components regarding the Joint Travel Regulations and their implementation CFP: Do not curtail access to information regarding public reporting and database of consumer complaints received by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied on legislation to improve TRICARE options for SSDI-eligible veterans (FAIR Heroes Act, H.R. 4571, S. 2117); to improve and consolidate VA community care programs (S. 2193, 2. 2184, H.R. 4242; H.R. 1625, re Veterans Choice Program); to improve access to peer support programs at VA for female veterans (Peer-2-Peer Counseling Act, H.R. 4635); to protect student veterans from predatory lending practices (Military and Veterans Education Protection Act. S.2109, H.R. 4632); to review VA assets and infrastructure (Asset and Infrastructure Review Act, H.R. 4243); to improve access to military commissaries for disabled veterans (Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act, H.R. 5467); to protect gun rights for certain veterans with fiduciaries (Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, H.R. 1181); to improve health outcomes for military sexual trauma victims (Military SAVE Act, H.R. 3642).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
HR 4571, FAIR Heroes Act - Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act - Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor - Entire Bill HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act - Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely - Entire Bill HR 2222, HOMES Act - Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans - Entire Bill HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Teach veterans to train service dogs - Entire Bill HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entire Bill HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act - Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees HR 5467, Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act - Gives commissary privleges to all disabled veterans - Entire Bill HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act - Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform - Entire Bill HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation. - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act - Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans - Entire Bill HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill Presidential Proclamation, - Recognition of August 7, 2018 as National Purple Heart Day S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act - Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017 - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors - Entire Bill S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act - Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans - Entire Bill S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans - Entire Bill S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26 - Entire Bill S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy - Entire Bill S 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits - Entire Bill S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims - Entir Bill S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay - Entire Bill S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals - Entire Bill S 946, Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017 - Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists - Entire Bill S 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act - Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program - Entire Bill HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act - Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts - Entire Bill HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders - Entire Bill HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act - Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Entire Bill HR 3642, Military SAVE Act - Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care - Entire Bill HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act - Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation - Entire Bill HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants - Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants - Entire Bill HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act - Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials - Entire Bill HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act - Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit - Entire Bill S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act - Improves compensation to veterans survivors-Entire Bill S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act - Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE-Entire Bill HR 4345, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act - Establish grants and training for veterans treatment courts HR 1928, Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act - Pay timely death gratuity in the case of a government shutdown-Entire Bill S 2386, Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act - Prevents veterans assigned a fiduciary from being placed on the do not sell list-Entire Bill HR 695, Department ofDefenseAppropriationsAct, 2018 - Pass the bill, not a continuing resolution S 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act - Title 1 only - creates access standards for veterans community care S 2379, Military Spouse Employment Act - Provide child care for working military spouses-Entire Bill HR 4508, PROSPER Act - Oppose provisions that would roll back consumer protections for student veterans and servicemembers Fully Fund the Peer Reviewed Vision Trauma Program; Oppose any roll back of the consumer protections for the GI Bill Oppose the reinstatement recognition of Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools Support Fully fund veterans interoperable health record Include veterans community care provisions in omnibus Appropriations Act, HR 1625; Fully fund Gulf War Illness research
2017 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied in support of legislation to improve TRICARE options for SSDI-eligible veterans (FAIR Heroes Act, H.R. 4571, S. 2117); to improve air travel for veterans with physical disabilities (Air Carriers Access Amendments Act, S. 1318); to improve VA community care programs (S. 2193, 2. 2184, H.R. 4242 re Veterans Choice Program); to improve access to peer support programs at VA for female veterans (Peer-2-Peer Counseling Act, H.R. 4635); to allow VA to cover costs of caring for minor dependents of veterans receiving homeless services); to extend VA residential services for veterans with TBI (VA Expanding Authorities Act, H.R. 4243); and advocacy relating to TRICARE pay included in H.R. 3219 (defense appropriations) and H.R. 2810 (defense authorizations).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
HR 1162, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy; HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders; HR 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits; HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act - Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor; HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act - Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely; HR 2222, HOMES Act - Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans; HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Teach veterans to train service dogs; HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims; HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act - Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs; HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act - Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees; HR 2704, Purple Hear Heroes Act - Gives commissary privleges to all Purple Heart recipients; HR 2810, National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018 - Matters related to compensation, personnel and health care issues; HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act - Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform; HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans; HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation. - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay; HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay; HR 3642, Military SAVE Act - Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care; HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act - Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation; HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants - Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants; HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act - Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials; HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act - Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts; HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act - Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit; HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits; HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals; HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors; HR 906, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017 - Would create a public registry of individuals who file claims with asbestos trusts; HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act - Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans; HR 918, Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act - Allows veterans with other than honorable discharges to receive VA mental health care on an urgent basis; HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26; S 1519, National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018 - Matters related to compensation, personnel and health care issues; S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act - Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors; S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act - Improves compensation to veterans survivors; S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act - Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE; S 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act - Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program; S 315, Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act - Authorizes a monument; S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017 - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors; S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act - Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans; S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans; S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26; S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy; S 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits; S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims; S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay; S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders; S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals; S 946, Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017 - Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists; Federal Rule - Do not allow Veterans Affairs employees to receive compensation from for-profit schools; Federal Rule - Do not eliminate grandfather provision of 2017 NDAA for TRICARE beneficiaries; Grant a new building to house the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; Prioritize consumer protections for veterans and servicemembers; Preserve Public Service Loan Forgiveness; Make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent; Pass a full defense budget, not a continuing resolution; Fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs; Extend Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans; Recognition of August 7, 2018 as National Purple Heart Day; Establish one unified health record keeping system for use by both VA and DOD;
2017 · fourth_quarter · Defense
--Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for a Military Coalition letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership (Thornberry/Smith/McCain/Reed) on the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. (30 Oct 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for legislation introduced by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) for the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act. (H.R. 3642) (31 Oct 2017) --Mrs. Julie Rudowski (Assistant Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with White House officials to discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Public law no. 115-97) and the effect it would have on military personnel. (7 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for legislation introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) for the Military & Veteran Protection Act. (S. 2109) (8 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) for the Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act. (S. 2117/H.R. 4571) (9 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with MG John Ferrari, Director, Army Program Analysis and Evaluation, G-8, to discuss Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations and Fiscal Year 2019 Army priorities. (29 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and LTG (Retired) Guy Swan, Vice President for Education-AUSA) met with Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) to discuss Army issues. (30 Nov 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for a Military Coalition letter to House and Senate Leadership (Ryan/Pelosi/McConnell/Schumer and Appropriations Committee Leadership (Frelinghuysen/Lowey/Cochran/Leahy) on the timing of a Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations bill. (14 Dec 2017) --Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support for proposed legislation by Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) that would amend the Fair Housing Act to reflect Department of Veterans Affairs-approved institutes of higher education, on-the-job training, or apprenticeship program housing allowances as qualifying income. (13 Dec 2017) --GEN (Retired) Carter F. Ham (President and CEO - AUSA) sent a letter of support to the House Armed Services Committee Leadership (Thornberry/Smith) on the Credentialing, Educating, & Relevant Training Initiative For Your (CERTIFY) Heroes Act. (H.R. 4633) (20 Dec 2017)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE