Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017

P.L. 111-148 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health Information Technology Health workforce shortage issues, Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, nursing, graduate nursing education, nursing-managed health clinics Health wellness and prevention programs University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders (LEND) S. 850, H.R. 1922, Foreign Medical Schools Accountability Act H.R. 959, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 3728 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2017 (EMPOWER) Act S.2873, P.L. 114-270, ECHO Act S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act H.R. 3922, CHAMPIONING Healthy Kids Act S. 2312, Helping Ensure Low-Income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment (HELP) Act H.R. 6781, Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act H.R.6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act S. 925, the VETS Act H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act H.R. 2228, the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act H.R. 4242, the VA Care in the Community Act S. 2184, the Veterans Community Care and Access Act S. 2174, the Veterans Crisis Line Study Act H.R.4173, the Veterans Crisis Line Study Act H.R. 918/S.2548, the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act H.R. 4132, the Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act H.R. 3832, the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act S.925, the "VETS Act"

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Improvements in veterans and survivor benefits. H.R. 92 CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act; H.R. 411 Veteran Suicide Prevention; H.R. 809 Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region; H.R. 814 allow estate of deceased veteran to receive certain benefits; H.R. 846 widows tax repeal; H.R. 888 to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans; H.R. 1112 authorize the transfer of unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the originally designated dependent; H.R. 1212 increase in funeral benefits; H.R. 1328 automatic COLA for veterans benefits; H.R. 1329 COLA for veterans benefits; H.R. 1390 authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization; H.R. 1495 change the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 1625 consolidated appropriations; H.R. 1956 increase the amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program; H.R. 2345 Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline; H.R. 2346 to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. Has implications for survivors up to 2 years after death of service member; H.R. 2421 to amend the definition of the word "spouse"; H.R. 3370 extend Yellow Ribbon program to Sgt. Fry recipients; H.R. 4106 DIC increase; H.R. 4242 VA community care; H.R. 4508 PROSPER Act; S. 242 allow congressional staff access to VA applications; S. 319 establish a VA center of excellence for burn pits; S. 339 widows tax repeal; S. 342 Gold Star Family stamp; S. 410 extend Yellow Ribbon program to Sgt. Fry recipients; S. 423 CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; S. 624 to let servicemembers terminate TV and phone contracts while deployed; S. 1072 to help homeless veterans; S. 1330 to authorize a dependent to transfer Post-9/11 Educational Assistance in cases in which the dependent received entitlement from an individual who subsequently died; S. 1598 to improve GI Bill benefits; S. 1990 DIC increase; S. 2038 presumption of exposure to certain veterans; S. 2097 improve the administration of state homes providing care to veterans; S. 2105 to modify the presumption of service connection; S. 2107 to report major adverse personnel actions involving health care employees at the VA; S. 2131 VA to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children; S. 2184 VA community care; S. 2193 VA community care; S. 2247 clarifying rules for VA headstones; S. 2247 VA burial improvements; S. 2248 improving GI Bill benefits; S. 2294 Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending; S. 2304 improve the processing of veterans benefits; S. 2341 VA accountability; P.L. 114-158 changing burial rules.

Client expense: $491,384 · Firm income: Not reported

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

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

P.L. 111-148 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health Information Technology Health workforce shortage issues, Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, nursing, graduate nursing education, nursing-managed health clinics Health wellness and prevention programs University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders (LEND) S. 850, H.R. 1922, Foreign Medical Schools Accountability Act H.R. 959, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 3728 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2017 (EMPOWER) Act S.2873, P.L. 114-270, ECHO Act S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act H.R. 3922, CHAMPIONING Healthy Kids Act S. 2312, Helping Ensure Low-Income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment (HELP) Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Improvements in veterans and survivor benefits. H.R. 92 CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act; H.R. 411 Veteran Suicide Prevention; H.R. 809 Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region; H.R. 814 allow estate of deceased veteran to receive certain benefits; H.R. 846 widows tax repeal; H.R. 888 to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans; H.R. 1112 authorize the transfer of unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the originally designated dependent; H.R. 1212 increase in funeral benefits; H.R. 1328 automatic COLA for veterans benefits; H.R. 1329 COLA for veterans benefits; H.R. 1390 authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization; H.R. 1495 change the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 1625 consolidated appropriations; H.R. 1956 increase the amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program; H.R. 2345 Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline; H.R. 2346 to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. Has implications for survivors up to 2 years after death of service member; H.R. 2421 to amend the definition of the word "spouse"; H.R. 3370 extend Yellow Ribbon program to Sgt. Fry recipients; H.R. 4106 DIC increase; H.R. 4242 VA community care; H.R. 4508 PROSPER Act; S. 242 allow congressional staff access to VA applications; S. 319 establish a VA center of excellence for burn pits; S. 339 widows tax repeal; S. 342 Gold Star Family stamp; S. 410 extend Yellow Ribbon program to Sgt. Fry recipients; S. 423 CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; S. 624 to let servicemembers terminate TV and phone contracts while deployed; S. 1072 to help homeless veterans; S. 1330 to authorize a dependent to transfer Post-9/11 Educational Assistance in cases in which the dependent received entitlement from an individual who subsequently died; S. 1598 to improve GI Bill benefits; S. 1990 DIC increase; S. 2038 presumption of exposure to certain veterans; S. 2097 improve the administration of state homes providing care to veterans; S. 2105 to modify the presumption of service connection; S. 2107 to report major adverse personnel actions involving health care employees at the VA; S. 2131 VA to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children; S. 2184 VA community care; S. 2193 VA community care; S. 2247 clarifying rules for VA headstones; S. 2247 VA burial improvements; S. 2248 improving GI Bill benefits; S. 2294 Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending; S. 2304 improve the processing of veterans benefits; S. 2341 VA accountability; P.L. 114-158 changing burial rules.

Client expense: $504,998 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 2193, Caring for our Veterans Act: VetsFirst, a program of United Spinal Association, supports this bill which would establish a Community Care Program under the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for timely and quality access to medical care for veterans across the nation. It would also provide clear access guidelines and quality care standards, as well as offer education programs for veterans and medical staff members regarding the program. S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act: This bill would allow for adequate appropriations for VA Choice. VetsFirst supports Title I of this legislation as an amendment to S. 2193.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Council on Disability, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Issues related to veterans access to healthcare and VA CHOICE Act reauthorization. S. 1526, The Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017 H.R. 4242, The VA Care in the Community Act S. 2184, The Veterans Community Care and Access Act

Client expense: $1,803,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

P.L. 111-148 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 Health Information Technology Health workforce shortage issues, Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, nursing, graduate nursing education, nursing-managed health clinics Health wellness and prevention programs Ebola preparedness and response University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders (LEND) S. 850, H.R. 1922, Foreign Medical Schools Accountability Act H.R. 959, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act S.2873, P.L. 114-270, ECHO Act S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act H.R. 3922, CHAMPIONING Healthy Kids Act S. 2312, Helping Ensure Low-Income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment (HELP) Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act S. 925, the VETS Act H.R. 1545, the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act H.R. 2228, the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act H.R. 4242, the VA Care in the Community Act S. 2184, the Veterans Community Care and Access Act S. 2174, the Veterans Crisis Line Study Act H.R.4173, the Veterans Crisis Line Study Act H.R. 918, the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act H.R. 4132, the Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act

Client expense: $187,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Supported Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 (S. 2184). Supported Veterans Employees and Taxpayer (VET) Protection Act (S. 2288). Supported Veterans Empowerment Act (H.R. 4457). Supported VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2017 (H.R. 4243).

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 4242, VA Care in the Community Act S.2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 Draft, VA Coordinated Access Rewarding Experiences (CARE) plan Issue: Preserve direct sole-source contracting with academic affiliates to improve Veterans access to specialty care at academic medical centers. Support VA physician recruitment through scholarship, loan repayment, and immigration programs. Issue: Support authority for VA joint ventures with academic affiliates Issue: Support increased VA GME funding and Medicare GME funding for VA affiliates Issue: Educate Congress on the importance of the VAs academic affiliates to improve veteran care through clinical, research, tech transfer, and education partnerships. Oppose eliminating authority for academic affiliates to administer NIH grants in support of VA investigators. Issue: Support continuation of local flexibility and consideration of VAs statutory education and research missions in VA medical center referral determinations and procedures

Client expense: $1,174,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017. VA home care. S. 1016, CONNECT for Health Act. Medicaid reform. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act. Hospice and Opioid Prescribing. Hospice Shortages of Controlled Substances. H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

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

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

Matters related to Veteran Affairs and dialysis H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, provisions related to dialysis H.R. 4242, VA Care in the Community Act, provisions related to end stage renal disease S. 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017, provisions related to end stage renal disease S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017, provisions related to end stage renal disease

Client expense: $1,240,000 · 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)

PL 115-86 [H.R. 1545]: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act / amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-65 [H.R. 2519, S. 1182]: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act / require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion - SUPPORT PL 115-75 [H.R. 1329; S. 784]: Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 / effective December 1, 2017 increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, to amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to improve the processing of claims by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT PL 115-95 [S. 1266] : Enhancing Veteran Care Act / authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 91: Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT H.R. 93: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 95: Veterans Access to Child Care Act / amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 105: Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries, to establish an appeals process for determinations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans mental capacity, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 467: VA Scheduling Accountability Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 501: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 / To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 906: Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act / To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 907: Newborn Care Improvement Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children - SUPPORT H.R. 918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., 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. - SUPPORT H.R. 1005: To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT H.R. 1063: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act / To ensure that an individual who is transitioning from receiving medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to medical treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives the pharmaceutical agents required for such transition - SUPPORT H.R. 1066: VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the organizational structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1162: No Hero Left Untreated Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans - OPPOSE H.R. 1181: Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1259: VA Accountability First Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1328: American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes - OPPOSE H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization - SUPPORT H.R. 1545: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1564: VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 / To amend section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, U.S.C., to codify section 504 of the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1725: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1848: Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers - SUPPORT H.R. 1900: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act / To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1942: To amend title 28, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. / To amend title 28, U.S.C., to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 1972: VA Billing Accountability Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2006: VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2020: To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. / To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - SUPPORT H.R. 2147: 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 - SUPPORT H.R. 2225: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT H.R. 2327: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2506: Veterans Wellness Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT H.R. 2601: Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 / To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the access of veterans to organ transplants, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2773: To Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall - OPPOSE H.R. 3122: Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 / To protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 3557: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program - SUPPORT H.R. 3605: Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. - SUPPORT H.R. 3642: Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (Military SAVE) Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma -SUPPORT H.R. 3656: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable - SUPPORT H.R. 3657: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries - SUPPORT H.R. 3705: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities - SUPPORT H.R. 4242: VA Care in the Community Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 4243: Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017 / To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with modifications) H.R. 90; S. 233: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 / To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT H.R. 1133; S. 115: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 2123, S. 925: Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes - SUPPORT H.R. 3262, S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 75: Arla Harrell Act / To provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 283: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 324: State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT S. 423: CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 / To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 591: Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 / To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 609: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, U.S.C., to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 681: Deborah Sampson Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (w/modifications) S. 683: Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities - SUPPORT S. 706: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 744: Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 / To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT S. 758: Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 / To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 798: Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 804: Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act / To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 833: Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to expand health care and benefits from the VA for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 899: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 946: Veterans Treatment Courts Improvement Act of 2017 / To require the VA Secretary to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1153: Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Veterans ACCESS Act) / To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-VA health care services to veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1209: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1261: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require the VA Secretary to pay the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to certain veterans, to establish cost-sharing amounts for veterans receiving care at an emergency room of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1279: Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1318: Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2017 / To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1325: Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the authorities of the VA Secretary to hire, recruit, and train employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1467: Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act / To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 1550: Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017 / To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 2184: Veteran Community Care and Access Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes - SUPPORT S. 2193: Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Issues related to veterans access to healthcare and VA CHOICE Act reauthorization. S. 1526, The Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017 H.R. 4242, The VA Care in the Community Act S. 2184, The Veterans Community Care and Access Act

Client expense: $1,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

P.L. 111-148 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 Health Information Technology Health workforce shortage issues, Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, nursing, graduate nursing education, nursing-managed health clinics Health wellness and prevention programs Ebola preparedness and response University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders (LEND) S. 850, H.R. 1922, Foreign Medical Schools Accountability Act H.R. 959, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act S.2873, P.L. 114-270, ECHO Act S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act H.R. 3922, CHAMPIONING Healthy Kids Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Matters related to Veteran Affairs and dialysis H.R. 4242, VA Care in the Community Act, provisions related to end stage renal disease S. 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017, provisions related to end stage renal disease S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017, provisions related to end stage renal disease

Client expense: $930,000 · 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)

H.R. 277, American Health Care Reform Act of 2017. Medicaid home care Community First Choice program. S. 2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017. VA home care. Rural Health Care Connectivity Act (pending). S. 1016, CONNECT for Health Act. Medicaid reform. H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, including proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment. H.R. 3992, Rural Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 2123, , the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 S.925, VETS Act of 2017 H.R. 1545, VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 H.R.2228, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 H.R.4242, VA Care in the Community Act S.2184, Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 S. 2174, Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 H.R.4173, Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 H.R. 918, Veteran Urgent Acess to Mental Healthcare Act H.R. 4132, Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017

Client expense: $148,549 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

dialysis issues, HR 4242, S 2193, S2184

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE