Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for bar membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for changes to the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that improperly authorizes an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied for changes to prior to the introduction of H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act to remove provisions that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsel's authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of market pay surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act: Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the "Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022", a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act", substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023" and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Letter to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a Legislative Hearing on July 13, 2022 Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on July 19, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on July 27, 2022. Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on September 21, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on September 21, 2022. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its amended version. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, Performance Pay, Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees, and changes for protections for former federal employees in relation to IG investigations. H.R. 304/S. 4221, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act Lobbied in support of S. 3372, To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3548, the Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of S. 4141, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs as Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 4308, the Veterans Marriage Recognition Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8888, the Food Security for All Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2800, the Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act Lobbied for changes to and supported H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6823, the Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Service for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8260, the Faster Payments to Veterans Survivors Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5776, the Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act Lobbied for in support of and for technical changes to H.R. 8003, the Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the amended version of H.R. 8313, the House Every Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to the amended version of H.R. 291 the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act Made comments on H.R. 6647, a bill to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7188, the Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3373, the "Honoring the PACT Act," Lobbied against SA 5185 (Blackburn) to S. 3373 Lobbied against SA 5186 (Toomey) to S. 373

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,856

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for changes to the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that improperly authorizes an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied for changes prior to the introduction of H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act to remove provisions that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsel's authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight of the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increased use of Market Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the "Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022", a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act", substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023" and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support new legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: (Add Apostrophe after Veterans for both committees) Letter to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a Legislative Hearing on July 13, 2022. Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on July 19, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on July 27, 2022. Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on September 21, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on September 21, 2022. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its amended version. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, Performance Pay, Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees, and changes for protections for former federal employees in relation to IG investigations. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act Lobbied in support of S. 3372, To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3548, the Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of S. 4141, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs as Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 4308, the Veterans Marriage Recognition Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8888, the Food Security for All Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2800, the Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act. Lobbied for changes to and supported H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6823, the Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Service for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8260, the Faster Payments to Veterans Survivors Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5776, the Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act. Lobbied for in support of and for technical changes to H.R. 8003, the Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the amended version of H.R. 8313, the House Every Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to the amended version of H.R. 291 the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Made comments on H.R. 6647, a bill to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7188, the Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3373, the "Honoring the PACT Act." Lobbied against SA 5185 (Blackburn) to S. 3373. Lobbied against SA 5186 (Toomey) to S. 373.

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 7961 Support for Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R. 842 Support for Union Organizing, PRO Act and NLRB reform S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 420 Support for Union Organizing, PRO Act and NLRB reform S. 4182 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for CDC Infection Control Protocols

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3755 Support for Women's Health Protection Act H.R. 3967 Support for PACT Act H.R. 5376 Support for Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 7961 Support for Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R. 8296 Support for Womens Health Protection Act H.R. 842 Support for Union Organizing, PRO Act and NLRB reform S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 420 Support for Union Organizing, PRO Act and NLRB reform S. 3373 Support for PACT Act S. 4132 Support for Womens Health Protection Act S. 4182 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S. 4204 Support for Medicare for All Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Opposition to Abortion Restrictions and Impacts on Health Care Support for CDC Infection Control Protocols Support for Supplemental Covid and Monkeypox funding Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3967 Support for PACT Act H.R. 842 Support for Union Organizing, PRO Act and NLRB reform S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 420 Support for Union Organizing, PRO Act and NLRB reform S. 3373 Support for PACT Act S. 4182 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for CDC Infection Control Protocols

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization:Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of Market Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans Affairs Committee Markup on Pending Legislation (April 6, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on The VA Workforce: Assessing Ways To Bolster Recruitment And Retention (May 3, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Pending Legislation (Hearing postponed, statement submitted for the record) (May 24, 2022). Letter to all Senators with vote recommendations on the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," and potential floor amendments. House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Pending Legislation (June 22, 2022). Letter to Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate in support of amendment to VA appropriations to prohibit the closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5051 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5063 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5064 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5071 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5075 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 5738, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7335, the Improving Military Sexual Trauma Claims Coordination Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2428, the VA OIG Testimonial Subpoena Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. H.R. 7158, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7153, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act." Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 291, the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1216, the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act. Lobbied for oversight of H.R. 6273, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1957, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 345, the Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6422, the VA STRONG Act.

Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied on VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing titled "Building A Better VA: Addressing Healthcare Workforce Recruitment And Retention Challenges," Testimony of Ms. MJ Burke, AFGE NVAC 1st Executive Vice President (March 17, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," (PACT Act)" (March 2, 2022). Letter to the House Rules Committee for a hearing on H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," (PACT Act)" (February 28, 2022). Letter to House Veterans' Affairs Committee for a Markup (February 2, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." (January 12, 2022). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," Provided Comments on the A.N.S. to H.R. 5575, the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act."

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3755 Support for Women's Health Protection Act S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 1975 Support for Womens Health Protection Act S. 2938 Support for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act S. 4182 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S. 4204 Support for Medicare for All Act S.771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for Affordable Healthcare Support for Covid Supplemental Appropriations Package Support for Supreme Court Nomination: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opposition to overturning Roe v. Wade

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S. 4182 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act S.771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 1975 Support for Womens Health Protection Act S. 2938 Support for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act S. 4182 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S.771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied against provisions of S. 2687, the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that would improperly authorize an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied against provisions of draft VA whistleblower legislation that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsels authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. Lobbied against provisions of H.R. 3967, the Honoring the PACT Act, that would unnecessarily expand direct hire authority at the VA. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of Marked Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans Affairs Committee Markup on Pending Legislation (April 6, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on The VA Workforce: Assessing Ways To Bolster Recruitment And Retention (May 3, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Pending Legislation (Hearing postponed, statement submitted for the record) (May 24, 2022). Letter to all Senators with vote recommendations on the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," and potential floor amendments. House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Pending Legislation (June 22, 2022). Letter to Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate in support of amendment to VA appropriations to prohibit the closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221, the Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5051 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5063 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5064 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5071 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5075 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 5738, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7335, the Improving Military Sexual Trauma Claims Coordination Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2428, the VA OIG Testimonial Subpoena Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. H.R. 7158, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7153, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act." Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 291, the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1216, the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act. Lobbied for oversight of H.R. 6273, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1957, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 345, the Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6422, the VA STRONG Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 Military Construction, VA appropriations bill, H.R. 8238 to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied against provisions of S. 2687, the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that would improperly authorize an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied against provisions of draft VA whistleblower legislation that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsels authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. Lobbied against provisions of H.R. 3967, the Honoring the PACT Act, that would unnecessarily expand direct hire authority at the VA. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of Marked Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans Affairs Committee Markup on Pending Legislation (April 6, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on The VA Workforce: Assessing Ways To Bolster Recruitment And Retention (May 3, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Pending Legislation (Hearing postponed, statement submitted for the record) (May 24, 2022). Letter to all Senators with vote recommendations on the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," and potential floor amendments. House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Pending Legislation (June 22, 2022). Letter to Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate in support of amendment to VA appropriations to prohibit the closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221, the Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5051 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5063 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5064 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5071 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5075 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 5738, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7335, the Improving Military Sexual Trauma Claims Coordination Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2428, the VA OIG Testimonial Subpoena Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. H.R. 7158, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7153, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act." Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 291, the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1216, the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act. Lobbied for oversight of H.R. 6273, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1957, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 345, the Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6422, the VA STRONG Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 Military Construction, VA appropriations bill, H.R. 8238 to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.

H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 308: Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 447: National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 594: WORKER Act, all provisions. H.R. 842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 848: GREEN Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 903: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 998: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, all provisions. H.R. 1087: Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1275: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 1284: FOCA Act, all provisions. H.R. 1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1334: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1352: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1537: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1902: Do Your Job Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2063: Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 2403: To amend the Labor Management Relations Act to prohibit neutrality agreements, and for other purposes., all provisions. H.R. 2404: Cesar Chavez Commemorative Coin Act, all provisions. H.R. 2415: Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 249: Protecting Federal Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 2549: Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 2586: Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 2640: Union Member Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2644: Green New Deals for Cities Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2664: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, all provisions. H.R. 2670: The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, all provisions. H.R. 2919: THRIVE Act, all provisions. H.R. 2984: Investing in American Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 3185: Save Local Business Act, all provisions. H.R. 3225: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 3473: Build Local, Hire Local Act, all provisions. H.R. 3640: Union Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 3895: College Athlete Right to Organize Act, all provisions. H.R. 4131: Better Care Better Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 4442: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4497: Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing an, all provisions. H.R. 4839: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4872: Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5019: Creative Economy Revitalization Act, all provisions. H.R. 5020: Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5171: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5332: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5495: Building Resilient Supply Chains Act, all provisions. H.R. 5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5896: Jobs for a Carbon Free Transportation System Act, all provisions. H.R. 6478: Supply Chain Resiliency Act, all provisions. H.R. 6492: Climate Resilience Workforce Act, all provisions. H.R. 6579: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 6608: Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act, all provisions. H.R. 6662: EVs for All Act, all provisions. H.R. 6670: Schedules That Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 6699: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, all provisions. H.R. 6952: RAISE Act, all provisions. H.R. 7101: Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7111: Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 7194: Employee Rights Act, all provisions. H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7388: Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7390: Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act, all provisions. H.R. 7439: Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7510: National Education Association Charter Repeal Act, all provisions. H.R. 7543: Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 8046: Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act, all provisions. H.Res. 104: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")., all provisions. S. 1: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 283: National Climate Bank Act, all provisions. S. 403: FOCA Act, all provisions. S. 406: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 420: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 443: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 771: Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 805: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act, all provisions. S. 882: Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 938: Climate Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 1218: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, all provisions. S. 1244: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, all provisions. S. 1525: THRIVE Act, all provisions. S. 1636: Save Local Business Act, all provisions. S. 1827: Build Local, Hire Local Act, all provisions. S. 1856: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 1929: College Athlete Right To Organize Act, all provisions. S. 2093: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2104: Global Labor Support Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2118: Clean Energy for America Act, all provisions. S. 2178: Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. S. 2210: Better Care Better Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 2671: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2747: Freedom to Vote Act, all provisions. S. 2858: Creative Economy Revitalization Act, all provisions. S. 3208: Supply Chain Resiliency Act, all provisions. S. 3285: Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 3418: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 3464: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 3585: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 3641: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, all provisions. S. 3642: Schedules That Work Act, all provisions. S. 3847: Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 3889: Employee Rights Act, all provisions. S. 4013: Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4139: HEATR Act, all provisions. S. 4144: ICEE HOT Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4192: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, all provisions. S. 1157: Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. S. 4213: FABRIC Act, all provisions. S. 4329: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2022, all provisions. S.Res. 43: A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")., all provisions. Letter to President Biden opposing Executive Order 14063

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the Protecting VA Employees Act to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied AIR to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing titled Building A Better VA: Addressing Healthcare Workforce Recruitment And Retention Challenges, Testimony of Ms. MJ Burke, AFGE NVAC 1st Executive Vice President (March 17, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 3697, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021, (PACT Act) (March 2, 2022). Letter to the House Rules Committee for a hearing on H.R. 3697, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021, (PACT Act) (February 28, 2022). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing titled Honoring Our Promise: Reviewing the Effectiveness Of Services For Dependents And Survivors, Statement for the Record (February 8, 2022). Letter to House Veterans' Affairs Committee for a Markup (February 2, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 4673, the Ensuring Veterans Smooth Transition Act or EVEST Act. (January 12, 2022). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the Protecting VA Employees Act to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the Ensuring Veterans Smooth Transition Act or EVEST Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the Support The Resiliency of Our Nations Great Veterans Act of 2022 or the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022 Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021, Provided Comments on the A.N.S. to H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for changes to draft legislation (now H.R. 7153), the Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act. Government Funding: Lobbied for passage of a full-year omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471) and against a year-long continuing resolution for FY 2022. Supported an additional continuing resolution (H.J.Res. 75) as a means of achieving the full-year omnibus passage. Lobbied on the effects and costs to the public of government shutdowns and extended delays to programmatic changes.

H.R. 2471 Support for Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for reinstating the OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for investigation of claims related to travel nurse agency staffing issues Support for increasing appropriations for Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3684 Support for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376 Support for Medicare Expansion and Improvements in the Build Back Better Act H.R. 6311 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act H.Res.752 Support for Resolution: Urging Solidarity with working people fighting for adequate pay, quality retirement benefits, and safe working conditions. S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act S. 3418 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for making permanent OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for the Enforcement of the OSHA Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers in non-compliant states Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

H.R. 2471 Support for Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for reinstating the OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for investigation of claims related to travel nurse agency staffing issues Support for increasing appropriations for Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2471 Support for Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for reinstating the OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for investigation of claims related to travel nurse agency staffing issues Support for increasing appropriations for Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Support for affordable Healthcare Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 2471 Support for Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for reinstating the OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for investigation of claims related to travel nurse agency staffing issues Support for increasing appropriations for Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 1, For the People Act, all provisions. H.R. 249, Protecting Federal Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 308, Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act, all provisions. H.R. 594, WORKER Act, all provisions. H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, all provisions. H.R. 848, GREEN Act, all provisions. H.R. 903, Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, all provisions. H.R. 998, Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, all provisions. H.R. 1275, National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act, all provisions. H.R. 1334, DISCLOSE Act, all provisions. H.R. 1352, Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act, all provisions. H.R. 1537, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, all provisions. H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, all provisions. H.R. 1783, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions. H.R. 1902, Do Your Job Act, all provisions. H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act, all provisions. H.R. 2063, Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 2403, To amend the Labor Management Relations Act to prohibit neutrality agreements, and for other purposes. H.R. 2415, Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 2549, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 2586, Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 2640, Union Member Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2644, Green New Deal for Cities, all provisions. H.R. 3075, Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act, all provisions. H.R. 3185, Save Local Business Act, all provisions. H.R. 3225, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 3464, National Right to Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 3640, Union Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 3895, Unionizing College Athletes, all provisions. H.R. 4497, Housing is Infrastructure Act, all provisions. H.R. 4502, MiInibus Approps bill with Big Labor Power Grabs, all provisions. H.R. 4521, The Nobody Competes With Big Labor Bill, all provisions. H.R. 4839, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, all provisions. H.R. 5171, Freedom from Union Violence Act, all provisions. H.R. 5178, Truth in Employment Act, all provisions. H.R. 5495, Building Resilient Supply Chains Act, all provisions. H.RES. 104, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (TH.R. IVE). S. 1, For the People Act, all provisions. S. 283, National Climate Bank Act, all provisions. S. 406, National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, all provisions. S. 443, DISCLOSE Act, all provisions. S. 771, Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act, all provisions. S. 805, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act, all provisions. S. 882, Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 1157, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. S. 1636, Save Local Business Act, all provisions. S. 1929, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, all provisions. S. 2093, For the People Act, all provisions. S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act, all provisions. S. 2178, Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. S.RES. 43, A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (TH.R. IVE). Opposed nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Opposed nomination of David Weil to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor Sent a letter to President Biden asking him to rescind Executive Order 14063.

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3684 Support for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376 Support for Medicare Expansion and Improvements in the Build Back Better Act H.R. 6311 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act H.Res.752 Support for Resolution: Urging Solidarity with working people fighting for adequate pay, quality retirement benefits, and safe working conditions. S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act S. 3418 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for making permanent OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for the Enforcement of the OSHA Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers in non-compliant states Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3684 Support for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376 Support for Medicare Expansion and Improvements in the Build Back Better Act H.R. 6311 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act H.Res.752 Support for Resolution: Urging Solidarity with working people fighting for adequate pay, quality retirement benefits, and safe working conditions. S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act S. 3418 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for making permanent OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for the Enforcement of the OSHA Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers in non-compliant states Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3684 Support for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376 Support for Medicare Expansion and Improvements in the Build Back Better Act H.R. 6311 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act H.Res.752 Support for Resolution: Urging Solidarity with working people fighting for adequate pay, quality retirement benefits, and safe working conditions. S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act S. 3418 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for making permanent OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for the Enforcement of the OSHA Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers in non-compliant states Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3684 Support for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376 Support for Medicare Expansion and Improvements in the Build Back Better Act H.R. 6311 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act H.Res.752 Support for Resolution: Urging Solidarity with working people fighting for adequate pay, quality retirement benefits, and safe working conditions. S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act S. 3418 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for making permanent OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for the Enforcement of the OSHA Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers in non-compliant states Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

H.R. 1195 Support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1948 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 Support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 3165 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act H.R. 3684 Support for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376 Support for Medicare Expansion and Improvements in the Build Back Better Act H.R. 6311 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act H.Res.752 Support for Resolution: Urging Solidarity with working people fighting for adequate pay, quality retirement benefits, and safe working conditions. S. 1567 Support for Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act S. 771 Support for VA Employee Fairness Act S. 3418 Support for Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act Support for proper nurse staffing in light of healthcare industry-created staffing crisis Support for strengthening CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines Support for making permanent OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard Support for the Enforcement of the OSHA Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers in non-compliant states Support for Affordable Healthcare

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

Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans Appeals. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of legislation that would make changes to the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act repeal. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the nomination of Mr. Richard C. Loeb as a nominee for the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Reconciliation: Supported the $18 billion investment in VA infrastructure as part of FY 22 reconciliation. Military Construction-VA Appropriations (H.R. 4355) Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. Lobbied the VA Committee to insert language into Milcon-VA to limit the contracting out of specialty C&P Exams. AFGE Submitted Testimony, Statements for the Record, letters, or Questions for the Record for the following hearings: House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing (October 13, 2021). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs titled Supporting Survivors: Assessing VA's Military Sexual Trauma Programs" (November 17, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee An End-Of-Year Look at the State of VA (December 1, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Markup (December 15, 2021). Comments for the Federal Register on VA MISSION Act access standards (December 6, 2021). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied for H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act, and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied against S. 2041, the VA Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied for H.R. 392/S. 561, the FAIR Act to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied for H.R. 5562, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II. Lobbied in support of S. 1664, the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 1944, the Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3293, the Post-9/11 Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3025, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3163, the RURAL Exams Act of 2021. Lobbied against Draft Legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on substance use and alcohol use disorder recovery for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Lobbied for changes to Draft Legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on grants for care for elderly homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. Lobbied in support of prior changes made to S. 1093, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 4626, the VA AIM Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 2041, the Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied against S. 1863, the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.

H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 249, Protecting Federal Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 308, Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 848, GREEN Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 903, Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 993, Donor Disclosure and Election Takeover, all provisions. H.R. 998, Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, all provisions. H.R. 1275, National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1334, DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1352, Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1537, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1783, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions. H.R. 1902, Do Your Job Act, all provisions. H.R. 1929, Unionization of College Athletes, all provisions. H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2063, Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 2403, To amend the Labor Management Relations Act to prohibit neutrality agreements, and for other purposes. H.R. 2415, Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2549, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 2586, Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 2640, Union Member Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2644, Green New Deal for Cities, all provisions. H.R. 3185, Save Local Business Act, all provisions. H.R. 3225, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 3558, "Currently just restates existing law," all provisions. H.R. 3640, Union Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 3895, Unionizing College Athletes, all provisions. H.R. 4502, MInibus Approps bill with Big Labor Power Grabs, all provisions. H.R. 5495, Building Resilient Supply Chains Act, all provisions. H.RES. 104, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (TH.R. IVE). S. 1, For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 283, National Climate Bank Act, all provisions. S. 406, National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 443, DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 771, Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 805, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act, all provisions. S. 882, Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 1157, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. S. 1636, Save Local Business Act, all provisions. S. 1629, College Athlete Right To Organize Act, all provisions. S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act, all provisions. S. 2178, Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. S.RES. 43, A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (TH.R. IVE). Opposed nomination of Jennifer Sung to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership attorneys working at the Board of Veterans Appeals. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Collective Bargaining Rights: Shared proposals for a bill to eliminate two provisions of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. Lobbied for the introduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1948/S. 771 VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act repeal. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the nomination of Mr. Richard C. Loeb as a nominee for the VA AIR Commission VA Budget: Reconciliation: Supported the $18 billion investment in VA infrastructure as part of FY 22 reconciliation. Military Construction-VA Appropriations (H.R. 4355) Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. Lobbied the VA Committee to insert language into Milcon-VA to limit the contracting out of specialty C&P Exams. National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4350): Advocated in support of the Newman (D-IL) Amendment that Directs the Department of Defense to conduct a study on herbicide agent exposure, such as Agent Orange and Agent Purple in the Panama Canal Zone between January 1, 1958 - December 31, 1999, or the day in which a member of armed services departed from official duty in the Panama Canal Zone. Advocated in support of the Lynch (D-MA) and Green (R-TX) Amendment that establishes a presumption of service connection for veterans with diseases associated with toxic exposure, during deployments for support missions into Afghanistan between 2001 to 2005, to substances found at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan. Advocated in support of the Meng (D-NY) Amendment that Includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll between January 1, 1977 and December 31, 1980 as radiation-exposed under the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers, which would allow these veterans to be awarded health care benefits and disability compensation for conditions that are presumed to be caused by circumstances of military service in the Enewetak Atoll. AFGE Submitted Testimony, Statements for the Record, or letters for the following hearings: House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs titled VA Appeals Program: Examining the State of Modernization Efforts." Gillian Slovick, a member of AFGE Local 17, testified on AFGEs behalf during this hearing (July 13, 2021). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations titled Modernizing the VA Police Force: Ensuring Accountability. (July 13, 2021). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing (July 14, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Markup (June 23, 2021). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of certain provisions of H.R. 2429, the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied for H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act, and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied against S. 2041, the VA Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied for S. 458, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021. Lobbied for small changes to S. 1031, To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for H.R. 392/S. 561, the FAIR Act to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied against S. 1071, the VA AID Act of 2021. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. Lobbied in support of prior changes made to S. 1093, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 4626, the VA AIM Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 2041, the Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied against S. 1863, the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act. Local Issues: Lobbied Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) on mold issues at the Poplar Bluff, MO VA Medical Center. Lobbied Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) on reported suicides at the Seattle, WA VBA Regional Office. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.

HR 1, "For the People Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 249, "Protecting Federal Workers Act", all provisions. HR 308, "Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act", all provisions. HR 447, "National Apprenticeship Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 594, "WORKER Act", all provisions. HR 842, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 848, "GREEN Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 903, "Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 998, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. HR 1275, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. HR 1319, "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1334, "DISCLOSE Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1352, "Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1537, "Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1603, "Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1783, "Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act", all provisions. HR 1948, "VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 2063, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. HR 2403, "To amend the Labor Management Relations Act to prohibit neutrality agreements, and for other purposes." HR 2415, "Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 2549, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. HR 2586, "Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. HR 2640, "Union Member Protection Act", all provisions. HR 3185, "Save Local Business Act", all provisions. HR 3225, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. HR 3640, "Union Transparency and Accountability Act", all provisions. HR 3684, "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act", all provisions. HRES 104, "Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")." S 1, "For the People Act of 2021", all provisions. S 283, "National Climate Bank Act", all provisions. S 406, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. S 420, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021", all provisions. S 443, "DISCLOSE Act of 2021", all provisions. S 771, "Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021", all provisions. S 805, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act", all provisions. S 882, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. S 1157, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. S 1636, "Save Local Business Act", all provisions. S 1929, "College Athlete Right To Organize Act", all provisions. S 2093, "For the People Act of 2021", all provisions. S 2118, "Clean Energy for America Act", all provisions. S 2178, "Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. SRES 43, "A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")." Opposed nomination of Jennifer Abruzzo to the National Labor Relations Board Opposed nomination of David Prouty to the National Labor Relations Board Opposed nomination of Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. C&P Exams: Submitted a Statement for the Record on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee titled Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Collective Bargaining Rights: Shared proposals for a bill to eliminate two provisions of the, VA Accountability Act Lobbied for the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. Submitted a Statement for the Record for a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation titled, Transforming the VA Workforce: Assessing Progress on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act repeal. Submitted comments to Federal Register on AIR Commission scope. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the nomination of Mr. Richard C. Loeb as a nominee for the VA AIR Commission Submitted a Statement for the Record on a House Veterans Affair Committee hearing titled INVESTING IN A BETTER VA: Examining the Role of Infrastructure in Veterans Access to Care and Benefits. VA Budget: Submitted a Statement for the Record on a House Veterans Affair Committee hearing titled U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request For Fiscal Year 2022. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the VA Employee Fairness Act. Submitted a Statement for the Record for a House Veterans Affairs Committee markup on pending legislation in support of H.R. 1948. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of certain provisions of H.R. 2429, the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied for H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act, and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied against S. 2041 the, VA Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied for S. 458, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021. Lobbied for small changes to S. 1031, To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied against S. 1071, the VA AID Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of prior changes made to S. 1093, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Milcon-VA: Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. Lobbied the VA Committee to insert language into Milcon-VA to limit the contracting out of specialty C&P Exams. Toxic Exposure Legislation: AFGE commented in support of the following House bills on how they would help with the presumption of toxic exposure in processing claims: H.R. 1273, the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Study Act. H.R. 2268, the Keeping Our Promises Act. H.R. 2607, the FASTER Presumptions Act. H.R. 2825, the Fort McClellan Health Registry Act. H.R. 2436, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021. H.R. 2372, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act. H.R. 2742, PFAS Registry Act of 2021. H.R. 2530, the Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Radiation Study Act. H.R. 1585, the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021. H.R. 1355, the K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021. H.R. 2368, the COVENANT Act. H.R. 2580, the Palomares Veterans Act of 2021. H.R. 1972, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021. H.R.2569, the Veterans Exposure Equity Act; and H.R. 2127, the TEAM Act. AFGE commented on the following Senate bills on how they would help with the presumption of toxic exposure in processing claims: S. 437, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act. S. 565, the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021. S. 657, To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. S. 810, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021. S. 927, the TEAM Act; S. 952, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021. S. 1039, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes. S. 1188, the SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit Transparency Act. American Jobs Plan: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.

HR 1, "For the People Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 249, "Protecting Federal Workers Act", all provisions. HR 308, "Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act", all provisions. HR 447, "National Apprenticeship Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 594, "WORKER Act", all provisions. HR 842, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 848, "GREEN Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 903, "Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 998, "Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act", all provisions. HR 1275, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. HR 1319, "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1334, "DISCLOSE Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1352, "Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1603, "Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 1783, "Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act", all provisions. HR 1948, "VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 2063, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. HR 2403, "To amend the Labor Management Relations Act to prohibit neutrality agreements, and for other purposes.", all provisions. HR 2415, "Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021", all provisions. HR 2549, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. HR 2586, "Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. HR 3225, "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act", all provisions. HR 3640, "To ensure labor organization transparency and accountability.", all provisions. HR 3684, "INVEST in America Act", all provisions. HRES 104, "Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE").", all provisions. S 1, "For the People Act of 2021", all provisions. S 283, "National Climate Bank Act", all provisions. S 406, "National Right-to-Work Act", all provisions. S 420, "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021", all provisions. S 443, "DISCLOSE Act of 2021", all provisions. S 771, "Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021", all provisions. S 805, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act", all provisions. S 882, "Protecting American Jobs Act", all provisions. S 1157, "Tax Fairness for Workers Act", all provisions. S 1929, "College Athlete Right To Organize Act", all provisions. SRES 43, "A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE").", all provisions. Opposed nomination of Jennifer Abruzzo to be General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board. Opposed nomination of David Prouty to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. Opposed nomination of Gwynn Wilcox to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. Doing research and suggesting to a U.S. House staffer possible questions for Secretary of Labor Walsh at a House Committee hearing on the DOL appropriations bill, presumably for arguments against certain spending provisions in the bill.

H.R. 1195 support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care & Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1319 support for The American Rescue Plan H.R. 1976 support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 708 support for Treat Act H.R. 842 support for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act H.Res 180 support for Care for All S. 420 support for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act S. 771 support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for Need for Protections for Nurses in the VA Support for PPE for healthcare workers Support for CDC guidance for worker protections during COVID-19 pandemic Support for Worker protections during COVID-19 for workers in California Support for Medical Supply Chain and Defense Production Act Support for Occupational Safety and Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Support for Affordable Healthcare

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 1195 support for Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care & Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1319 support for The American Rescue Plan H.R. 1948 support for VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1976 support for Medicare for All Act H.R. 708 support for Treat Act H.Res 180 support for Care for All S. 771 support for VA Employee Fairness Act Support for Need for Protections for Nurses in the VA Support for PPE for healthcare workers Support for CDC guidance for worker protections during COVID-19 pandemic Support for Worker protections during COVID-19 for workers in California Support for Medical Supply Chain and Defense Production Act Support for Occupational Safety and Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Support for Affordable Healthcare

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied against the severe reduction of "excluded time" proposed by the VA in the "#bestyearever" plan related to performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied against the elimination of Claims Assistant positions across the VBA. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. C&P Exams: Submitted a Statement for the Record on the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing titled VA compensation and pension exams during the covid-19 pandemic: a path forward. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for Congressional oversight on the VA's behavior during the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement. Lobbied on changes to the, "VA Accountability Act." Lobbied for the expanded use of telework during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lobbied for the presumption that VA Medical Workers who contract COVID-19 did so while on duty. Lobbied for VA Medical Workers to get Pandemic Premium Pay. Lobbied for the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for AIR Act repeal. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948 and S. 771 to restore full Title 38 collective bargaining rights . Lobbied in support of H.R. 962 to give VA Police Officers benefits commensurate with other federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied for the introduction of legislation to expand the eligibility and amount of Continuing Medical Education Benefits for VA clinicians. Milcon-VA Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. H.R. 1319, the "American Rescue Plan Act"--Lobbied for inclusion of emergency paid leave for frontline workers, presumption of workplace illness for purposes of workers compensation eligibility for frontline workers who contract Coronavirus, and opposed efforts to strip those provisions from the bill. Opposed efforts to reduce or eliminate official time, further privatize medical services at the Veterans Health Administration, further privatize federal prisons, deny recovery rebate payments to federal employees and their families, create a Schedule F class of federal employees who would have no job protections, reduce federal employees compensation and benefits, enact across-the-board cuts to federal programs, undermine Transportation Security Officers pay and benefits, further politicize the decision to relocate federal agencies and block District of Columbia residents from moving forward with statehood proceedings.