Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act of 2024

Lobbying in support of improved health care and benefits service for post-9/11 wounded, ill, and injured veterans including: H.R. 5785 (the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Improvement Act) to expand eligibility for VA STEM scholarship program; H.R. 8371 (the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act) to expand care and benefits for veterans, including changes to access standards for Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs; H.R. 1282, S. 344 (the Major Richard Star Act) to provide concurrent receipt to military medical retirees with combat-related injuries; H.R. 9678, S. 4437 (the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act) to improve care coordination for veterans using VA and Medicare health care; H.R. 9276 (the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act) to enhance support for caregivers transitioning away from caregiving roles; S. 4929 (the Lethal Means Safe Storage for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act) to create a program to distribute gun lockers to veterans; S.4997 (the Veterans Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) to provide stopgap funding to the Veterans Benefits Administration for the remainder of FY24; H.R. 9468 (the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act); to provide stopgap funding to the Veterans Benefits Administration for the remainder of FY24 and gain clarity on Veterans Health Administration funding needs for FY25; H.R. 2441, S. 1028 (the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023) to improve claim processing and claimant support services related to military sexual trauma claims at the Veterans Benefits Administration); H.R. 7214, S. 3722 (the Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military Moms and Dependent Moms Act) to require the Department of Defense to conduct research and produce a report on access to maternal health care within the military healthcare system; H.R. 7596 (the Servicewomen and Women Veteran Menopause Research Act) to require the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct research and produce a report on mid-life womens health and develop a strategic plan for access to care and services; H.R. 9328 (the K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2024) to improve disability claim processes for veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base; and H.R. 9039 to require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces.

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

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

H.R. 1282: Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 2537: BAH Restoration Act; H.R. 4334: Healthcare Equality and Rights for Our Heroes Act; H.R. 5071: Space Force Legacy Guardian Recognition Act; H.R. 6462: Resilient Employment and Authorization Determination to Increase the National Employment of Serving Spouses Act; H.R. 7214: Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act of 2024; H.R. 8025: Blast Overpressure Safety Act; H.R. 8070: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 344: Major Richard Star Act; S. 1823: BAH Restoration Act; S. 2297: Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act; S. 3722: Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act of 2024; S. 4109: Blast Overpressure Safety Act; S. 4309:; Relocation Assistance for Military Families Act of 2024; FTC Cars Rule; FSRM Funding Transparency; Military Unaccompanied Housing; Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot Program; Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Access; TRICARE Pregnancy QLE; USPHS Funding Challenges; TRICARE Reimbursement Rate Cut to Children's Hospitals; CFPB Funding; Gold Star Definition; DeCA and Food Plan Options; Military Family Readiness Council; TRICARE Fertility Coverage; TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Network; Junior Enlisted Pay Raise; ROTC Death Gratuity and SGLI; JROTC and Recruiting Crisis; USPHS Ready Reserve Corps; Military Health System Downsizing; SCRA and MLA; Servicemembers and Quality of Life; Scholarships for Military and Veteran Children; TRICARE Prior Authorization Requirements; Basic Needs Allowance; Basic Allowance for Housing; Benefits for Child Care Staff Across the Services; Child Care Fee Assistance

Client expense: $686,072 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Department Field Activities, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.

Access to maternity care for servicemembers and dependents (general); Online resources for pregnant servicemembers and dependents (general); Pregnancy and pregnancy loss as qualifying life events under TRICARE (general); coverage of in vitro fertilization under TRICARE; H.R. 7214/S. 3722, Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE