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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 46204 |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Verna Jones |
Date | 9/16/2020 3:22:11 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.J. Res. 9 / S. J. Res. 21 -- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. -- Protecting the American flag from acts of physical desecration by passing a constitutional amendment - SUPPORT
H.R. 2001 -- Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes - SUPPORT
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Verna |
Jones |
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Celli |
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Dean |
Stoline |
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Ian |
DePlanque |
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Jeffrey |
Steele |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 303 -- Retired Pay Restoration Act -- To amend title 10, USC, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the VA for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation - SUPPORT
H.R. 333 -- Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act -- To amend title 10, USC, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes. - SUPPORT
H.R. 1735 -- National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 -- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 271 -- Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015 -- To amend title 10, USC, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Jones |
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Joseph |
Grassi |
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Frederick |
Gessner |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 182 -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit the centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions. -- To direct the VA Secretary to permit the centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions - SUPPORT
H.R. 456 -- Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to include college application fees as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Education Assistance Program - SUPPORT
H.R. 475 -- G.I. Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the VA Secretary relating to educational assistance, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (except one section)
H.R. 476 -- G.I. Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify the process of approving courses of education pursued using educational benefits administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 643 -- Veterans Education Survey Act of 2015 -- To direct the VA Secretary to enter into a contract with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals who have used or are using their entitlement to educational assistance under the educational assistance programs administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1141 -- G.I. Bill Fairness Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to consider certain time spent by members of reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving medical care from the Secretary of DOD as active duty for purposes of eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1399 -- Veteran Education Empowerment Act -- To reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Veteran Student Centers - SUPPORT
H.R. 1581 -- Veterans Education Tax Security Act of 2015 (VETS Act of 2015) -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans - SUPPORT
H.R. 2361 -- Work Study for Student Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to extend the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance by the VA Secretary - SUPPORT
H.R. 2855 -- Veterans Education Flexibility Act of 2015. -- To amend title 38, USC, to eliminate the time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 2360 / S. 1938 -- Career-Ready Student Veterans Act [of 2015] -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the approval of certain programs of education for purposes of educational assistance provided by the VA - SUPPORT (with revisions)
S. 602 -- GI Bill Fairness Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to consider certain time spent by members of reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving medical care from the Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Jones |
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Sharpe |
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Walker |
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Ian |
DePlanque |
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Dean |
Stoline |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 189 -- Servicemember Foreclosure Protection Extension Act of 2015 -- Amends the Honoring Americas Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through calendar year 2016 the one-year period after a service members military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. Revives, effective January 1, 2017 (currently, January 1, 2016), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act - SUPPORT
H.R. 474 -- Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to provide for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such programs - SUPPORT
H.R. 1187 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the VA - SUPPORT
S. 425 -- Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to provide for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such programs - SUPPORT
S. 684 -- Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1885 -- Veteran Housing Stability Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 2013 -- Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain leases at the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Walker |
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Ian |
DePlanque |
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Dean |
Stoline |
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Jeffrey |
Steele |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 313 / S. 242 -- Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 -- To amend title 5, USC, to provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 344 -- Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act -- To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employment of veterans in manufacturing positions - SUPPORT
H.R. 356 -- Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to develop and publish an action plan for improving the vocational rehabilitation services and assistance provided by VA - SUPPORT
H.R. 366 -- Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act -- To reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 832 -- Veterans Employment and Training Services Longitudinal Study Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into a contract for the conduct of a longitudinal study of the job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans provided by the Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions)
H.R. 1382 -- Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans - SUPPORT
H.R. 2133 -- Servicemembers Choice in Transition Act -- To amend title 10, USC, to provide additional training opportunities under the Transition Assistance Program to members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty - SUPPORT
H.R. 2275 -- Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish in the VA the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration and to improve employment services for veterans by consolidating various programs in the VA , and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 2344 -- Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Improvement Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to make certain improvements in the vocational rehabilitation programs of the VA - SUPPORT
H.R. 2835 -- Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015 -- To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection officers - SUPPORT
S. 210 -- Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015 -- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state - SUPPORT
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Law 114-38 - Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 -- To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1015 -- Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the oversight of contracts awarded by the VA Secretary to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans - SUPPORT
H.R. 1313 -- Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act -- Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences for: (1) 10 years after the veterans death if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability, or (2) 3 years after such death if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability - SUPPORT
H.R. 1694 -- Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015 -- To amend MAP-21 to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1400 -- Veteran Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015 -- To amend the Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses - SUPPORT
S. 1870 -- Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2015 (VET Act of 2015) -- To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Stoline |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 216 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning and Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review, to establish in the VA a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 245 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 271 -- Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act -- To establish a commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the VA Secretary for treating mental illnesses of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary alternative treatments available in non-VA medical facilities within the community - SUPPORT
H.R. 272 -- Medal of Honor Priority Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 280 -- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs -- To authorize the VA Secretary to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the VA - SUPPORT
H.R. 294 -- Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently - SUPPORT
H.R. 359 -- Veteran Dog Training Therapy Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy - SUPPORT
H.R. 421 -- Classified Veterans Access to Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the mental health treatment provided by the VA Secretary to veterans who served in classified missions - SUPPORT
H.R. 423 -- Newborn Care Improvement Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the care provided by the VA Secretary to newborn children - SUPPORT
H.R. 571 -- Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, improve the treatment of whistleblower complaints by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 593 -- Aurora Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To extend the authorization for the construction of the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and to direct the VA Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to manage such construction - SUPPORT
H.R. 627 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the VA Secretary - SUPPORT
H.R. 675 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions)
H.R. 732 -- Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the opportunities for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans Appeals - SUPPORT
H.R. 1016 -- Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1067 -- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to extend the temporary expansion of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to ensure that judges of the United States Courtof Appeals for Veterans Claims may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1129 -- Veterans Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish within the VA an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection - SUPPORT
H.R. 1302 -- VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the VA - SUPPORT
H.R. 1338 -- Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 -- To require the VA Secretary to conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1331 -- Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-VA medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1356 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1369 -- Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 -- To modify the treatment of agreements entered into by the VA Secretary to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1379 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the Board of Veterans Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1380 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the VA Secretary to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual - SUPPORT
H.R. 1384 -- Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law - SUPPORT
H.R. 1414 -- Pay As You Rate Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1496 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT
H.R. 1575 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces - SUPPORT
H.R. 1607 -- Ruth Moore Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the VA Secretary for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1769 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 1862 -- Veterans Credit Protection Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to conduct outreach to veterans regarding the effect of delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care furnished by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers by the Chief Business Office and to direct the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report regarding such delayed payments - SUPPORT
H.R. 1948 -- Veterans Access to Child Care Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT
H.R. 1994 / S. 1082 -- VA Accountability Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the VA based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 2214 -- Disabled Veterans Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act -- To improve the authority of the VA Secretary to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations - SUPPORT
H.R. 2256 -- Veterans Information Modernization Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care by the VA - SUPPORT
H.R. 2257 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans - SUPPORT
H.R. 2460 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans - SUPPORT
H.R. 2464 -- Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of the VA Secretary to the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT
H.R. 2555 -- Veteran Wellness Act -- To direct the VA Secretary to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations - SUPPORT
H.R. 2605 -- Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the VA Secretary. - SUPPORT (if VA receives necessary funding)
H.R. 2894 Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for All Veterans Act To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT
H.R. 2914 -- Build A Better VA Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to require congressional approval before the appropriation of funds for Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases - SUPPORT
H.R. 2915 -- Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA Secretary to identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the Secretary - SUPPORT
H.R. 2975 -- Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that the VA Secretary repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries - SUPPORT
H.R. 3016 -- VA Provider Equity Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT
H.R. 3106 -- Construction Reform Act of 2015 -- To authorize Department major medical facility construction projects for fiscal year 2015, to amend title 38, USC, to make certain improvements in the administration of Department medical facility construction projects, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 473 / S. 290 -- Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the accountability of employees of the VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT (with revisions)
H.R. 969 / S. 681 -- Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
H.R. 2691 / S. 1451 -- Veterans Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to adjudicate and pay survivors benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 297 -- Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015 -- To revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 469 -- Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 -- To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the VA to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 471 -- Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 -- To improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the VA , and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 563 -- Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program to seek to employ physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs on a without compensation basis in practice areas and specialties with staffing shortages and long appointment waiting times - SUPPORT
S. 564 -- Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 717 -- Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015 -- To designate certain non-Department mental health care providers who treat members of the Armed Forces and veterans as providers who have particular knowledge relating to the provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 901 -- Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 -- To establish in the VA a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1021 -- Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act -- To require the VA Secretary to award grants to establish, or expand upon, masters degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1085 -- Military and Veterans Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015 -- To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the VA, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1203 -- 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to improve the processing by the VA of claims for benefits under laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1358 -- Hmong Veterans Service Recognition Act -- To amend title 38, USC, to authorize the VA Secretary to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era - SUPPORT
S. 1450 -- Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act -- To amend title 38,
USC, to allow the VA Secretary to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the VA - SUPPORT
S. 1493 -- Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 -- To provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1641 -- Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act -- To improve the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, to improve patient advocacy by the Department, and to expand availability of complementary and integrative health, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1676 -- Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services for Veterans Act of 2015 (DOCS for Veterans Act of 2015) -- To increase the number of graduate medical education positions treating veterans, to improve the compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of VA, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1693 -- Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 -- To amend title 38, USC, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the VA in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
S. 1754 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes -- To amend title 38, USC, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes
S. 2022 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. -- To amend title 38, USC, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes - SUPPORT
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
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