Veterans

Educate members and staff of House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees on issues involving the VA Electronic Health Record.

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Seeking additional funding for renal denervative technology

Monitor US Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA) distribution of medical alert devices. Monitor VA distributed devices to compliance with Trade Adjustment Act. Outreach to Congressional committees, Members of Congress, VA and GSA. No bill numbers involved.

Veterans issues regarding surplus property

Discussing Red One Medical management systems with Congress and the VA.

Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejuene Victims Act

None

HR 2701, S. 1318 Fallen Servicemen Religious Heritage Restoration Act

HR 2701/S1318- Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

H.R.6358 - Veteran Education Empowerment Act H.R.1391 Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025 Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025

HR 6015- VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act HR 6014- Right to Representation for Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Act of 2025

H.R. 210: Dental Care for Veterans Act H.R. 219: Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 438: PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act H.R. 1404: CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1732: GUARD VA Benefits Act H.R. 2102: Major Richard Star Act H.R. 2148: Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act H.R. 2605: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act H.R. 2717: Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act H.R. 3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 3726: Fisher House Availability Act of 2025 H.R. 3812: STRIVE Act of 2025 H.R. 4077: GUARD Veterans Health Care Act H.R. 6024: BRAVE Act of 2025 H.R. 6038: Improving Veteran Access to Care Act H.R. 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefit Expansion Act S. 609: BRAVE Act of 2025 S. 879: Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act S. 1032: Major Richard Star Act S. 1245: Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 S. 1308: VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 S. 1320: Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act S. 1441: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act S. 2309: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act S. 2623: HONOR Act of 2025 S. 3119: Fisher House Availability Act of 2025 Forever GI Bill VHA Restructuring Transition Assistance Program Honor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025 Mammography Access for Veterans Act GI Bill Definitions Home for the Brave Act Infertility presumption under the PACT Act NOPAIN For Veterans Act

H.R 1685 / S. 749 - Justice for ALS Veterans Act -- All Provisions, including those extending Dependency and Indemnity Compensation payments to surviving spouses of veterans who die from ALS, regardless of how long a veteran had ALS prior to death. H.R.6001 - ALS Veteran Reporting Act - Discussion around ALS prevention for the military and access to care for veterans living with ALS.

ADVOCATE IN SUPPORT OF A MORE COMPETITIVE PROCESS BY WHICH VA PROCURES GOODS AND SERVICES

Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support efforts to avoid disruption in veterans medical benefits payments -- Support VA Funding for proposed eastern Kansas Veterans Home including discretionary grant applications at US Veterans Administration -- Support efforts to avoid disruption in veterans medical benefits payments

Advocacy for federal IT moderdnization, particularly the use of machine learning and prediction analysis, to improve the delivery of health care to veterans, as well as to improve federal health provider job satisfaction and customer experience.

Legislation and policies related to: Revision and implementation of Department of Veterans Affairs regulation RIN 2900-AP44, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Reintroduction of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act H.R. 2234, Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act H.R. 3838/S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - provisions related to recognition of members of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps

Legislation and policies related to: Revision and implementation of Department of Veterans Affairs regulation RIN 2900-AP44, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Reintroduction of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act H.R. 2234, Ensuring Veterans' Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act H.R. 3838/S. 2296/S. 1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - provisions related to medical billet staffing, TRICARE services, and recognition of members of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps H.R. 3855, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration

Support veteran access to guideline-recommended colorectal cancer screening.

education programs

Lobbying in support of legislation to improve veteran health care and benefit services for wounded, ill, and injured veterans including: S. 800 (Precision Brain Health Research Act) and H.R. 6444 (Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act) to improve biomarker research related to low-level blast exposure; H.R. 2102 and S. 1032 (Major Richard Star Act) to allow concurrent receipt of VA and DoD benefits for veterans with combat-related injuries and medical retirement; H.R. 2148/S. 879 (Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act) to assist caregivers with employment, training, and retirement goals; H.R. 668/S. 506 (Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act) to establish a pilot care to improve care coordination for veterans eligible for VA care and Medicare; H.R. 740/S. 275 (Veterans ACCESS Act) to improve access to VA mental health residential rehabilitation treatment programs; H.R. 219 (Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act) and H.R. 2717 (Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act) to study and improve VA menopause care; H.R. 438 (PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act) to launch a VA grant program to support peer-to-peer mental health programs; H.R. 1971 (Veterans SPORT Act) to improve prosthetic services for veterans with recreational goals; H.R. 2201 (Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act) and H.R. 2576 (Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act) to improve the VA disability claims process for veterans with MST history; H.R. 3219 (GAMES Act) to expand eligibility for the Warrior Games; H.R. 3579 (Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act) and H.R. 1793 (Veterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act) to improve oversight and delivery of work-training programs; S.609 (BRAVE Act) to improve Vet Center oversight and programming for women veterans; S.2981 (Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act) to improve VA support for amputees; H.R. 965 (Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act) to improve access to housing for disabled veterans; H.R. 4795 and S. 2518 (Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act) to ensure access to emergency transportation for veterans in rural areas; and H.R. 5401 (Pay Our Troops Act) to continue paying Service members during government shutdowns.

Medical disability examinations to determine Veterans eligibility for compensation and pension benefits.

H.R.1971 - Veterans Safety, H.R.1987 - Veteran Safety,H.R.1732 - Veterans Right, H.R.1969 - Veterans Mental Health, H.R.1970 - Veterans Health,HR 2102/S. 1032 - Veterans benefits,H.R. 980 - Vet Education, H.R. 1960 - Vet Benefits, H.R. 1815 - VA Home Loans, H.R. 1527 - Vet Education, H.R. 913 - Vet Education, H.R. 1872 - Vet Education, H.R. 1458 - Vet Education, H.R. 1364 - Vet Benefits, H.R.3833 - Caregiver, H.R.3983 - Veterans Claim, H.R.3835 - Veterans Appeal, H.R.3834 - Veterans Claim, S.275 - VA Healthcare,H.R.3886 - Mental Health, H.R.4145 - Camp Lejeune, H.R.2605/S.1441 - Vet Mental Health,H.R.4509 - VHA, H.R.4837 - VHA;H.R.3455 - VA Benefits; HR1732 - VA Benefits; HR5339 - Toxic Exposure; HR 6047 - VA Benefit;

VA home loan guaranty program.

HR 2701/S1318- Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

S.1383 - Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 H.R. 1147 - Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

Department of Health and Human Services Congressionally Directed Spending requests, Department of Justice Community Project Funding request, Issues related to the Institutions of Mental Disease Exclusion and 190-Day Medicare Lifetime Limit. S. 2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - Provisions related to Sheppard Pratts Congressionally Directed Spending requests. H.R. 6938 - FY2026 Consolidated CJS, Energy & Water, Interior Appropriations Act - Provisions related to Sheppard Pratts Community Project Funding request. S. 3402 - Ensuring Excellence in MH Act. In support of. H.R. 4619 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025. In support of.

Issues related to veterans benefit programs and education opportunities.

Student Veteran Issues