PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

Veterans VET

H.R. 41, the VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023 H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 333, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act H.R. 366, the Korean American VALOR Act H.R. 542, the Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023 H.R. 543, the VA CPE Modernization Act H.R. 544, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023 H.R. 592, the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act H.R. 808, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act H.R. 894, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act H.R. 1001, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 1003, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023 H.R. 1083, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 1089, the VA Medical Center Transparency Act H.R. 1139, the GUARD VA Benefits Act H.R. 1191, the Correcting Guams History in the PACT Act H.R. 1226, the Wounded Warrior Access Act H.R. 1255, the Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023 H.R. 1278, the DRIVE Act H.R. 1282, the Richard Star Act H.R. 1529, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 H.R. 1554, the INVEST Act H.R. 1606, the Veterans Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 H.R. 1658, the Manage VA Act H.R. 1659, the Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act H.R. 1815, the Expanding Veterans Options for Long Term Care Act H.R. 2410, the VET CARE Act of 2023 H.R. 2413, the Dental Care for Veterans Act H.R. 2414, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 2431, the Veterans Equal Access Act H.R. 2441, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023 H.R. 2499, the VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act H.R. 2768, the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act H.R. 2818, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 2830, the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 H.R. 2971, the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2023 H.R. 3077, the Green Star Families Act H.R. 3225, the BUILD for Veterans Act H.R. 3303, the Maternal Health for Veterans Act H.R. 3600, the VA Work-Study Improvement Act H.R. 3601, the Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act H.R. 3651, the Love Lives On Act H.R. 3698, the Feed Hungry Veterans H.R. 3738, the Veterans Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2023 H.R. 3790, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act H.R. 3948, the Care for COFA Veterans Act H.R. 3981, the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act H.R. 3956, the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act H.R. 4047, the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 4278, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act H.R. 4249, the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act (VET PFAS Act) H.R. 4262, the CHAMPVA Online Act H.R. 4334, the Healthcare Equality and Rights for Our Heroes Act H.R. 4566, the Providing Radiation Exposed Servicemembers Undisputed Medical Eligibility (PRESUME) Act H.R. 5492, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023 H.R. 5530, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act H.R. 5610, the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act H.R. 5787, the Veterans HSA Access Act of 2023 House Resolution, to recognize the patriotism and contributions of veterans service organizations House Resolution, to establish a National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day House Draft, the VA Caregiver Transparency Act House Draft, to provide caregivers with access to Space-A travel House Draft, the Veterans Burial Benefits Awareness Act House Draft, the Military and Veterans in Parks (MVP) Act S.10, the VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023 S. 30, the Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act S. 42, the Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn and Deliver (BUILD) for Veterans Act of 2023 S. 141, the Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023 S. 326, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023 S. 344, the Richard Star Act S. 414, the Caring for Survivors Act S. 449, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act S. 495, the Expanding Veterans Options for Long Term Care Act S. 592, the DRIVE Act S. 656, Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 S. 622, the Helping Heroes Act S. 740, the GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023 S. 777, the Veterans' COLA Act of 2023 S. 853, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2023 S. 928, the Not Just a Number Act S. 1028, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023 S. 1037, the Department of Veterans Affairs EHRM Standardization and Accountability Act S. 1119, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2023 S. 1125, the EHR Program RESET Act of 2023 S. 1172, the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act S. 1266, the Love Lives On Act of 2023 S. 1298, the Supporting the Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act S. 1315, the Veterans' Health Empowerment, Access, Leadership, and Transparency for our Heroes (HEALTH) Act of 2023 S. 1436, the Critical Health Access Resource and Grant Extensions (CHARGE) Act of 2023 S. 1515, the Retired Pay Restoration Act S. 1545, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act S. 1590, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 1612, the Reimburse Veterans for Domiciliary Act S. 1745, the Protecting Veteran Community Care Act S. 1792, the Veteran Caregiver Application and Appeals Reform Act of 2023 (CARE Act of 2023) S. 1828, the Veterans Homecare Choice Act S. 1910, the Ensuring VetSuccess on Campus Act of 2023 S. 1951, the Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act S. 1954, the Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act S. 2067, the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act (SAVES Act) S. 2158, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act S. 2174, the Department of Veterans Affairs Minor Construction Threshold Adjustment Act of 2023 S. 2181, the Keeping Military Families Together Act S. 2259, the LINC VA Act S. 2263, the Rural Vital Emergency Transportation Services (VETS) Act S. 2503, the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act S. 2516, the Veterans Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 2679, the LEAD Act of 2023 S. 2745, the Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023 S. 2757, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act S. 2801, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023 S. 2863, the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act S. 2873, the Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2023 S. Res. 238, National Service Dog Day S. Res. 405, the National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day Senate Draft, the Elizabeth Dole Veterans Programs Improvement Act Senate Draft, the Veterans Education Oversight Expansion Act Senate Draft, to expand and modify the VA grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas Implementation of P.L. 113-146, P.L. 115-41, P.L. 115-48, P.L. 115-55, P.L. 115-182, P.L. 116-171, P.L. 116-123, P.L. 116-154, P.L. 116-214, P.L. 116-315, P.L. 117-135, P.L. 117-168, P.L. 117-328, and P.L. 117-333 Discussions: Accessibility of VA Long Term Care Centers for SCI/D patients Discussions: VAs SCI-related construction projects Discussions: VAs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Discussions: Reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions: Improving VA transparency Discussions: Improving the VA claims process to include compensation and pension examinations Discussions: Predatory claims companies Discussions: VA Dental Program Discussions: VA infrastructure funding and reforms Discussions: VA QALY Metrics Discussions: Improving VAs Bowel and Bladder program Discussions: Improving VAs HISA Grant program Discussions: Status of VAs Electronic Health Record Modernization Discussions: Improving access to beneficiary travel reimbursement Discussions: Adequacy of VA Special Monthly Compensation Discussions: Modifying the VALife program for catastrophically disabled veterans Discussions: Improving VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for ALS surviving spouses Discussions: Increasing VA health care staffing

Contacted: Veterans Employment & Training Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1658 (118th), H.R. 333 (118th), S. 928 (118th), S. 2174 (118th), S. 1612 (118th), H.R. 5610 (118th), H.R. 3956 (118th), S. 344 (118th), H.R. 542 (118th), S. 449 (118th), S. 2873 (118th), S. 1745 (118th), S. 853 (118th), H.R. 2410 (118th), S. 1792 (118th), H.R. 3790 (118th), H.R. 1191 (118th), H.R. 543 (118th), S. 1590 (118th), H.R. 2413 (118th), H.R. 1606 (118th), H.R. 366 (118th), S. 1954 (118th), S. 141 (118th), H.R. 41 (118th), H.R. 2768 (118th), H.R. 1226 (118th), H.R. 5530 (118th), S. 2516 (118th), H.R. 4249 (118th), S. 740 (118th), H.R. 3303 (118th), H.R. 5787 (118th), S. 1545 (118th), S. 414 (118th), H.R. 1003 (118th), H.R. 2441 (118th), S. 326 (118th), H.R. 4262 (118th), H.R. 894 (118th), H.R. 1255 (118th), H.R. 1083 (118th), H.R. 1089 (118th), S. 2067 (118th), S. 1298 (118th), H.R. 808 (118th), S. 1515 (118th), H.R. 1139 (118th), H.R. 544 (118th), S. 2757 (118th), S. 2745 (118th), S. 1037 (118th), S. 1315 (118th), H.R. 1529 (118th), H.R. 1554 (118th), H.R. 4278 (118th), S. 1172 (118th), S. 30 (118th), S. 1119 (118th), S. 1910 (118th), S. 2259 (118th), S. 622 (118th), H.R. 1001 (118th), S. 656 (118th), H.R. 1659 (118th), H.R. 2431 (118th), H.R. 2414 (118th), S. 2158 (118th), S. 1125 (118th), S. 2263 (118th), H.R. 1278 (118th), H.R. 3601 (118th), S. 1828 (118th), H.R. 592 (118th), S. 2503 (118th), H.R. 1815 (118th), S. 42 (118th), S. 777 (118th), S. 1266 (118th), H.R. 4047 (118th), H.R. 2830 (118th), H.R. 3077 (118th), H.R. 3981 (118th), S. 2863 (118th), S. 1951 (118th), S. 1436 (118th), H.R. 4566 (118th), S. 592 (118th), S. 2181 (118th), H.R. 1282 (118th), H.R. 3600 (118th), H.R. 303 (118th), H.R. 3948 (118th), S. 10 (118th), S. 2801 (118th), S. 1028 (118th), S.Res. 405 (118th), S. 2679 (118th), H.R. 3698 (118th), H.R. 2818 (118th), H.R. 2971 (118th), H.R. 4334 (118th), S.Res. 238 (118th), H.R. 3225 (118th), H.R. 5492 (118th), S. 495 (118th), H.R. 2499 (118th), H.R. 3738 (118th), H.R. 3651 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 4366/S. 2127, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Discussions: Funding for Department of Veterans Affairs infrastructure

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3746 (118th), H.R. 2811 (118th), S. 2127 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), S. 2624 (118th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023 H.R. 241, the ACCESS Act H.R. 2442/S.1086, the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act H.R. 3493, the ADA Improvement Act of 2023 S. 1030, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 1198, the Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act S. 2910, the Federal Agency Accessibility Compliance Act of 2023 S. Res. 361, the Senate Rehabilitation Act Resolution Implementation of P.L. 101-226, the Americans with Disabilities Act Discussions: Improving ADA compliance and incentives Discussions: Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)

Bills named: H.R. 3493 (118th), S. 2910 (118th), H.R. 2442 (118th), H.R. 14 (118th), S. 1198 (118th), S. 1030 (118th), S.Res. 361 (118th), H.R. 241 (118th), S. 1086 (118th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2670/S. 2226, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 House Draft, the Pilot Program on Cryopreservation and Storage

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2226 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 2371/S. 1049, the REAADI for Disasters Act Senate Draft, the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2371 (118th), S. 1049 (118th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 671, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act H.R. 883/S. 320, the Stop the Wait Act H.R. 3729/S. 1211, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act H.R. 4583/S. 2280, the Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 5408/S. 2767, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act House Draft, the We Cant Wait Act

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1211 (118th), S. 2280 (118th), H.R. 883 (118th), H.R. 3729 (118th), H.R. 671 (118th), H.R. 5408 (118th), S. 2767 (118th), H.R. 4583 (118th), S. 320 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 485 (118th)

Housing HOU

S. 1267/H.R. 2846, the Fair Housing Improvement Act S. 1377, the Visitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act House Draft, the Home Accessibility Tax Credit Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 1267 (118th), H.R. 2846 (118th), S. 1377 (118th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Discussions: Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Research Issues Discussions: National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Issues

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 547/S.100, the Better Care Better Jobs Act H.R. 1493/S. 762, the HCBS Access Act H.R. 4315, the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act Discussions: Interaction between Medicare Part B and Tricare for medically retired veterans Discussions: Definition of Medicare in the Home for DME purposes Discussions: Right to repair DME products - ensure providers of DME and prosthetics are reimbursed by Medicare when doing repairs and preventative maintenance

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 100 (118th), S. 762 (118th), H.R. 1493 (118th), H.R. 547 (118th), H.R. 4315 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2522, the ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: S. 2522 (118th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1267/S. 545, the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2023 H.R. 1445/S. 400, the Prioritizing Accountability and Accessibility for Aviation Consumers Act of 2023 H.R. 1499/S. 753, the Good Jobs for Good Airports H.R. 1772, the WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act H.R. 3762/S. 1765, the Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act H.R. 3082/S. 1459, the Mobility Aids On Board Improve Lives and Empower All Act {MOBILE Act) of 2023 H.R. 3845, the Disability Access to Transportation Act H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R. 4446, the Store On-board Wheelchairs in Cabin Act House Draft, to establish a program to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems to advocate for individuals with disabilities to access transportation, and for other purposes House Draft, the VETS Safe Travel House Draft, the Access and Dignity for All Passengers who Travel (ADAPT) Act of 2023 House Draft, to provide for updated and new motor vehicle safety standards and regulations for highly automated vehicles and partially automated vehicles, and for other purposes House Draft, to ensure safety and accessibility in rulemakings for highly automated vehicles House Draft, to improve the TSA screening process for passengers with disabilities S. 1796, the Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Safety Act S. 1911, the Airline Safety Information and Entertainment Access Act S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 Senate Draft, the Airport Accessibility Act of 2023 Senate Draft, the Equal Accessibility to Passenger Portals (Equal APP Act) Senate Draft, the Access and Dignity for All Passengers who Travel (ADAPT) Act of 2023 Senate Draft, the Store On-board Wheelchairs in Cabin Act Senate Draft, the Improved Transportation Consumer Protection Act of 2023 Senate Draft, the AVIATE Act Implementation of P.L. 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Implementation of P.L. 99-435, the Air Carrier Access Act Discussions: Amtrak ADA compliance Discussions: Provisions for the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Act, including training and wheelchair damage and carriage Discussions: Airline federal preemption Discussions: Improving disability-related training for transportation screening officers

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)

Bills named: S. 1765 (118th), S. 545 (118th), S. 1911 (118th), H.R. 3762 (118th), H.R. 3082 (118th), S. 1459 (118th), H.R. 1499 (118th), H.R. 1267 (118th), H.R. 1445 (118th), H.R. 3845 (118th), S. 1796 (118th), H.R. 4446 (118th), H.R. 1772 (118th), S. 753 (118th), S. 1939 (118th), S. 400 (118th), H.R. 3935 (118th)

Unemployment UNM

H.R. 1263/S. 533, the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act S. 1298, the Supporting the Direct Care Workforce Act Implementation of P.L. 113-128, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Implementation of DOL VETS Disabled Veterans Program Discussions: Federal employment of people with disabilities Discussions: Disability Employment Incentives Act

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Employment & Training Service

Bills named: S. 1298 (118th), S. 533 (118th), H.R. 1263 (118th)