RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION for RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION
No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Defense DEF
Lobbying to end the remaining Military Retired Pay/VA Service Connected Disability Offsets; "concurrent receipt" including support for H.R. 303"Retired Pay Restoration Act"; H.R. 333 "Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act" and S.66; in support of National Guard & Reserve benefit and retirement parity with the active duty including support for H.R.1384 & S. 667, the " Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act". Lobbying to end the SBP/DIC offset including support for H.R.846 "Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act" and S.339 "Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017; urged DoD stand alone arthritis research program directed by CDMRP
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE PARKE HOLLEMAN | — |
| LARRY DAVID MADISON | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Lobbying in favor of tax credits for NG & Reservists in critical infrastructure utilities; and tax requirements for VSOs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE PARKE HOLLEMAN | — |
Veterans VET
Lobbying to repeal sunset provision of the Choice Act; and improving health care quality as well as waiting lists etc; in support of "Comprehensive VA Workforce Bill to improve VA's ability to hire first rate veterans, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act to create Young Adults to stay on their parent's CHAMPVA insurance; Physician Assistant employment and Education Act of 2017; Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act; Educational Development for Troops and Veterans for qualifying for the Post 9/11 GI Bill; working to increase and improve DIC program; work on education improvements in the VA education programs including changing the "Gainful Employment Rule", "the Borrower Defense Rule" and the "Incentive Compensation Rule"supporting H.R. 1379 "Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Purple Heart Recipients" supporting S. 681, "the Deborah Sampson Act" to improve the treatment of women veterans in the VA; supporting H.R. 358 "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act to support the Military Order of the Purple Heart's museum; supporting S.422 and H.R.299, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017" to grant boots on the ground Vietnam status for those who served in the Vietnam War's Blue Water Navy; supporting H.R. 1472 and S. 591 to enlarge the VA's Caregivers program to include caregivers of veterans who were disabled prior to 9/11
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE PARKE HOLLEMAN | — |
| LARRY DAVID MADISON | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.