MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Defense DEF
Improvements in uniformed services personnel, compensation, and benefits programs. H.R. 279, Military Family Stability Act; H.R. 303, Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act; H.R. 488, Military Spouse Job Continuity Act; H.R. 846, Eliminate SBP-DIC offset; H.R. 1301, FY 18 DoD appropriations; H.R. 1384, Fix 12304 mobilization orders; H.R. 2243, waiving Medicare Part B premiums for TRICARE benefits for certain severely disabled veterans; H.R. 2318, Military Spouse Hiring Act; H.R. 2487, Military Family Stability Act; H.R. 2810, FY18 National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2850, Military Patron Protection Act; S. 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act; S. 339, Eliminate SBP-DIC offset; S. 1519, FY18 National Defense Authorization Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FORREST W ALLEN New | Associate Dir., Government Relations |
| DANA ATKINS | President |
| MICHAEL J. BARRON | Dir., Government Relations |
| KATHRYN M BEASLEY | Dir., Government Relations |
| RENE A CAMPOS | Dir., Government Relations |
| BROOKE GOLDBERG | Dir., Government Relations |
| DANIEL MERRY | Vice President, Government Relations |
| JAMES NAUGHTON | Associate Dir., Government Relations |
| JAMES W O'BRIEN | Chief Operating Officer |
| ANIELA SZYMANSKI | Dir., Government Relations |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1317, allowing Guard and Reservists to max out civilian IRAs and federal TSP;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FORREST W ALLEN New | Associate Dir., Government Relations |
| DANA ATKINS | President |
| MICHAEL J. BARRON | Dir., Government Relations |
| KATHRYN M BEASLEY | Dir., Government Relations |
| RENE A CAMPOS | Dir., Government Relations |
| BROOKE GOLDBERG | Dir., Government Relations |
| DANIEL MERRY | Vice President, Government Relations |
| JAMES NAUGHTON | Associate Dir., Government Relations |
| JAMES W O'BRIEN | Chief Operating Officer |
| ANIELA SZYMANSKI | Dir., Government Relations |
Veterans VET
H.R. 43, to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits; H.R. 92, CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 95, Veterans Access to Childcare; H.R. 103, Chiropractic care for veterans; H.R. 105, Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud; H.R. 245, Veterans Education Equity; H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Veterans; H.R. 369, Eliminate sunset of Veterans Choice Program; H.R. 873, GWOT memorial; H.R. 1104, Veterans TEST Accessibility; H.R. 1112, Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability; H.R. 1216, Protecting Veterans From School Closures; H.R. 1328, Vets COLA; H.R. 1329, Vets COLA; H.R. 1331, provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning; H.R. 1379, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Purple Heart recipients; H.R. 1461, VA employee accountability; H.R. 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act ; H.R. 1564, funding for medical professionals not employed by VA to travel to examine veterans; H.R. 1618, expanded criteria for eligibility of caregiver services; H.R. 1793, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act; H.R. 1796, Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act; H.R. 1956, caregiver expansion; H.R. 1989, direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a high technology education pilot program; H.R. 1994, IT improvements at VA; H.R. 2103, Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act; H.R. 2506, Veteran Wellness Act; S. 23, Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act; S. 75, VA to reconsider and make a new determination regarding disability claims for exposure to mustard gas or lewisite in WWII; S. 86, Veterans Choice Continuation Act; S. 111, Filipino Veterans Promise Act; S. 112, Providing childcare assistance to homeless vets; S. 165, Caregiver Program Information Dissemination Ac; S. 324, State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act; S. 410, reassignment Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to another eligible dependent in cases where the original designated beneficiary dies; S. 473, Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act; S. 543, Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act; S. 544, Extending sunset provision of Veterans Choice Act; S. 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act; S. 609, Chiropractic care for veterans; S. 681, Improve VA services for female veterans; S. 744, Protecting Veterans Credit Act; S. 758, Camp Lejeune water contamination; S. 764, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act; S. 784, Veterans COLA; S. 798, Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act; S. 804, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act; S. 833, expanded VA health care and benefits for victims of military sexual trauma; S. 844, expanded eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits; S. 882, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Purple Heart recipients; S. 899, new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities; S. 926, Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act; S. 946, Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act; S. 1024, Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act; S. 1094, Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 1153, giving the VA authority to suspend potentially unsafe medical providers from treating veterans; S. 1192, Veterans TEST Accessibility; S. 1209, increasing the special pension for Medal of Honor recipients; S. 1218, promoting federal employment for transitioning veterans; S. 1261, improving cost sharing for urgent care services for veterans; S. 1266, partnering with VA to investigate VA medical centers; S. 1277, IT improvements at VA; S. 1279, Veterans Health Administration Reform Act; S. 1325, Better Workforce for Veterans Act ;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FORREST W ALLEN New | Associate Dir., Government Relations |
| DANA ATKINS | President |
| MICHAEL J. BARRON | Dir., Government Relations |
| KATHRYN M BEASLEY | Dir., Government Relations |
| RENE A CAMPOS | Dir., Government Relations |
| BROOKE GOLDBERG | Dir., Government Relations |
| DANIEL MERRY | Vice President, Government Relations |
| JAMES NAUGHTON | Associate Dir., Government Relations |
| JAMES W O'BRIEN | Chief Operating Officer |
| ANIELA SZYMANSKI | Dir., Government Relations |
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