{"database": "lobbying", "table": "lobbying_activities", "rows": [[1585372, "5094a28e-e844-4047-a8d3-b8b6bc6f563a", "Q3", "THE AMERICAN LEGION", 2775, "AMERICAN LEGION", 2014, "third_quarter", "VET", "H.R. 1443  --  Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act of 2013  --  To direct the VA Secretary to recognize tinnitus as a   mandatory condition for research and treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 1494  --  Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act  --  To direct the Secretary of Defense to review the operation of certainships during the Vietnam Era, and for other purposes  SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 2018  --  Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to identify the persons who are eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 2072  --  Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the accountability of the VA Secretary to the Inspector General of the VA  SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 2119  --  Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans Appeals  SUPPORT (with reservations) \n\nH.R. 2138  --  Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act  --  To direct the VA Secretary to resolve the backlog of disability claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes  SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 2847  --  Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2013  --  To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans  SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 3521  --  Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013  --  To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 3593  --  VA Construction Assistance Act of 2014  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the construction of major medical facilities, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 3876  --  Burial With Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the VA Secretary to carry out a grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4031  --  Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4038  --  Veterans Benefits Administration Information Technology Act of 2014  --  Requires the VA Secretary to make such changes and improvements to the information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration to ensure that:  (1) all original and supplemental claims for veterans educational assistance are adjudicated electronically, and (2) rules-based processing is used to make decisions with respect to such claims with little human intervention  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4095  --  Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014  --  To increase, effective as of December 1, 2014, 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)\n\nH.R. 4141  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the VA Secretary to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes  SUPPORT (with reservations)\n\nH.R. 4191  --  Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4344  --  Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to establish a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma  SUPPORTH.R. 4374  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the VA Secretary to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4486  --  Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes  --  Making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4672  --  To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide protections for active duty military consumers, and for other purposes  --  To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide protections for active duty military consumers, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 503;  S. 995  --  National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act of 2013  --  To authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 671;  S. 294  --  Ruth Moore Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the VA Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for other purposes  SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 679;  S. 629  --  Honoring America's Guard-Reserves Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes - SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 813;  S. 932  --  Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs - SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 1288;  S. 1361  --  World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act  --  To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II - SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 3230;  S. 2450  --  Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014  --  To improve the access of veterans to medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT\n \nH.R. 3499;  S. 1155  --  Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act  --  To provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts of the VA, to include mental health professionals in training programs of the Department - SUPPORT \n\nS. 529  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other purposes  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to modify the commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, NC for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other purposes - SUPPORT\n\nS. 851  --  Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program - SUPPORT\n\nS. 1148  --  Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the VA Secretary to provide notice of average times for processing claims, and for other purposes - SUPPORTS. 1295  --  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans with notice, when veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, that relevant services may be available from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require the VA Secretary to provide veterans with notice, when veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, that relevant services may be available from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes - SUPPORT \n\nS. 1296  --  Servicemembers Electronic Health Records Act of 2013  --  To amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific timeline for the DoD and VA Secretaries to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for other purposes  SUPPORT  \n\nS. 1411  --  Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2013  --  To specify requirements for the next update of the current strategic plan for the Office of Rural Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1579  --  SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013  --  To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the protections provided to members of the uniformed services and their families, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1583  --  Mental Health Support for Veterans Families and Caregivers Act of 2013  --  To require the VA Secretary to conduct an education program and peer support program for the education and training of family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1584  --  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1585  --  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to update the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program to base premium rates on the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table instead of the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to update the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program to base premium rates on the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table instead of the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1586  --  Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve dental health care for veterans, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1589  --  Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the VA Secretary to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs has an up-to-date policy on reporting of cases of infectious diseases, to require an independent assessment of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks and medical centers of the Department, and for other purposes  OPPOSE as written \n\nS. 1604  --  Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance eligibility for health care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1740  --  Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013  --  To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other purposes  SUPPORT\n\nS. 1751  --  A bill to improve authorities for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes  --  A bill to improve authorities for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians for benefits under laws administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes  SUPPORTS. 1755  --  Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2013  --  To require the VA Secretary to conduct a study on matters relating to the claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1863  --  To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for licensed medical professionals to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.  --  To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for licensed medical professionals to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1892  --  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes.  --  To direct the VA Secretary to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1931  --  A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.  --  A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. [This measure included a provision to repeal the COLA reduction for military retirees passed as part of Public Law 113-66]  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1950  --  Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014  --  To improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes [This measure included a provision to repeal the COLA reduction for military retirees passed as part of Public Law 113-66]  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1982  --  Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014  --  To improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes [This measure included a provision to repeal the COLA reduction for military retirees passed as part of Public Law 113-66] - SUPPORT \n\nS. 1985;  S. 2095  --  Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2013 [2014]  --  To reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the VA Secretary provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other purposes - SUPPORT \n\nS. 1987  --  To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, and for other purposes.  --  To authorize the VA Secretary to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, and for other purposes - SUPPORT \n\nS. 1993  --  Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2014  --  To protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the VA Secretary on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes - SUPPORT \n\nS. 2009  --  Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014  --  To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural areas, and for other purposes - SUPPORT\n\nS. 2013  --  Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014  --  To amend title 38, USC, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes - SUPPORT \n\nS. 2091  --  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 - SUPPORTS. 2145  --  Veteran Voting Support Act  --  To require the VA Secretary to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes - SUPPORT\n\nS. 2182  --  Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act  --  To expand and improve care provided to veterans and members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes - SUPPORT \n\nS. 2243  --  Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2014  --  To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 - 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