119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jun 23, 2025
GUARD Veterans’ Health Care Act
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Latest action (Jun 23, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HIGHMARK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGHMARK, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s bill modifies certain factors that are used to determine Medicare Advantage (MA) payments, particularly relating to health status and related data. H.R. 4077/S. 2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act - To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affair…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$1,240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$276,347
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
Amount not reported
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$105,716
Spent on own lobbying
…ver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025 S. 2061, the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025 S. 2107, the POST Act of 2025 S. 2145, the GUARD Veterans Health Care Act S. 2171 S. 2220, the Fighting for the Overlooked Recognition of Groups Operating in Toxic Test Environments in Nevada (FORG…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$990,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$276,347
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HIGHMARK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGHMARK, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s bill modifies certain factors that are used to determine Medicare Advantage (MA) payments, particularly relating to health status and related data. H.R. 4077/S. 2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act - To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affair…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$112,137
Spent on own lobbying
…ver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025 S. 2061, the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025 S. 2107, the POST Act of 2025 S. 2145, the GUARD Veterans Health Care Act S. 2171 S. 2220, the Fighting for the Overlooked Recognition of Groups Operating in Toxic Test Environments in Nevada (FORG…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$276,347
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$1,520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HIGHMARK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGHMARK, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s bill modifies certain factors that are used to determine Medicare Advantage (MA) payments, particularly relating to health status and related data. H.R. 4077/S. 2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act - To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affair…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$108,181
Spent on own lobbying
…ver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025 S. 2061, the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025 S. 2107, the POST Act of 2025 S. 2145, the GUARD Veterans Health Care Act S. 2171 S. 2220, the Fighting for the Overlooked Recognition of Groups Operating in Toxic Test Environments in Nevada (FORG…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HIGHMARK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGHMARK, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 31, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s bill modifies certain factors that are used to determine Medicare Advantage (MA) payments, particularly relating to health status and related data. H.R. 4077/S. 2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act - To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affair…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HIGHMARK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGHMARK, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 31, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s bill modifies certain factors that are used to determine Medicare Advantage (MA) payments, particularly relating to health status and related data. H.R. 4077/S. 2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act - To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affair…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$265,983
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arges for certain care or services furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] S.2145 - GUARD Veterans Health Care Act To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to permit recovery from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing