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Telecommunications TEC

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and S 3304/HR 3101: The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Council on Disability; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)

Bills named: H.R. 3101 (112th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Medicare and Medicaid reform; Medicare competitive bidding; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Budget Resolutions; Community Choice Act; Economic Recovery in Health Care Act; PL 111-148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; and HR 6079: Repeal Obamacare Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Council on Disability; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6079 (112th), H.R. 4872 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Treaty Doc. 112-7: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Council on Disability; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); SENATE; White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Agriculture AGR

FY 2013 Appropriations: Agriculture.

Contacted: White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Council on Disability; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 110-325: ADA Amendments Act of 2008; PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; HR 1592/S 1105: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; HR 2841/S 1843: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Air Carrier Access Act (49 USC 41705); Inclusive Design Act; and HR 3356: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2012.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Natl Council on Disability; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1592 (112th), H.R. 2841 (112th), H.R. 3356 (112th)

Transportation TRA

HR 2095: Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007; The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009; FY 2013 Appropriations: Transportation/HUD; S 1813: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21); and HR 662: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Council on Disability

Bills named: H.R. 2095 (112th), H.R. 662 (112th)

Veterans VET

FY 2013 Appropriations: Military Construction & Veterans Affairs; PL 111-163: Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act; S 951/HR 1941: VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011; S 1820/HR 2403: National Guard Outreach Act; PL 112-56: 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act; HR 4310: 2013 National Defense Authorization Act; S 3309: Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act; HR 1627: Honoring Americas Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act; HR 6381: Housing Assistance for Veterans Act; and S 3313: Women Veterans and other Health Care Improvements Act.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Council on Disability; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 6381 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), H.R. 1627 (112th), H.R. 2403 (112th), H.R. 1941 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Regulation and Accountability of Nonprofits; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2009; PL 112-25: Budget Control Act of 2011; S 1549: The American Jobs Act; S 1872/HR 3423: ABLE Act of 2011; and HR 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Council on Disability; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 3423 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; HR 3267/S 1760: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act; S 829/HR 1546: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act; HR 452: Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; HR 3765: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Contribution Act of 2011; HR 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of 2011; HR 5: Protecting Access to Health Care Act; HR 1700: Medicare Decision Accountability Act; HR 3497: MODDERN (Modernize Our Drug and Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network) Cures Act of 2011; HR 4378: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2012; S 3289: Children's Mental Health Accessibility Act of 2012; and HR 6079: Repeal of Obamacare Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Council on Disability; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1700 (112th), H.R. 6079 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 4281 (112th), H.R. 1546 (112th), H.R. 4872 (112th), H.R. 3497 (112th), H.R. 3765 (112th), H.R. 3267 (112th), H.R. 3248 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 6111 (112th), H.R. 4213 (112th), H.R. 4378 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 Appropriations: Commerce, Justice & Science; Defense; Labor HHS & Education; Military Construction & Veterans Affairs; and Transportation & HUD; H Con Res 34: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021; Budget Control Act; Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013 (Administration's Proposal); and Continuing Resolution Act.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Council on Disability; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 34 (112th)

Insurance INS

PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; HR 1721: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act; HR 1670/S 683: Community Choice Act; HR 3043: Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2009; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; S 582: Social Security Protection Act; PL 79-271: Social Security Act of 1935; HR 1173: The Fiscal Responsibility & Retirement Security Act of 2011; HR 6061: The WIPA (Work Incentives Planning and Assistance) and PABSS (Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security) Continuation of Services Act of 2012; and HR 6079: Repeal of Obamacare Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Council on Disability; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1173 (112th), H.R. 6079 (112th), H.R. 6061 (112th), H.R. 1670 (112th), H.R. 1721 (112th), H.R. 3043 (112th), H.R. 4872 (112th)

Education EDU

PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; HR 1381/S 2020: Keeping All Students Safe Act; S 613: IDEA Fairness Restoration Act; S 929: The LEARN Act; HR 1540: National Defense Authorization Act of 2011; HR 2445: State and Local Flexibility Act; HR 469: Protecting Student Atheletes from Concussions Act; S 1667: Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act; and S 1571/S 1569/S 1568/S 1566/S 1686/S 1677: To Amend the Elementary & Secondary Education Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Council on Disability; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1381 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th), H.R. 2445 (112th), H.R. 469 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 105-220: Rehabilitation Act of 1973; PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act of 1998; HR 4213: American Workers, State and Business Relief Act; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act; PL 112-35: Short-term TANF Extension Act; HR 3610: Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011; HR 4227: Workforce Investment Act of 2012; HR 4297: Workforce Investment Improvement Act; S 2037: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2012; S 1036: AbilityOne Improvements Act; WIPA (Work Incentives Planning & Assistance) and PABSS (Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security) Extention Act; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); HR 3086: Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act; HR 4297: Workforce Investment Improvement Act; HR 4227: Workforce Investment Act of 2012; and S 1813: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21).

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Council on Disability; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4297 (112th), H.R. 3610 (112th), H.R. 4227 (112th), H.R. 4213 (112th), H.R. 3086 (112th)