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Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Reauthorization of the Lifespan Respite Act (H.R. 8906) Child Care is Essential Act (H.R. 7027; S. 3874)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8906 (116th), H.R. 7027 (116th), S. 3874 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation provisions in the Infrastructure bill Funding for public transit and transportation in the COVID-19 crisis Accessibility and safety of autonomous vehicles Disability Access to Transportation Act (H.R. 6248) Freedom to Move Act (H.R. 7389, S. 4278)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6248 (116th), S. 4278 (116th), H.R. 7389 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Deinstitutionalization and community integration. Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision. Americans with Disabilities Act implementation. Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Supporting funding for Census operations and extensions of deadlines for reporting apportionmnet data

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R. 1814 Increasing the federal Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of effort by states Protecting Medicaid access for SSI recipients

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 651 (116th), H.R. 1814 (116th)

Housing HOU

Housing options for people with disabilities in congregate settings at high risk for coronavirus infection and death Emergency rental assistance and eviction and foreclosure protections during COVID Extension and improvement of CDC Eviction Moratorium Technical assistance on HUD Fair Housing regulations Sec. 811 supportive housing for people with disabilities and Mainstream voucher programs Increasing affordable, accessible housing options

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

L-HHS-ED appropriations for 2021; THUD appropriations for FY 2021; all provisions dealing with human services and employment for people with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), special education, assistive technology, respite, housing, and transportation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Education EDU

Funding for special education and teacher preparations programs in COVID relief legislation Opposition to IDEA waivers and education voucher programs in COVID relief legislation Support for Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 8782, S. 4924) Support for the Save Education Jobs Act (H.R. 8691) PREP for All Students Act of 2020 (S.4956)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 4956 (116th), H.R. 8782 (116th), H.R. 8691 (116th), S. 4924 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Disability community concerns regarding employment Disability concerns regarding paid leave Family Act (H.R. 1185) Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1784) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation. Paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127 Elimination of 14 (c) subminimum wage and grants to expand competitive integrated employment and community-based supports

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1185 (116th), H.R. 1784 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L. 113-295 Improvements to ABLE Act Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R.1814 Supporting expansion of the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. Supporting the Recovery Rebates included in the CARES Act, (H.R. 748) Supporting All Dependents Count Act (S. 3652) included in the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) Supporting provisions benefitting the non-profit sector in COVID relief legislation Supporting expansion of Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Disability Access Expenditure Tax Credit, and Architectural and Transportation Barrier Tax Credit

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), S. 651 (116th), S. 3652 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 1814 (116th)

Unemployment UNM

Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities. Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the unemployment provisions of the CARES Act (H.R. 748) Support for full federal reimbursement for nonprofits who self insure for unemployment insurance during the pandemic

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Retirement RET

Improvements to Social Security Act Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities. Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Social Security Disability program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds. Social Security 2100 Act (S.269, H.R. 860) to extend solvency and make benefits improvements. ABLE Age Adjustment Act (S.651, H.R. 1814) SSI Restoration Act (S. 2753, H.R. 4280) Stop The Wait Act (S.2496, H.R. 4386) Stimulus payments included in the CARES Act, H.R.748

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 269 (116th), H.R. 1814 (116th), H.R. 4386 (116th), H.R. 4280 (116th), S. 2753 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 860 (116th), S. 651 (116th), S. 2496 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

Funding for the Assistive Technology Act and Lifeline Program in COVID relief legislation Support for the Emergency Broadband Connections Act (H.R. 6881, S. 4095)

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 4095 (116th), H.R. 6881 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Expanding access to health care and testing in the COVID response packages Ensuring access to vaccines for people with disabilities Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)