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Housing HOU

HUD Appropriations for FY 2018 and FY 2019. National Housing Trust Fund. Implementation of the Melville Act. HUD Fair Housing Programs.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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. Disability claims processing. Social Security's Representative Payee Program. H.R. 4547, Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 4547 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. (Graham Cassidy proposal.) National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person reauthorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Protection of basic structure of Medicaid program. Extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Health related provisions in the FY 2018 appropriations bill.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Disability community concerns regarding employment. Implementation of work incentives in Social Security disability programs. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Deinstitutionalization and community integration. Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision. Protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act (H.R. 620) Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472) Kevin and Auonte's Law (S. 2070).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2070 (115th), H.R. 620 (115th), H.R. 2472 (115th), S. 910 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. Protect Children, Farmers, and Farm Workers from Nerve agent Pesticides (S. 1624).

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th), S. 1624 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Improving security screening for people with disabilities (S. 1872)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1872 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L. 113-295 Improvements to ABLE Act ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 Protection of the Johnson Amendment regarding political activity.

Contacted: SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1874 (115th), S. 817 (115th)

Unemployment UNM

Implementation of Social Security Work Incentives provisions dealing with employment for individuals with disabilities. Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities. Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. 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. 817 and H.R. 1874 Permanently repealing Medicare Therapy Caps (H.R. 807, S. 253) Independence At Home 2 year extension (S. 464). Steve Gleason Act (S. 1132) to make permanent changes protecting access to speech generating devices.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: S. 1132 (115th), H.R. 807 (115th), S. 817 (115th), S. 253 (115th), S. 464 (115th), H.R. 1874 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

L-HHS-ED appropriations for 2018; T-HUD Appropriations for 2018: all provisions dealing with human services and employment for people with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), family support, housing, and voting. Budget reconciliation and discussions relating to block grants, deficit reduction, employment initiatives, Social Security disability issues, and automatic enforcement mechanisms. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Person with Disabilities Program. Developmental Disabilities Councils. FY 2019 President's Budget Request. Funding for public transit and transportation programs for people with disabilities. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1, P.L 115-97)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Education EDU

Higher Education Act Reauthorization. Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act (HR. 5199, S. 2517) Preservation of School Discipline Guidance.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 5199 (115th), S. 2517 (115th)