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Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Reauthorization of the Lifespan Respite Act (H.R. 2035, S.995) Family Violence Prevention Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 2035 (116th), S. 995 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Deinstitutionalization and community integration. Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision. Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary and implementation. Opposing H.R. 4099 ACCESS Act Disability rights in emergency situations Implementation of the Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2018 Gun violence and protecting civil rights Accessible Voting Act (S.3206) Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act and equal access for people with disabilities

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

Bills named: S. 3206 (116th), H.R. 4099 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Autonomous vehicle legislative proposals, surface transportation policy proposals Air Carrier Access Amendments Act (S.669, H.R. 1549) Disability Access to Transportation Act (H.R. 6248) Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act (S.3473)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1549 (116th), S. 3473 (116th), S. 669 (116th), H.R. 6248 (116th)

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.651 and H.R.1814 Supporting expansion of the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. The Recovery Rebates included in the CARES Act, (H.R. 748)

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

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

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

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) The Recovery Rebates included in the CARES Act. (H.R. 748)

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

Bills named: S. 651 (116th), H.R. 1814 (116th), S. 2753 (116th), S. 269 (116th), H.R. 4386 (116th), S. 2496 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 860 (116th), H.R. 4280 (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. Reauthorization of the Assistive Technology Act

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

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

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

Education EDU

Legislation to limit restraint and seclusion in schools. Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Opposition to education voucher programs Program improvements under the Higher Education Act

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

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. Family Medical Leave Modernization (H.R. 5456) Paid leave provisions of the Families Act First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127

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

Bills named: H.R. 1185 (116th), H.R. 5456 (116th), H.R. 1784 (116th)

Housing HOU

Fair Housing Act Implementation and enforcement, including Fair Housing and COVID-19 Eviction Crisis Act (S.3030) Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act; (S.3083) Fulfilling the Promise of the Housing Trust Fund Act (H.R. 5599) Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020 (H.R. 5884, S.3305) Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act (H.R. 5813, S.2946)

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

Bills named: H.R. 5599 (116th), H.R. 5884 (116th), S. 3305 (116th), S. 2946 (116th), H.R. 5813 (116th), S. 3083 (116th), S. 3030 (116th)

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, and housing.

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