PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

Housing HOU

H.R. 7393, the Home Accessibility Tax Credit Act S. 1267/H.R. 2846, the Fair Housing Improvement Act S. 1377, the Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 1377 (118th), S. 1267 (118th), H.R. 7393 (118th), H.R. 2846 (118th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Discussions: Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Research Issues Discussions: National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Issues

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

H.R. 41, the VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023 H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R. 333, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act H.R. 366, the Korean American VALOR Act H.R. 542, the Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023 H.R. 543, the VA CPE Modernization Act H.R. 544, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023 H.R. 592, the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act H.R. 808, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act H.R. 894, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act H.R. 1001, the Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 1003, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023 H.R. 1083, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 1089, the VA Medical Center Transparency Act H.R. 1139, the GUARD VA Benefits Act H.R. 1191, the Correcting Guams History in the PACT Act H.R. 1226, the Wounded Warrior Access Act H.R. 1255, the Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023 H.R. 1278, the DRIVE Act H.R. 1282, the Richard Star Act H.R. 1529, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 H.R. 1554, the INVEST Act H.R. 1606, the Veterans Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 H.R. 1658, the Manage VA Act H.R. 1659, the Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act H.R. 1753, the JAX Act H.R. 1815, the Expanding Veterans Options for Long Term Care Act H.R. 4190, the Resorting Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act H.R. 2410, the VET CARE Act of 2023 H.R. 2413, the Dental Care for Veterans Act H.R. 2414, the CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 2431, the Veterans Equal Access Act H.R. 2441, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023 H.R. 2499, the VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act H.R. 2768, the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act H.R. 2818, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 2830, the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 H.R. 2971, the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2023 H.R. 3077, the Green Star Families Act H.R. 3225, the BUILD for Veterans Act H.R. 3303, the Maternal Health for Veterans Act H.R. 3584, the Veterans Care Act H.R. 3600, the VA Work-Study Improvement Act H.R. 3601, the Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act H.R. 3644, the Act for Veterans Act H.R. 3649, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act H.R. 3651, the Love Lives On Act H.R. 3698, the Feed Hungry Veterans H.R. 3738, the Veterans Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2023 H.R. 3790, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act H.R. 3948, the Care for COFA Veterans Act H.R. 3981, the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act H.R. 3956, the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act H.R. 4016, the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act H.R. 4047, the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 4278, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act H.R. 4249, the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act (VET PFAS Act) H.R. 4262, the CHAMPVA Online Act H.R. 4334, the Healthcare Equality and Rights for Our Heroes Act H.R. 4424, the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act H.R. 4566, the Providing Radiation Exposed Servicemembers Undisputed Medical Eligibility (PRESUME) Act H.R. 5247, the Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2023 H.R. 5492, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023 H.R. 5530, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act H.R. 5559, the Protecting Veteran Claim Options Act H.R. 5610, the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act H.R. 5787, the Veterans HSA Access Act of 2023 H.R. 5794, the VA Peer Review Neutrality Act H.R. 5870, the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2023 H.R. 5890, the Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2023 H.R. 5891, the Veteran Appeals Decision Clarity Act H.R. 6291, the Have You Served Act H.R. 6315, the VA Billing Accountability Act H.R. 6324, the FY24 VA Major Medical Facility Authorization Act H.R. 6330, the Veterans Sentinel Act H.R. 6331, the DOULA for VA Act of 2023 H.R. 6333, the Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023 H.R. 6342, the Military and Veterans in Parks (MVP) Act H.R. 6373, the Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices (STAND) Act H.R. 6492, the EXPLORE Act H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023 H.R. 6551, the HEAL Act H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act of 2023 H.R 7100, the Prioritizing Veterans Survivors Act H.R 7150, the Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024 H.R. 7342, the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2024 H.R. 7347 H.R. 7361, the Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act of 2024 H.R. 7434, the BEST for Vets Act of 2024 H.R. 7654, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act H.R. 7738, the Toxic Exposure Fund Improvement Act of 2024 H.R. 7777, the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act H.R. 7793, the Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act of 2024 H.R. 7816, the Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act H.R. 7919, the Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2024 H.R. 8347, the Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2024 H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act H.R. 8646, the Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2024 H.R. 8792, the Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act of 2024 H.R. 8879, the Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act H. RES. 851, the Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the naming of new or undedicated facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs after women veterans and minority veterans in order to reflect the diversity of all who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States House Resolution, to recognize the patriotism and contributions of veterans service organizations House Resolution, to establish a National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day House Draft, the VA Caregiver Transparency Act House Draft, to provide caregivers with access to Space-A travel House Draft, the Veterans Burial Benefits Awareness Act House Draft, the Informing VETS Act of 2023 House Draft, the VR&E Terminology Update Act of 2024 House Draft, the Medical Disability Examination Improvement Act S.10, the VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023 S. 30, the Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act S. 38, the Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 S. 42, the Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn and Deliver (BUILD) for Veterans Act of 2023 S. 141, the Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023 S. 296, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023 S. 326, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023 S. 344, the Richard Star Act S. 414, the Caring for Survivors Act S. 449, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act S. 495, the Expanding Veterans Options for Long Term Care Act S. 592, the DRIVE Act S. 656, the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 S. 622, the Helping Heroes Act S. 740, the GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023 S. 777, the Veterans' COLA Act of 2023 S. 853, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2023 S. 928, the Not Just a Number Act S. 1028, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023 S. 1037, the Department of Veterans Affairs EHRM Standardization and Accountability Act S. 1119, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2023 S. 1125, the EHR Program RESET Act of 2023 S. 1172, the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act S. 1266, the Love Lives On Act of 2023 S. 1299, the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2023 S. 1315, the Veterans' Health Empowerment, Access, Leadership, and Transparency for our Heroes (HEALTH) Act of 2023 S. 1436, the Critical Health Access Resource and Grant Extensions (CHARGE) Act of 2023 S. 1515, the Retired Pay Restoration Act S. 1545, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act S. 1590, the Justice for ALS Veterans Act S. 1612, the Reimburse Veterans for Domiciliary Act S. 1745, the Protecting Veteran Community Care Act S. 1792, the Veteran Caregiver Application and Appeals Reform Act of 2023 (CARE Act of 2023) S. 1828, the Veterans Homecare Choice Act S. 1910, the Ensuring VetSuccess on Campus Act of 2023 S. 1951, the Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act S. 1954, the Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act S. 2014 S. 2067, the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act (SAVES Act) S. 2158, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act S. 2174, the Department of Veterans Affairs Minor Construction Threshold Adjustment Act of 2023 S. 2181, the Keeping Military Families Together Act S. 2259, the LINC VA Act S. 2263, the Rural Vital Emergency Transportation Services (VETS) Act S. 2276, the Welcome Home Veterans Act of 2023 S. 2503, the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act S. 2516, the Veterans Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 2679, the LEAD Act of 2023 S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023 S. 2745, the Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023 S. 2757, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act S. 2778, the VETS Business Act of 2023 S. 2801, the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023 S. 2863, the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act S. 2873, the Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2023 S. 2888, the TAP Promotion Act S. 3118, the Eliminating Racial Disparities in Claims Processing Act of 2023 S. 3126, the Mark Our Place Act S. 3256, the Improving Veterans Experience Act of 2023 S. 3284, the Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023 S. 3290, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act S. 3295, the Increasing Access to Military Service Records Act of 2023 S. 3452, the Fred Hamilton Veterans Lost Records Act S. 3567, the Veterans Affairs Centennial and Heritage Act of 2024 S. 3728, the Veterans Housing Stability Act of 2024 S. 3746, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act S. 3751, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act S. 3873, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill parity Act of 2024 S. 3886, the WAIVER Act S. 3958, the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act S. 3979 S. 4009, the Veterans STAND Act S. 4047, the Veterans COLA Act of 2024 S. 4074, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2024 S. 4100, the Honoring Veterans Legacies and Burial Benefits Enhancement Act S. 4198, the Veterans Cemetery Access Act S. 4437, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act S. Res. 238, National Service Dog Day S. Res. 405, the National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day Senate Draft, the Mental Health Administration and Delivery Act Senate Draft, the Elizabeth Dole Veterans Programs Improvement Act Senate Draft, the Veterans Education Oversight Expansion Act Senate Draft, to expand and modify the VA grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas Senate Draft, the VA SCHEDULES Act Senate Draft, the Veterans Mental Health and Behavioral Quality of Care Act Implementation of P.L. 113-146, P.L. 115-41, P.L. 115-48, P.L. 115-55, P.L. 115-182, P.L. 116-171, P.L. 116-123, P.L. 116-154, P.L. 116-214, P.L. 116-315, P.L. 117-135, P.L. 117-168, P.L. 117-328, and P.L. 117-333 Discussions: Accessibility of VA Long Term Care Centers for SCI/D patients Discussions: VAs SCI-related construction projects Discussions: VAs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Discussions: Reducing veterans and servicemembers suicide rates Discussions: Improving VA transparency Discussions: Improving the VA claims process to include compensation and pension examinations Discussions: Predatory claims companies Discussions: VA Dental Program Discussions: VA infrastructure funding and reforms Discussions: VA QALY Metrics Discussions: Improving VAs Bowel and Bladder program Discussions: Improving VAs HISA Grant program Discussions: Status of VAs Electronic Health Record Modernization Discussions: Improving access to beneficiary travel reimbursement Discussions: Adequacy of VA Special Monthly Compensation Discussions: Modifying the VALife program for catastrophically disabled veterans Discussions: Improving VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for ALS surviving spouses Discussions: Increasing VA health care staffing

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 41 (118th), S. 1125 (118th), H.R. 5870 (118th), S. 3126 (118th), H.R. 3225 (118th), H.R. 3077 (118th), H.R. 8646 (118th), H.R. 8792 (118th), S. 4437 (118th), S. 2801 (118th), H.R. 2414 (118th), H.R. 7100 (118th), H.R. 3738 (118th), H.R. 8347 (118th), S. 2067 (118th), H.R. 5787 (118th), S. 4074 (118th), H.R. 543 (118th), H.R. 6951 (118th), S. 1545 (118th), H.R. 6373 (118th), H.R. 6330 (118th), H.R. 3790 (118th), S. 2745 (118th), S. 2181 (118th), S. 3118 (118th), H.R. 7919 (118th), S. 3979 (118th), H.Res. 851 (118th), H.R. 3584 (118th), S. 1299 (118th), S. 2516 (118th), S. 740 (118th), S. 1590 (118th), H.R. 5492 (118th), S. 1315 (118th), H.R. 7738 (118th), H.R. 1815 (118th), S. 4198 (118th), H.R. 2971 (118th), S. 1612 (118th), S. 3452 (118th), H.R. 1226 (118th), H.R. 3698 (118th), H.R. 3644 (118th), S. 495 (118th), S. 3751 (118th), H.R. 542 (118th), S. 2718 (118th), H.R. 894 (118th), H.R. 3601 (118th), H.R. 1278 (118th), S. 30 (118th), H.R. 2818 (118th), H.R. 7434 (118th), H.R. 7777 (118th), S. 3728 (118th), S. 2014 (118th), S. 3958 (118th), S. 656 (118th), S. 3284 (118th), H.R. 6492 (118th), S. 296 (118th), H.R. 2410 (118th), H.R. 592 (118th), S.Res. 238 (118th), H.R. 4047 (118th), H.R. 333 (118th), H.R. 1554 (118th), H.R. 5891 (118th), S. 1266 (118th), H.R. 303 (118th), S. 1172 (118th), S. 3873 (118th), S. 2757 (118th), S. 3746 (118th), H.R. 4016 (118th), H.R. 7347 (118th), H.R. 4424 (118th), H.R. 6291 (118th), S. 344 (118th), S. 2174 (118th), H.R. 7361 (118th), H.R. 3981 (118th), H.R. 2499 (118th), H.R. 1089 (118th), S. 1828 (118th), H.R. 7816 (118th), H.R. 3956 (118th), H.R. 1191 (118th), S. 3290 (118th), H.R. 4566 (118th), H.R. 7150 (118th), H.R. 6324 (118th), S. 1745 (118th), S. 1119 (118th), S. 592 (118th), S. 3295 (118th), H.R. 5890 (118th), H.R. 808 (118th), S. 38 (118th), H.R. 7342 (118th), H.R. 5559 (118th), H.R. 4278 (118th), S. 2263 (118th), H.R. 1083 (118th), H.R. 2830 (118th), S. 4009 (118th), H.R. 4334 (118th), H.R. 6333 (118th), H.R. 5794 (118th), H.R. 1255 (118th), S. 414 (118th), H.R. 1139 (118th), H.R. 8879 (118th), S. 2259 (118th), S.Res. 405 (118th), S. 1792 (118th), S. 2276 (118th), S. 2158 (118th), S. 2888 (118th), H.R. 3303 (118th), H.R. 5610 (118th), H.R. 4249 (118th), S. 449 (118th), H.R. 1753 (118th), S. 4100 (118th), H.R. 1003 (118th), H.R. 1659 (118th), S. 4047 (118th), S. 777 (118th), S. 1951 (118th), H.R. 6315 (118th), H.R. 2413 (118th), S. 3256 (118th), S. 1954 (118th), H.R. 6538 (118th), S. 853 (118th), H.R. 3649 (118th), S. 2778 (118th), H.R. 6331 (118th), H.R. 2441 (118th), H.R. 366 (118th), S. 3886 (118th), S. 2863 (118th), H.R. 5247 (118th), S. 2679 (118th), H.R. 1606 (118th), S. 141 (118th), H.R. 3651 (118th), H.R. 1001 (118th), S. 326 (118th), S. 2873 (118th), H.R. 4262 (118th), S. 1028 (118th), S. 622 (118th), S. 1910 (118th), S. 928 (118th), S. 1515 (118th), S. 42 (118th), H.R. 544 (118th), S. 2503 (118th), H.R. 1529 (118th), H.R. 8371 (118th), S. 1037 (118th), H.R. 6551 (118th), H.R. 7654 (118th), S. 1436 (118th), H.R. 2431 (118th), H.R. 6342 (118th), H.R. 4190 (118th), H.R. 5530 (118th), H.R. 7793 (118th), S. 3567 (118th), H.R. 3948 (118th), H.R. 1658 (118th), S. 10 (118th), H.R. 1282 (118th), H.R. 2768 (118th), H.R. 3600 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023 H.R. 8328/S. 4283, the Alternatives to Guardianship Act S. 1298, the Supporting the Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act S. 3612, the Access to Family Building Act Senate Draft, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to ensure services for home modifications

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4283 (118th), H.R. 485 (118th), S. 1298 (118th), S. 3612 (118th), H.R. 8328 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 H.R. 2882, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024) H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 House FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ($25 million to foster public-private partnerships in the spinal injury research under the HHS InnovationX program) S. 2127, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 4677, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Discussions: Funding for Department of Veterans Affairs infrastructure

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 4677 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), H.R. 2811 (118th), H.R. 3746 (118th), S. 2127 (118th), S. 2624 (118th), H.R. 2882 (118th), H.R. 8580 (118th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023 H.R. 241, the ACCESS Act H.R. 2442/S.1086, the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act H.R. 3493, the ADA Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 5813/S. 2984, the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023 H.R. 6581/S. 1030, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2023 S. 1198, the Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act S. 2910, the Federal Agency Accessibility Compliance Act of 2023 S. 3747, the Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act S. 3748, the Accessible Voting Act S. 3749, the Accessibility and Inclusion to Diversity Local Government Leadership Act (the AID Local Government Act) S. Res. 361, the Senate Rehabilitation Act Resolution Implementation of P.L. 101-226, the Americans with Disabilities Act Discussions: Improving ADA compliance and incentives Discussions: Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6581 (118th), S.Res. 361 (118th), S. 1198 (118th), H.R. 2442 (118th), S. 3747 (118th), H.R. 5813 (118th), S. 3748 (118th), H.R. 3493 (118th), S. 1086 (118th), H.R. 241 (118th), S. 1030 (118th), S. 3749 (118th), S. 2910 (118th), S. 2984 (118th), H.R. 14 (118th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2670/S. 2226, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4638, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 House Draft, the Pilot Program on Cryopreservation and Storage

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 8070 (118th), S. 2226 (118th), S. 4638 (118th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 2371/S. 1049, the REAADI for Disasters Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: S. 1049 (118th), H.R. 2371 (118th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 671, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act H.R. 883/S. 320, the Stop the Wait Act H.R. 3729/S. 1211, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act H.R. 4583/S. 2280, the Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 5408/S. 2767, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act H.R. 7138, the SSI Restoration Act S. 3400, the We Cant Wait Act S. 3702, the Credit for Caring Act of 2024 S. 4192, the We Cant Wait Act House Draft, the We Cant Wait Act

Contacted: SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1211 (118th), H.R. 3729 (118th), S. 3400 (118th), H.R. 4583 (118th), S. 2767 (118th), S. 3702 (118th), H.R. 883 (118th), H.R. 5408 (118th), S. 2280 (118th), S. 320 (118th), H.R. 7138 (118th), S. 4192 (118th), H.R. 671 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 547/S.100, the Better Care Better Jobs Act H.R. 1493/S. 762, the HCBS Access Act H.R. 4315, the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act H.R. 6029/S. 3120, the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act H.R. 8018/S. 3109, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act S. 3118, the HCBS Relief Act of 2023 Discussions: Interaction between Medicare Part B and Tricare for medically retired veterans Discussions: Definition of Medicare in the Home for DME purposes Discussions: Right to repair DME products - ensure providers of DME and prosthetics are reimbursed by Medicare when doing repairs and preventative maintenance

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

Bills named: S. 762 (118th), H.R. 8018 (118th), H.R. 6029 (118th), H.R. 1493 (118th), S. 3109 (118th), H.R. 4315 (118th), S. 3118 (118th), H.R. 547 (118th), S. 3120 (118th), S. 100 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2522, the ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: S. 2522 (118th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1267/S. 545, the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2023 H.R. 1445/S. 400, the Prioritizing Accountability and Accessibility for Aviation Consumers Act of 2023 H.R. 1499/S. 753, the Good Jobs for Good Airports H.R. 1772, the WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act H.R. 3762/S. 1765, the Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act H.R. 3082/S. 1459, the Mobility Aids On Board Improve Lives and Empower All Act (MOBILE Act) of 2023 H.R. 3845, the Disability Access to Transportation Act H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024), Hassan Amendment #1990: Access to Universal Changing Stations H.R. 4049, the Access and Dignity for All People Who Travel Act of 2023 H.R. 4446, the Store On-board Wheelchairs in Cabin Act H.R. 6248, the Think Differently Transportation Act H.R. 7126, the AV Accessibility Act H.R. 7365, the VETS Safe Travel Act H.R. 8645, the Improved Screening for Veterans and Passengers with Disabilities Act House Draft, to establish a program to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems to advocate for individuals with disabilities to access transportation, and for other purposes House Draft, to provide for updated and new motor vehicle safety standards and regulations for highly automated vehicles and partially automated vehicles, and for other purposes House Draft, to ensure safety and accessibility in rulemakings for highly automated vehicles S. 1796, the Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Safety Act S. 1911, the Airline Safety Information and Entertainment Access Act S. 1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 S.4107, the Think Differently Transportation Act Senate Draft, the Airport Accessibility Act of 2023 Senate Draft, the Equal Accessibility to Passenger Portals (Equal APP Act) Senate Draft, the Access and Dignity for All Passengers who Travel (ADAPT) Act of 2023 Senate Draft, the Store On-board Wheelchairs in Cabin Act Senate Draft, the Improved Transportation Consumer Protection Act of 2023 Senate Draft, the AVIATE Act Implementation of P.L. 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Implementation of P.L. 99-435, the Air Carrier Access Act Discussions: Amtrak ADA compliance Discussions: Provisions for the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Act, including training and wheelchair damage and carriage Discussions: Airline federal preemption Discussions: Improving disability-related training for transportation screening officers Discussions: EV charging station accessibility

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: S. 4107 (118th), H.R. 1445 (118th), S. 400 (118th), H.R. 7365 (118th), H.R. 1772 (118th), H.R. 3845 (118th), H.R. 7126 (118th), H.R. 3935 (118th), S. 1911 (118th), S. 753 (118th), H.R. 1499 (118th), H.R. 3082 (118th), H.R. 3762 (118th), H.R. 6248 (118th), H.R. 4446 (118th), H.R. 8645 (118th), S. 1939 (118th), S. 1459 (118th), S. 545 (118th), S. 1765 (118th), H.R. 1267 (118th), H.R. 4049 (118th), S. 1796 (118th)

Unemployment UNM

H.R. 1263/S. 533, the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act H.R. 6655, the A Stronger Workforce for America Act H.R. 7994/S. 4120, the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act S. 1298, the Supporting the Direct Care Workforce Act Implementation of P.L. 113-128, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Implementation of DOL VETS Disabled Veterans Program Discussions: Federal employment of people with disabilities Discussions: Disability Employment Incentives Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Employment & Training Service; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1263 (118th), S. 533 (118th), H.R. 7994 (118th), H.R. 6655 (118th), S. 1298 (118th), S. 4120 (118th)