2nd Quarter - Report

THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES for ARC OF THE UNITED STATES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Ban of Electrical Stimulation Devices for aggressive and self-injurious behavior.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT —
DARCY ANN MILBURN —
JULIE WARD —

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

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Supplemental Security Income and Social Security survivor benefits for Foster Youth

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARCY ANN MILBURN —

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

Transportation TRA

FAA Reauthorization (H.R.3935/S.1939)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL NAGEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: S. 1939 (118th), H.R. 3935 (118th)

Education EDU

Restraint and Seclusion IDEA Funding Mental Health in Schools Medicaid in Schools 529 Accounts

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARCY ANN MILBURN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8467 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

L-HHS-ED appropriations for FY 2025; Ag-Rural Development-FDA appropriations for FY25 American Jobs and Families Plans, (P.L. 117-2) all provisions dealing with human services and employment for people with disabilities; Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE); special education; child care; respite; and programs supporting people with disabilities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT —
DARCY ANN MILBURN —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

Funding for long-term supports and services workforce Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Expanding access to health care Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability H.R.7213-Autism CARES Act of 2024

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GOLDFARB —
ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT —
DARCY ANN MILBURN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 7213 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Disability community concerns regarding employment Disability concerns regarding paid leave Healthy Families Act Elimination of 14 (c) subminimum wage and grants to expand competitive integrated employment and community-based supports and Department of Labor review of 14(c) program Supporting the Direct Support Professional workforce S.1332/H.R. 2941 (118th) - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act reintroduction Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act Reauthorization Guidance regarding labor rights of AbilityOne Employees AbilityOne forms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GOLDFARB —
MICHAEL NAGEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2941 (118th), S. 1332 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HCBS Settings rule implementation Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act S. 3118/HR 6296 The HCBS Relief Act H.R. 7573, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act (Rep. Schakowsky) H.R. 8094, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain asset recovery rules (Rep. Kean) H.R. 8106, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the requirement that an individual need an institutional level of care in order to qualify for home and community-based services under a Medicaid waiver (Reps. McMorris Rodgers and Pallone) H.R. 8107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities (Reps. Ciscomani and Gluesenkamp Perez) H.R. 8108, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require medical assistance under the Medicaid program for certain home and community-based services for military families (Reps. Kiggans and Kaptur) H.R. 8109, To amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make permanent the Money Follows the Person rebalancing demonstration (Reps. Dingell and Balderson) H.R. 8110, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the State option to extend protection against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services under Medicaid (Reps. Dingell and James) Application of the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule to habilitation services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GOLDFARB —
DARCY ANN MILBURN —
JULIE WARD —

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

Bills named: H.R. 8107 (118th), S. 3118 (118th), H.R. 547 (118th), H.R. 7573 (118th), H.R. 6296 (118th), S. 100 (118th), H.R. 8106 (118th), H.R. 8109 (118th), H.R. 1493 (118th), H.R. 8094 (118th), S. 762 (118th), H.R. 8110 (118th), H.R. 8108 (118th)

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. The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408), the Stop the Wait Act (S. 320/H.R. 883), the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act (H.R.6640), the Work Without Worry Act (S.2196), and the SSI Restoration Act (H.R.7138).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARCY ANN MILBURN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2196 (118th), H.R. 6640 (118th), H.R. 5408 (118th), S. 320 (118th), H.R. 883 (118th), S. 2767 (118th), H.R. 7138 (118th)

Unemployment UNM

Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARCY ANN MILBURN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.