ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION for ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.1443/H.R.2730 Credit for Caring Act S.110/H.R.2073 Medical Expense Savings Act H.R.2878 Homecare for Seniors Act S.1257/H.R.3832 Legacy IRA Act H.R.6379 Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548/H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; including provisions related to all nonprofits S.3544/H.R.6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act H.R.6408 Save the Organizations that Serve (SOS) America Act In forthcoming COVID-19 relief packages the Alzheimer's Association has advocated for policies which will impact charitable nonprofits including: - Expanded Nonprofit Access to Credit: To establish an exclusive fund to support nonprofit employers with between 500 and 10,000 employees, including loan forgiveness. - Expand Charitable Giving Incentives - Allow larger charitable nonprofits to be eligible to receive funds under the Paycheck Protection Program - Clarify that charitable nonprofits of all sizes are able to participate in the emergency Small Business Loan Program by using the tax-law definition of charitable organizations (Sec. 501(c)(3) public charities) and removing the language that excludes nonprofits that are eligible to receive Medicaid reimbursements.

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Social Security Administration (SSA); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration on Aging; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 6408 (116th), S. 1257 (116th), S. 3544 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 2878 (116th), H.R. 6305 (116th), H.R. 2073 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 3832 (116th), S. 110 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All Sections P.L. 115-119 Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act P.L. 115-406 Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act S.591 Guardianship Accountability Act S.299 Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act S.548/H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act S.740 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 1955 Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019 S.880/H.R.1873 Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act H.R.1903/S.901 Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act of 2019 S.2080/H.R.647 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S.1250/H.R.2401 American Cures Act S.1017 Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act S.995/H.R.2035 Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 S.1126/H.R.2283 Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019 S.1361/H.R.2584 Preventive Health Savings Act of 2019 S.1628 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act S.1618 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 S.1202 Independence at Home Act of 2019 H.R.3644 Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 H.R.3436 Improving Chronic Care Management Act H.R.3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act H.R.4334 Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 S.2469/H.R.4386 Stop the Wait Act H.R.2781 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 S.2521/H.R.4397 Direct CARE Opportunity Act S.3057 Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments S.2677 Older Americans and Social Isolation and Loneliness Act H.R.4859 Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019 H.Res.821 to establish a permanent select Committee in Aging in the House of Representatives H.R.6379 Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548/H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; including provisions that would impact individuals living with Alzheimer's and other dementia and their caregivers. H.R.4334 Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 S.3544/H.R.6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act In forthcoming COVID-19 relief packages, the Alzheimer's Association is advocating for inclusion of policies that would impact those in the Alzheimer's and dementia community including: - Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act (S.880/H.R.1873) - Extension of the Independence at Home demonstration model - Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act, including Elder Justice Initiative training for professionals through the Department of Justice - Emergency Preparedness in long-term and community-based care settings - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (Project ECHO) - Project VITAL: Virtual Inclusive Technology for ALL

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration on Aging; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 3644 (116th), S. 880 (116th), S. 1361 (116th), S. 995 (116th), S. 1017 (116th), H.R. 1955 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 2781 (116th), H.R. 4334 (116th), S. 901 (116th), H.R. 1342 (116th), H.R. 647 (116th), S. 740 (116th), H.R. 4386 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), S. 591 (116th), H.R. 1343 (116th), H.R. 4397 (116th), S. 2080 (116th), S. 548 (116th), S. 3544 (116th), S. 2677 (116th), S. 1202 (116th), S. 3057 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 3436 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), S. 1628 (116th), S. 1126 (116th), H.R. 2035 (116th), H.Res. 821 (116th), S. 2521 (116th), H.R. 2401 (116th), H.R. 4859 (116th), H.R. 1873 (116th), S. 1618 (116th), H.R. 1903 (116th), H.R. 2283 (116th), S. 1250 (116th), H.R. 6305 (116th), H.R. 2584 (116th), S. 299 (116th), S. 2469 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's Disease, and the Cures Acceleration Network P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011; provisions related to funding for non-defense discretionary programs; entitlements reform P.L. 114-255 21st Century Cures Act, P.L. 115-406 Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act Fiscal Year 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; all sections related to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Alzheimer's Disease, and the Cures Acceleration Network; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Appropriations Bill; Provisions related to the Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Research Program Fiscal Year 2021 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill; provisions related to the Indian Health Service and Alzheimer's disease Fiscal Year 2021 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; all sections related to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fiscal Year 2021 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; provisions related to the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically Medical and Prosthetic Research and Alzheimer's research Fiscal Year 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; provisions related to grant program established by Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 S.1728/H.R.3113 Semipostal Stamp Act S.1361/H.R.2584 Preventive Health Savings Act of 2019 H.R.6379 Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548/H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S.3544/H.R.6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act In forthcoming COVID-19 relief packages the Alzheimer's Association has advocated for policies which will impact charitable nonprofits including: - Expanded Nonprofit Access to Credit: To establish an exclusive fund to support nonprofit employers with between 500 and 10,000 employees, including loan forgiveness. - Allow larger charitable nonprofits to be eligible to receive funds under the Paycheck Protection Program

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Administration on Aging; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 3113 (116th), H.R. 2584 (116th), H.R. 6305 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 3544 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), S. 1728 (116th), S. 1361 (116th)