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Health Issues HCR

H.R. 5378, the Lower Cost, More Transparency Act. S. 2117, the Provider Training in Palliative Care Act. H.R. 5518, the Right to Medicare Act. No bill number. Discussed implementation of proposed rule for P.L. 110-343, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 5378 (118th), S. 2117 (118th), H.R. 5518 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023. H.R. 2713/S. 2418, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act. S. 1687, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification 2.0 Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicare financial stability and solvency. No bill number. Discussed family caregivers and 1-800-MEDICARE. No bill number. Discussed reducing red tape for family caregivers in Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and CHIP. No bill number. Discussed access to Medicaid services, including home and community-based services. No bill number. Discussed Medicare home health payment proposed rule. H.R. 5138, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program. No bill number. Discussed 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule and family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed 2024 Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule and family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed minimum nursing home staffing standards and proposed rule. No bill number. Discussed 21st Century Long-Term Care Caucus. No bill number. Discussed GUIDE Model. No bill number. Discussed shortage of nursing home state surveyors and related funding. No bill number. Discussed Medicare home health. H.R. 5518, the Right to Medicare Act. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid Managed Care programs.

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

Bills named: S. 2418 (118th), H.R. 5138 (118th), H.R. 824 (118th), S. 1687 (118th), H.R. 2713 (118th), H.R. 5378 (118th), H.R. 5518 (118th)

Pharmacy PHA

No bill number. Discussed medication overdoses. S.1250, the Drug Price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023. No bill number. Discussed Medicare drug price negotiation. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP) program. H.R. 4134, the Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act. S.2886, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act. H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. S. 1967, the Patients Before Middleman (PBM) Act. S.2973, the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act. S.127, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act of 2023. S. 79, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023. S. 113, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023. S. 142, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act of 2023. S. 148, the Stop STALLING Act. S. 150, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023. S. 2780, the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act. S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act.

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1339 (118th), S. 2780 (118th), S. 142 (118th), S. 1250 (118th), S. 1967 (118th), S. 79 (118th), S. 127 (118th), S. 113 (118th), S. 2973 (118th), S. 2886 (118th), S. 148 (118th), H.R. 4134 (118th), S. 150 (118th), H.R. 5378 (118th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

No bill number. Discussed family caregivers, improving navigation, and 1-800-MEDICARE and provided technical assistance. No bill number. Discussed reducing red tape for family caregivers in Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and CHIP. No bill number. Discussed the Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus. No bill number. Discussed the Older Americans Act proposed rule. No bill number. Discussed screening of a family caregiving documentary. No bill number. Discussed National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. No bill number. Discussed Hill briefing on women and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed Executive Order that includes support for family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed possible speaking invitation regarding Medicare. No bill number. Discussed the Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed paid leave for family caregivers. H.R.3581, the Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement (COPE) Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3581 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

No bill number. Discussed the Credit for Caring Act. H.R. 4519, the Reignite Hope Act of 2023. No bill number. Discussed caregiving services. No bill number. Discussed Earned Income Tax Credit.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4519 (118th)

Transportation TRA

No bill number. Discussed National Roadway Safety Strategy. S.1669/H.R.3413, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. No bill number. Discussed accessible lavatories on aircraft.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3413 (118th), S. 1669 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

No bill number. Discussed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. No bill number. Discussed paid leave. No bill number. Discussed age discrimination in hiring through Artificial Intelligence

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 2669, the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023. No bill number. Discussed the Public Company Accounting Oversight Boards auditing standards. No bill number. Discussed modernizing the SECs accredited investor definition. No bill number. Submitted comments on the proposed rule on Property Assessed Clean Energy loans. S.2627, the Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2023.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2627 (118th), S. 2669 (118th)

Retirement RET

S. 2392/H.R. 3784, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act. S. 2767/H.R. 5408, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act. S. 2859/H.R. 3667, the Social Security Child Protection Act. No bill number. Discussed customer service at the Social Security Administration. No bill number. Discussed long term solvency of Social Security. No bill number. Discussed Supplemental Security Income. S. 2280/H.R. 4583, the Social Security 2100 Act. No bill number. Discussed fast track entitlement commissions. S. 2800, the Social Security Check Tax Cut Act. H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023. H.R. 4260, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023. H.R. 5342, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023. S. 664, a bill to ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements. No bill number. Discussed reducing red tape for family caregivers in Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and CHIP. No bill number. Discussed improving access to retirement savings. No bill number. Discussed childhood savings accounts. No bill number. Discussed romance scams and Veteran fraud issues. No bill number. Discussed DOLs upcoming fiduciary rule.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 5342 (118th), H.R. 5408 (118th), H.R. 4583 (118th), H.R. 4260 (118th), H.R. 82 (118th), H.R. 3667 (118th), H.R. 3784 (118th), S. 2800 (118th), S. 2859 (118th), S. 2767 (118th), S. 664 (118th), S. 2280 (118th), S. 2392 (118th), S. 597 (118th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

No bill number. Discussed age discrimination in hiring through Artificial Intelligence. No bill number. Discussed age cap on the Earned Income Tax Credit. S.1979/H.R. 4120, the Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of the Census; Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4120 (118th), S. 1979 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

No bill number. Discussed SSA government shutdown contingency plan, customer service issues at SSA. S.2624, Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2024. H.R. 4820, S. 2437, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2024. H.R. 4664, S. 2309, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2024. H.R. 4368/S. 2131, the Agriculture, Rural Development Appropriations Act, FY 2024. S.2321 - Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act, FY 2024. H.R. 4394, S. 2443 - Energy and Water Appropriations Act, FY 2024.

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

Bills named: S. 2437 (118th), S. 2309 (118th), H.R. 4368 (118th), S. 2131 (118th), H.R. 4820 (118th), S. 2443 (118th), H.R. 4394 (118th), S. 2624 (118th), S. 2321 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th)

Housing HOU

No bill number. Discussed unfair service agreements. No bill number. Discussed tax credits for home modifications. H.R.5533/S.2834, the Healthy at Home Act of 2023.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5533 (118th), S. 2834 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.4153/ S.2009, the Senior Legal Hotline Act. No bill number. Discussed the Friendly Calls for Our Seniors Act. H.R. 3489, the Reporting Instances of Non-authorized Grift Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3489 (118th), H.R. 4153 (118th), S. 2009 (118th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 541/S.141, the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act. HR 1815/S 495, the Expanding Veterans Options for Long-Term Care Act. HR 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act. H.R.3581, the Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement (COPE) Act. H.R. 2818, the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1815 (118th), H.R. 3581 (118th), H.R. 2818 (118th), H.R. 3520 (118th), S. 141 (118th), H.R. 541 (118th)

Telecommunications TEC

No bill number. Discussed the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). No bill number. Discussed Universal Service Fund (USF) reform. No bill number. Discussed the Digital Equity Act and the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. No bill number. Discussed Robocall and Robotext scams. No bill number. Discussed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) broadband programs - Implementation and success.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)