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Agriculture AGR

No bill number. Discussed extension of SNAP programs.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Telecommunications TEC

No bill number. Discussed robocall scams.

Contacted: Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Postal POS

No bill number. Discussed the US Postal Service, health and wellness, caregiving, COVID-19 and nursing homes, social isolation, and the aging network.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Indian Health Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security & Savings Act. S. 2254, Butch Lewis Act. S. 4192/H.R. 7439, Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act. No bill number. Discussed financial exploitation. No bill number. Discussed Grassley-Alexander multi-employer pensions draft legislation. No bill number. Discussed federal tax on financial transactions. No bill number. Discussed suggestions on executive actions, rules for 117th Congress.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Indian Health Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Corporation for Natl & Community Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Bills named: S. 4192 (116th), H.R. 397 (116th), S. 2254 (116th), S. 1431 (116th), H.R. 7439 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

S. 4571, the Census Deadline Extensions Act of 2020. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. H.R. 1230/S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; White House Office; Indian Health Service

Bills named: S. 485 (116th), H.R. 1230 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), S. 4571 (116th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act. No bill number. Discussed pedestrian and bicycle safety implementing recommendations from the NTSB. No bill number. Discussed age discrimination tests for pilots.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 133 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 2730/S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. H.R. 8439, the FAIR Fight Act. H.R. 2073/S. 110, Permanent Extension of the 7.5% Medical Expense Deduction. H.R. 7714, Amend IRS Code of 1986 to Reduce the Floor on Deductions for Medical Expense. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 3129 (116th), H.R. 7714 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 8439 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), S. 110 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 2073 (116th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations At, 2021. H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act. H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. Senate Amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act. P.L. 116-136, CARES Act. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act. No bill number. Discussed food insecurity and food assistance programs, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), The Emergency Food Program (TEFAP), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, and Older Americans Act nutrition services. No bill number. Discussed barriers older adults may face when using the SNAP online pilot program. P.L. 116-260, Consolidate Appropriations Act, 2021. No bill number. Discussed AARPs Nursing Home Dashboard and COVID-19 nursing home priorities. S. 4866, Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19, nursing homes and the VA. No bill number. Discussed CMS visitation guidance. No bill number. Discussed accountability for use of Provider Relief Funds. H.R. 925, Heroes Act. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed the US Postal Service, health and wellness, caregiving, social isolation, and the aging network. H.R. 6487/S. 3517, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Discussed Elder Justice Act reauthorization. No bill number. Submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services providing comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. No bill number. Shared comments on CMS COVID-19 interim final rule, including enforcement requirements for nursing home data collection and reporting, limitations on COVID-19 testing without an order, and nursing home testing requirements. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. H.R. 2730/S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed senior suicides in response to COVID-19. No bill number. Discussed question regarding COVID-19 vaccines, 50 percent rule, and federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program. H.R. 8874, Nurses CARE Act.

Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Indian Health Service; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 6972 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 8874 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), S. 4866 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), S. 1443 (116th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security & Savings Act. S. 2254, Butch Lewis Act. S. 4192/H.R. 7439, Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. No bill number. Discussed the Social Security Average Wage Index (AWI). No bill number. Discussed Social Security payroll tax pause. No bill number. Discussed Grassley-Alexander multi-employer pensions draft legislation. No bill number. Comments letter to the Social Security Administration regarding interim final rule on the Waiver of Recovery of Certain Overpayment Debts Accruing During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period. S. 4180, Protecting Benefits for Retirees Act / H.R. 7499, Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act. H.R. 8598, Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act. No bill number, Statement for the record in Senate Finance Committee hearing on Investigating Challenges to American Retirement Security. H.R. 7830, Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act. No bill number. Discussed potential legislation to require the Social Security Administration to send letters to beneficiaries whenever a substantive change to the program is made by Congress. No bill number. Discussed delivery of retirement disclosures by electronic and paper methods. H.R.8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed State-facilitated retirement savings programs for private sector workers. No bill number. Discussed part-time worker, independent contractor, contingent worker, personal/individual and portable retirement plan issues. No bill number. Discussed fiduciary responsibility issues. No bill number. Discussed student loan and retirement saving issues for lower wage workers, including the SAVER tax credit. No bill number. Discussed retirement plan data collection, retention, dissemination and cybersecurity issues. No bill number. Discussed small employer and pooled retirement plan issues. No bill number. Discussed small retirement account cash out issues. No bill number. Discussed Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) issues. No bill number. Discussed access to retirement savings for dependent care expenses. No bill number. Discussed savings for emergency expenses. No bill number. Discussed options to improve retirement savings spend down after retirement. No bill number. Submitted a Statement for the Record to the US Senate Committee on Finance on Challenges to Retirement.

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: S. 4192 (116th), H.R. 7439 (116th), S. 5064 (116th), H.R. 7830 (116th), S. 1431 (116th), H.R. 7499 (116th), H.R. 8696 (116th), H.R. 8598 (116th), S. 4180 (116th), S. 2254 (116th), H.R. 397 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations At, 2021. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 3548/H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 5821 HOSPICE Act. No bill number. Discussed vaccine development, approval, distribution and prioritization. No bill number. Discussed vaccine coverage. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home Dashboard and COVID-19 nursing home priorities . S. 4866, Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19, nursing homes and the VA. No bill number. Discussed various issues for nursing home residents related to COVID-19, including PPE, testing, visitation, equipment, surveys, family notification and accountability for use of Provider Relief Funds. H.R. 925/H.R 6800, Heroes Act. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed the US Postal Service, health and wellness, caregiving, COVID-19 and nursing homes, social isolation, and the aging network. S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Comment letter on Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID- 19 Public Health Emergency. No bill number. Comment letter on CMS COVID-19 interim final rule. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. H.R. 2730/S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed senior suicides in response to COVID-19. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines, 50 percent rule, and federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program. H.R. 8874, Nurses CARE Act. H.R. 7714, Amend IRS Code of 1986 to Reduce the Floor on Deductions for Medical Expense.

Contacted: Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Indian Health Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 5821 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 7714 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), S. 4866 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), S. 3129 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 8874 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), S. 3517 (116th)

Veterans VET

No bill number. Discussed COVID-19, nursing homes and the VA.

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Indian Health Service; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Corporation for Natl & Community Service

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 3548/H.R. 748, CARES Act. No bill number. Discussed vaccine development, coverage, approval, distribution and prioritization. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid FMAP increases. No bill number. Discussed the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration supplemental funds. No bill number. Comment letter on Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID- 19 Public Health Emergency. No bill number. Comment letter on CMS COVID-19 interim final rule. No bill number. Discussed nursing home testing, CMS guidance on visitation and voting for nursing homes and their residents, and visitation. No bill number. Discussed requirements for family notification of nursing home residents related to COVID-19. No bill number. Comment letter to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a request for information pertaining to Recommended Measure Set for Medicaid-Funded Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). H.R. 925/H.R. 6800, Heroes Act. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 4866, Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act. H.R. 6487/S. 3517, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Comment letter to CMS on the state of New Yorks Section 1115 Medicaid Redesign Team Waiver amendment on managed long-term care plan eligibility and voluntary mainstream enrollment for certain dual eligibles. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinations in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. H.R. 2730/S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. Shared upcoming health care priorities with House staff. H.R. 5821, HOSPICE Act and H.R. 2477 BENES Act. Discussed bills, changes to hospice bill, and advancing of bills in the House with House staff. H.R. 8874, Nurses CARE Act No bill number. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services bill. No bill number. Discussed the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, COVID-19 vaccines, and the 50 percent rule. H.R. 2477/S. 1280 - BENES Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicare financial situation and solvency. No bill number. Discussed medically necessary dental coverage in Medicare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare direct contracting payment model. No bill number. Letter to Food and Drug Administration calling for release of over-the-counter hearing aid regulations.

Contacted: White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Bills named: H.R. 8874 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 2477 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 5821 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), S. 4866 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), S. 1280 (116th)

Housing HOU

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. H.R. 149, the Housing Fairness Act. S. 1919, the Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act. S. 4969, the Housing Fairness Act, S. 4969. HR 8540, the Keeping Seniors Safe from COVID-19 Through Home Design Act of 2020.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Social Security Administration (SSA); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 4969 (116th), S. 1919 (116th), H.R. 149 (116th), H.R. 8540 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations At, 2021. H.R. 8900, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act. H.R. 8319, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021. H.J.R. 110, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021. H.J.R. 107, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, PPE, and accountability for use of Provider Relief Funds. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 testing and nursing homes. H.R. 925/H.R. 6800, Heroes Act. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed Elder Justice Act reauthorization. H.R. 2073/S. 110, Permanent Extension of the 7.5% Medical Expense Deduction.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Indian Health Service; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 925 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), H.R. 8900 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 2073 (116th), H.R. 8319 (116th), S. 110 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), S. 4182 (116th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act. S. 4747, Informing Grandfamilies. No bill number. Discussed work of RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council. No bill number. Discussed the US Postal Service, health and wellness, caregiving, COVID-19 and nursing homes, social isolation, and the aging network. H.R. 2730/S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. H.R. 8906, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.

Contacted: Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 8906 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), S. 4747 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), S. 1443 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Indian Health Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Bills named: H.R. 925 (116th), S. 4318 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

No bill number. Discussed elder justice issues and financial exploitation. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes and other long-term care facilities and COVID-19, testing, personal protective equipment, staffing, virtual visitation, funding accountability, nursing home regulations, and Elder Justice Act reauthorization. H.R. 925/H.R. 6800, Heroes Act S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act) S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. S. 4866, Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act. S. 149/H.R. 2610 the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act S. 3487 & H.R. 7620 the Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill). No bill number. Discussed Robocall scams. No bill number. Discussed the Fair and Accurate Information Reporting (FAIR) Act legislation. No bill number. Discussed fraud & scam issues.

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 4866 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 3487 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 7620 (116th), H.R. 2610 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), S. 149 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act. No bill number. Submitted comments to DOL on proposed rules related to treatment of independent contractors under labor laws. No bill number. Discussed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. H.R. 1230/S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 1230 (116th), S. 485 (116th)

Pharmacy PHA

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. No bill number. Discussed vaccine development, coverage, approval, distribution and prioritization. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act. No bill number. Discussed mail-order prescription drugs. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Indian Health Service; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 7288 (116th), S. 3129 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th)

Torts TOR

No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 nursing home and other long-term care facility priorities, including liability.

Contacted: Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Indian Health Service; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)