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Education EDU

Keeping All Students Safe Act.

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

Transportation TRA

FAA Reauthorization

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

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Deinstitutionalization and community integration. Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision. Protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act (H.R. 620) Disability Integration Act (S. 910, H.R. 2472) Immigration issues including family separation and public charge. Opposed confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh as Justice of the Supreme Court based on decisions affecting people with disabilities.

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

Bills named: S. 910 (115th), H.R. 2472 (115th), H.R. 620 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L. 113-295 Improvements to ABLE Act ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 Opposing repeal of the Johnson Amendment regarding political activity. "Tax Reform 2.0" (H.R.6760, H.R.6757, H.R.6756)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1874 (115th), H.R. 6760 (115th), S. 817 (115th), H.R. 6757 (115th), H.R. 6756 (115th)

Unemployment UNM

Implementation of Social Security Work Incentives provisions dealing with employment for individuals with disabilities. Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities. Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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

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. Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds. Disability claims processing. Social Security's Representative Payee Program. H.R. 3309, Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act S.3345, Economic Security for New Parents Act S.3457, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (115th), S. 3345 (115th), S. 3457 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. (Graham Cassidy proposal.) National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person reauthorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Protection of basic structure of Medicaid program. Re-authorization of the Autism Collaboration,Accountability, Education, Research and Services (CARES) Act Supporting accessible exercise equipment

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874

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

Bills named: S. 817 (115th), H.R. 1874 (115th)

Housing HOU

HUD Appropriations for FY 2019. National Housing Trust Fund. Implementation of the Melville Act. HUD Fair Housing Programs. H.R. 2069/S. 1638, Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act H.R.6509, Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act H.R.1511, Homeless Children and Youth Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 1511 (115th), H.R. 2069 (115th), H.R. 6509 (115th), S. 1638 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

L-HHS-ED appropriations for 2019; T-HUD Appropriations for 2019: all provisions dealing with human services and employment for people with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), family support, housing, and voting. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Person with Disabilities Program.

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Disability community concerns regarding employment. Implementation of work incentives in Social Security disability programs. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation. H.R.3309, Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (115th)