THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES for ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM
Supplemental Security Income and Social Security survivor benefits for Foster Youth
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
Transportation TRA
FAA Reauthorization (H.R.3935/S.1939)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Education EDU
Restraint and Seclusion IDEA Funding Medicaid in Schools 529 Accounts School Vouchers S. 1351/H.R. 2955 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT | — |
Agriculture AGR
H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
L-HHS-ED appropriations for FY 2025; Continuing Resolution and Extensions Act 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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT | — |
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
Health Issues HCR
Funding for long-term supports and services workforce Expanding access to health care Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability H.R.7213-Autism CARES Act of 2024 H.R. 7406, the DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024 H.R. 670, Think Differently Database Act H.R.2706 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act H.R. 6160- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT | — |
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
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 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act Reauthorization Guidance regarding labor rights of AbilityOne Employees AbilityOne forms
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HCBS Setting 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
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
| JULIE WARD | — |
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).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
Unemployment UNM
Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT | — |
| DARCY ANN MILBURN | — |
| JULIE WARD | — |
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.