AARP for AARP

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

No bill number. Discussed nursing home and assisted living data and reporting. H.R.6666 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act). No bill number. Participated in CMS HCBS and Nursing Home Diversification Strategies brainstorming session (CMS and ACL). H.R.7254. Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed issue of nursing homes seizing residents economic impact payments. No bill number. Discussed issues related to State Veterans Homes and COVID-19. No bill number. Discussed nursing home and other long-term care facilities COVID-19 issues and AARP priorities. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act. H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. No bill number. Discussed telehealth and waiver extensions granted for COVID-19. H.R.6698/S. 3644, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. No bill number. Discussed expansion of affordability and availability of communication services to address the COVID-19 crisis. S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. S. 1443, H.R. 2730, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed use of civil money penalties to purchase technology for virtual visitation. Submitted comments on the proposed rule regarding the Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs); and Updates to the Value-Based Purchasing Program for FY2021. Discussed implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). Written statement submitted for House hearing on Health Care Inequality: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Health Care System, in addition to action needed to ensure health and safety in long-term care facilities, the collection and reporting of demographic data, and testing and contact tracing. Submitted written statement for House hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color. No bill number. Sent letter discussing immunity related to COVID-19 for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities. S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Sent letter urging Congress and the Administration to stem the loss of life due to the coronavirus and improve conditions in long-term care facilities. Discussed funding and flexibilities for Older Americans Act programs including nutrition services. Discussed funding for The Emergency Food Program and Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act. No bill number. Discussed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) flexibilities, increasing benefits, emergency allotments, suspending rule making, online grocery shopping and delivery for SNAP recipients, and restaurant meals program under SNAP S.3563, Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. H.R. 6510, SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020. H.R. 6688, SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020. S. 3736, Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (Grassley-Wyden). H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

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

Bills named: S. 3736 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 3563 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), H.R. 6698 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), S. 3544 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 3644 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 6666 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 6688 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 6510 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 7254 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

No bill number. Discussed hearing on Cybercriminals and Fraudsters: How Bad Actors are Exploiting the Financial System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 748 CARES Act - Discussed stimulus payments H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act. H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 1230/S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

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

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

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. S. 1443, H.R. 2730, Credit for Caring Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), S. 1443 (116th)

Transportation TRA

S 2077/HR 3663, Complete Streets Act of 2019.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3663 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 1443, H.R. 2730, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed issue of nursing homes seizing residents economic impact payments. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. H.R. 2073/S.110, Permanent extension of the 7.5% income threshold for the medical expense deduction. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)

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

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), S. 110 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 2073 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), S. 3129 (116th)

Retirement RET

No bill number. Discussed Social Security and the 2020 Social Security Trustees Report. H.R. 7499, the Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act. S. 2733/H.R. 4907, the TRUST Act. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act; H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental; H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Discussed stimulus payments. S. 4044, the Re-Open Enrollment of Servicemembers for Opt-in to Updated Retirement Choices for Enduring Security Act (RESOURCES Act). No bill number. Discussed problem of electronic delivery as default method for providing important retirement plan disclosures and notices. No bill number. Discussed private sector retirement reform issues, including establishment of a national automatic retirement system. 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 multi-employer pension plan issues. No bill number. Discussed fiduciary responsibility issues. No bill number. Discussed student loans and retirement saving issues. 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) issues. No bill number. Discussed 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 spend down retirement savings after retirement. No bill number. Discussed proposed Department of Labor rules on retirement plan disclosures and fiduciary responsibility. H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multi-employer Pensions Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security & Savings Act. S. 2254, Butch Lewis Act.

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

Bills named: S. 1431 (116th), S. 4044 (116th), S. 2254 (116th), S. 2733 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 4907 (116th), H.R. 7499 (116th), H.R. 397 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

No bill number. Shared letter to FCC urging them to take sustained action to expand the affordability and availability of communication services to address COVID-19. No bill number. Discussed Broadband expansion. No bill number. Discussed telehealth education grants. S.3517, H.R. 6487 - Discussed ACCESS Act. No bill number. Discussed expansion of the affordability and availability of communications services to address COVID-19. S.3824, Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act.

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

Bills named: S. 3824 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

No bill number. Participated in CMS HCBS and Nursing Home Diversification Strategies brainstorming session. H.R.7254. Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes seizing residents economic impact payments. No bill number. Discussed and provided technical assistance on draft legislation related to State Veterans Homes and COVID-19. No bill number. Discussed nursing home COVID-19 issues, AARP priorities, and COVID-19 nursing home briefing with House staff and provided contact information for possible witnesses. No bill number. Discussed AARP priorities to protect nursing home and other long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. No bill number. Discussed telehealth and waiver extensions granted for COVID-19. H.R.6698/S. 3644, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed long-term care facility issues and COVID-19. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. No bill number. Discussed and shared letter to FCC urging them to take sustained action to expand the affordability and availability of communication services to address COVID-19. S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. S. 1443, H.R. 2730, Discussed Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed use of civil money penalties to purchase technology for virtual visitation. No bill number. Submitted comments on the proposed rule regarding the Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs); and Updates to the Value-Based Purchasing Program for FY2021. Discussed implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). No bill number. Written statement submitted for House hearing on Health Care Inequality: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Health Care System, in addition to action needed to ensure health and safety in long-term care facilities, the collection and reporting of demographic data, and testing and contact tracing. No bill number. Submitted written statement for House hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color. No bill number. Sent letter to Senate Judiciary Committee and discussed opposition to immunity related to COVID-19 for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities. S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). H.R. 6666, the COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act. H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. H.R. 2073/S.110, Permanent extension of the 7.5% income threshold for the medical expense deduction. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (Grassley-Wyden). 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); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 3544 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 3129 (116th), H.R. 6666 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 7254 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 1425 (116th), H.R. 2073 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), H.R. 6698 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 110 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 3644 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), S. 3057 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), S. 3768 (116th)

Veterans VET

No bill number. Discussed issues related to State Veterans Homes and COVID-19. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 issues affecting nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. P.L. 115-182, signed onto comment letter to VA regarding the proposed rule on the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Improvements and Amendments under the VA MISSION Act. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act. H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 1443, H.R. 2730 Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Written statement submitted for House hearing on Health Care Inequality: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Health Care System. No bill number. Submitted written statement for House hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color. No bill number. Submitted comments on the proposed rule regarding the Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs); and Updates to the Value-Based Purchasing Program for FY2021. Discussed implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). No bill number. Participated in CMS HCBS and Nursing Home Diversification Strategies brainstorming session. H.R.7254. Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes seizing residents economic impact payments. No bill number. Discussed Medicare family caregiving pilot concept and hospice component in value-based insurance design demonstration. H.R.6698/S. 3644, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed nursing home data collection. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. No bill number. Shared invitation for webinar on Medicaid managed LTSS and family caregivers paper. No bill number. Discussed use of civil money penalties to purchase technology for virtual visitation. S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020. Discussed nursing home and other long-term care facility issues, including issues related to COVID-19. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. Discussed increasing the FMAP for Medicaid in COVID-19 legislation. H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act. H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 1425 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 7254 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 6698 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), S. 3644 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), S. 3544 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), S. 1443 (116th)

Housing HOU

H.R.6873, Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act. No bill number - Comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on proposed regulations to revise the Community Reinvestment Act. No bill number - Comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the Funeral Rule.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6873 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act. H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

No bill number. Discussed nursing home residents bill of rights. No bill number. Discussed Medicare family caregiving pilot concept and hospice component in value-based insurance design demonstration. No bill number. Shared invitation for webinar on Medicaid managed LTSS and family caregivers paper. H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. S. 1443, H.R. 2730, Discussed Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Shared family caregiving information. P.L. 115-182, signed onto comment letter to VA regarding the proposed rule on the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Improvements and Amendments under the VA MISSION Act. P.L. 116-131, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020. S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act; H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental; H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Discussed funding levels required for Coronavirus pandemic health care and economic security response.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6379 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), S. 3057 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 2730 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 1443 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act. H.R. 6074, Preparedness and Response Supplemental. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. No bill number. Discussed long-term care insurance and long-term services and supports financing. No bill number. Discussed long-term care insurance and retirement plans. H.R.5800 the Ban Surprise Billing Act. H.R. 5826 the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020. No bill number - Discussed Surprise Medical billing.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), H.R. 5800 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

No bill number. Discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill. No bill number. Sent letter to Senate Judiciary Committee discussing immunity related to COVID-19 for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities.

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1230/S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

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

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

Pharmacy PHA

H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 2296/S.1391 - The FAIR Drug Pricing Act. S. 474/H.R. 2069, the SPIKE Act. H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (Grassley-Wyden). H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1425 (116th), S. 3129 (116th), H.R. 2069 (116th), H.R. 2296 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), S. 1391 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 7288 (116th), S. 474 (116th)

Torts TOR

No bill number. Sent letter to Senate Judiciary Committee discussing immunity related to COVID-19 for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities.

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