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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 110-325: ADA Amendments Act of 2008; PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; HR 1592/S 1105: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; HR 2841/S 1843: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; and PL 111-244: Rosa's Law.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); White House Office; Natl Council on Disability; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1592 (111th), H.R. 2841 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

HR 6124: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Council on Disability; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6124 (111th)

Transportation TRA

HR 2095: Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007; The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009; FY 2011 Transportation/HUD Appropriations.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Council on Disability; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2095 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; S 3304/HR 3101: The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Council on Disability; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3101 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3248/ S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Healthcare reform policy; HR 3267/S 1760: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 1017/S 578: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; Combating Autism Act; Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act; FY 2009 and FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; PL 110-343: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity Act; HR 2502: Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009; S 1213: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009; HR 3200/S 1679: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; HR 1708/S 700: Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009; S 1630: Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act of 2009; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act; and H R 4994: Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Council on Disability

Bills named: H.R. 2502 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 4281 (111th), H.R. 1017 (111th), H.R. 3248 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 4994 (111th), H.R. 1708 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 6111 (111th), H.R. 3267 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

PL 108-364: The Assistive Technology Act; S 3304/HR 3101: The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Council on Disability; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3101 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Regulation and Accountability of Nonprofits; HR 1205/S 403: ABLE Act of 2009; HR 4213: Tax Extenders Act of 2009; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2009.

Contacted: White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Council on Disability; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 1205 (111th)

Veterans VET

HR 3082: FY 2010 Military Construction/VA appropriations; FY 2011 Military Construction/VA appropriations.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Natl Council on Disability; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3082 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 3082: FY 2010 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations; FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; FY 2011 Transportation/HUD Appropriations; FY 2011 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations; HR 2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act; HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act; HR 1: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; H Con Res 85/S Con Res 13: Budget; FY 2011 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations; HR 2082: Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act (PL 111-322); and FY 2012 Labor, HHS and Education Budget.

Contacted: Natl Council on Disability; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3082 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 2082 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.R. 1424 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 2638 (111th)

Insurance INS

Patients' Rights Legislation; PL 110-343: Mental Health Parity; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Mondernization Act of 2003; HR 1721: Comunity Living Assistance Services and Supports Act; HR 1670/S 683: Community Choice Act; HR 3043: Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2009; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; and PL 79-271: Social Security Act of 1935.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Council on Disability; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (111th), H.R. 1721 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 1670 (111th)

Education EDU

PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; FY 2009 and FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; HR 4247/S 2860: The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act of 2009; HR 3221: The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Council on Disability; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (111th), H.R. 4247 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; HR 5983: Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 2010; PL 105-220: Rehabilitation Act of 1973; PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act of 1998; HR 1: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; HR 4213: American Workers, State and Business Relief Act; and PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Council on Disability; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 5983 (111th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Medicare and Medicaid reform; Medicare competitive bidding; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Federal Medical Assistance Percentage legislation; budget resolutions; Community Choice Act; Economic Recovery in Health Care Act; S 1213: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act; HR 2502: Comparative Effectiveness Research Act; PL 111-148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Council on Disability; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2502 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th)