THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES for ARC OF THE UNITED STATES

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

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

Housing HOU

HUD Appropriations for FY 2018 and FY 2019. National Housing Trust Fund. Implementation of the Melville Act. HUD Fair Housing Programs. H.R. 5735, Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act H.R. 2069/S. 1638, Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act Making Affordable Housing Work Act Promoting Resident Opportunity Through Rent Reform Act

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

Bills named: S. 1638 (115th), H.R. 2069 (115th), H.R. 5735 (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. Developmental Disabilities Councils. FY 2019 House Budget Resolution. Balanced Budget Amendment to the constitution (H. J. Res. 2) Founders for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 2 (115th)

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.

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

Education EDU

Higher Education Act Reauthorization. Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act (HR. 5199, S. 2517) IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 2902, S. 2542) Keeping All Students Safe Act.

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

Bills named: S. 2517 (115th), S. 2542 (115th), H.R. 2902 (115th), H.R. 5199 (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. Extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Expressing Concerns in: H.R. 5797 expanding funding for institutional services for people with substance use disorders in Medicaid.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5797 (115th)

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) Kevin and Auonte's Law (S. 2070). Immigration issues including family separation and public charge.

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

Bills named: H.R. 620 (115th), S. 2070 (115th), H.R. 2472 (115th), S. 910 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.

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

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

Transportation TRA

FAA Reauthorization

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

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 Protection of the Johnson Amendment regarding political activity.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1874 (115th), S. 817 (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: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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. 3307 SSI Restoration Act H.R. 6251/S. 3147 Social Security Administration Fairness Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 3307 (115th), S. 3147 (115th), H.R. 6251 (115th)