THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES for ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Housing HOU
Appropriations request for Section 811 and Mainstream Vouchers program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CARLEAN PONDER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023; L-HHS-ED appropriations for FY 2022 and 2023; 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; affordable and accessible housing
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB New | — |
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT New | — |
| CARLEAN PONDER | — |
Unemployment UNM
Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Web Accessibility, S.4998/H.R.9021 Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
| CARLEAN PONDER | — |
| JULIE WARD | — |
Transportation TRA
Request for exemptions from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for autonomous vehicles
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
ABLE Act Age Adjustment Act, (H.R.1219, S.331) and inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 SNT Improvement Act of 2022 (S. 4426) The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act Supporting expansion of the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit Supporting the simplified filing of taxes by non-filers
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Health Issues HCR
National Long Term Supports and Services Policy Funding for long-term supports and services workforce Money Follows the Person re-authorization in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Expanding access to health care and testing in the COVID response packages. Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability Drug pricing and chronic pain medication reform FDA User Fee Reauthorization legislation Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act of 2022 )S. 5136)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
| CARLEAN PONDER | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Disability community concerns regarding employment Disability concerns regarding paid leave Family Act Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act Healthy Families Act Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation Elimination of 14 (c) subminimum wage and grants to expand competitive integrated employment and community-based supports Supporting the Direct Support Professional workforce S.1437 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act Accommodations for people with long COVID
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HCBS Setting Rules Funding for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services and American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) and Build Back Better Act Increasing the federal Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of efforts by states Protecting Medicaid access for SSI recipients Expanding Medicare benefits The continuous enrollment requirements for Medicaid in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, Sec. 6008
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| 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. Social Security 2100 Act (S.269, H.R. 860) to extend solvency and make benefits improvements The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 4102) Work Without Worry Act (H.R.4003 / S. 2108) ABLE Age Adjustment Act (H.R.1219 / S.331) and inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 SSI Restoration Act (H.R. 3763 / S.2065) Stop The Wait Act (H.R. 6583 / S.3575)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Education EDU
Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), S. 1858, H.R. 3474 IDEA Part D Personnel Prep Funding Updated Guidance on School Discipline/Restraint and Seclusion Section 504 Compliance/ Update Regulations Augmentative and Alternative Communications Centers to Establish National Training (AACENT Act) (S.2) Mental Health in Schools RISE Act (S.2550, H.R. 7780) Threat Assessments in Schools Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Education Components) EAGLES Act (H.R. 1229, S. 391)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT New | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
ISAAC Alerting Act H.R.5028 For the People Act H.R. 4194 988 Implementation Act (Cardenas) DIALED Act (Senate)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CARLEAN PONDER New | — |
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM
Supplemental Security Income and Social Security survivor benefits for Foster Youth
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID GOLDFARB | — |
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
International Children with Disabilities Protection Act, S.4982
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT | — |
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