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Telecommunications TEC

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and PL 111-260: The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

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

Foreign Relations FOR

Treaty Doc. 112-7: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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

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; PL 111-84: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; PL 1112: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Inclusive Design Act; ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2012; and 49 USC 41705: Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA).

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

Transportation TRA

PL 110-432: Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007; The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009; FY2013 Appropriations: Transportation/HUD; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21); Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011; and Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Act of 2008.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Regulation and Accountability of Nonprofits; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2009; PL 112-25: Budget Control Act of 2011; S 313/HR 647: ABLE Act of 2013; and PL 112-96: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 647 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 109-442: Lifespan Respite Care Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; PHS 42 USC 254C-8: Healthy Start Reauthorization of 2007; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act; PL 111152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act; HR 351: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare;HR 713/S 367: Repeal Outpatient Rehab Caps; HR 928/S 408: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings & Choice Act; HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; S 1028: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013; S 1034/HR 1960: National Defense Authorization Act 2014; S 948/HR 942: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013; S 1562: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2013; HR 2667: Authority for Mandate Delay Act; HR 2668: Fairness for American Families Act: HR 2009: Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act; and S 1546: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 942 (113th), H.R. 2009 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th), H.R. 132 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 928 (113th)

Veterans VET

PL 111-163: Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act; PL 112-56: 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act; PL 112-239: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013; HR 385: Housing Assistance for Veterans Act; HR 933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; S 6: Putting our Veterans Back to Work Act; PL 112-56: VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act; HR 241: Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act;S 325: CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs) Children's Protection Act; S 1076/HR 2249: Disabled Military Child Protection Act of 2013; S 1034/HR 1960: National Defense Authorization Act 2014; HR 2150: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2013; HR 1705: Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act; S 1076/HR 2249: Disabled Military Child Protection Act; S 851: Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act; and HR 2726: Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2249 (113th), H.R. 241 (113th), H.R. 1705 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 2726 (113th), H.R. 2150 (113th), H.R. 385 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2014 Appropriations: Commerce, Justice & Science; Defense; Labor HHS & Education; Military Construction & Veterans Affairs; and Transportation & HUD; FY2014 White House, Senate and House Budget Proposals; PL 112-240: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; PL 113-6: Consolidated & Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.

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

Education EDU

PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; PL 8910: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); S 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act; S 1101: Every Child Ready for College and Career Act; S 1086: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013; and HR 5: The Student Success Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5 (113th)

Insurance INS

PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act; Community Choice Act; Medicare Adult Day Services Act; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; Social Security Protection Act; PL 79-271: Social Security Act of 1935; The Fiscal Responsibility & Retirement Security Act;The WIPA (Work Incentives Planning and Assistance) and PABSS (Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security) Continuation of Services Act of 2012; HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; and S 1034/HR 1960: National Defense Authorization Act 2014.

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

Bills named: H.R. 132 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 105-220: Rehabilitation Act of 1973; PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act of 1998; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act; HR 803: Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act; HR 798: Workforce Investment Act of 2013; HR 831: Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act;PL 81-393: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and S 1356: Workforce Investment Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th), H.R. 831 (113th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Medicare and Medicaid reform; Medicare competitive bidding; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Budget Resolutions; Community Choice Act; PL 111-148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; and HR 3116: MODDERN (Modernizing Our Drug and Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network) Cures Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 132 (113th), H.R. 3116 (113th)